Ahmet Uğurlu is a theater and cinema artist who was born in Konya on August 2, 1952 and died in Istanbul on May 29, 2024, at the age of 71. He was born as the middle child of a family with five children, whose father was a health officer and whose mother was a housewife. His family spent most of his youth in Bursa due to his father's change of duty, and while he was starting Gazi University's Painting Department, he attended the youth course of the State Theaters and was introduced to performing arts.
Later, he went to Ankara State Conservatory and continued his formal theater education and successfully graduated from the conservatory.
Uğurlu, who appeared on the stage at the Bursa State Theater in 1977, was transferred to the Istanbul State Theater two years later and took part in plays such as "Yangın Prayer", "Çöplük", "Abdülcambaz", "Two Masters' Servant" for ten years. In particular, his performance in Turgay Nar's play "Çöplük" was appreciated with the Best Actor nomination at the İsmet Küntay Theater Awards.
She resigned from the theater in 1989 and founded "Karşı Tiyatro" with her husband Necef Uğurlu, and in the 1990s she prepared a weekly television program called "Karşı Show".
Uğurlu, who started his cinema career with Atıf Yılmaz's film "Mine" (1982), appeared in 14 films. His most remembered role is the character of Mahsun in Derviş Zaim's 1996 movie "Rövaşata in the Coffin"; With this performance, he was nominated for the Best Actor awards in important organizations such as the 33rd Golden Orange and the 9th Ankara International Film Festival.
Additionally, his role in Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's short film "My Uncle" (1999) and his leading role in Gianluca Greco's "Nemmeno In Un Sogno" (2002) were also internationally appreciated.
Uğurlu, who is also active in the TV series world, gave life to his characters in productions such as "Yol Ayrımı", "Behzat Ç. An Ankara Detective", "Zoraki Mayor" and "What Happened to Us". He announced that he was taking a break from acting in 2017, and then went through seven years of cancer treatment. The funeral of the artist, who died due to cancer in Istanbul on 29 May 2024, was buried in Anadolu Hisarı Cemetery after the funeral prayer at Üsküdar Şakirin Mosque on Friday, 31 May 2024.
Ahmet Uğurlu was born on August 2, 1952 in Konya, Türkiye. He died on May 29, 2024.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 17 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Forced President (2009) — Emin Eminoğlu
- Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Detective Story (2010) — Aziz
- Crossroads (2012)
- Eşref Saati (2007) — Yadigar
- Rovaşata in the Coffin (1996) — Mahsun
- Empty Cradle (1969)
- Uncle (1999) — Uncle
- Old Photographs (1998) — Seyyit
- What Happened to Us (2002) — Zühtü
- Homeland Issue (2010) — Adil Hoca
- Birthplace Absurdistan (1999) — Emre Dönmez
- Partners (1992)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
