Ajlan Aktuğ is a Turkish theater and cinema actor who was born on March 3, 1942 in Karaman and died in Istanbul on November 19, 1997. He started his stage career with the role of "What Did You Do to My Love?" at Ayfer Feray Theatre. He made his debut with the play called.
In the world of cinema, he is remembered for his roles as the fraudulent beggar Hüsnü in the movie "Korkusuz Coward", Manav Rasim in "Yedi Bela Hüsnü", the character nicknamed "Keçi" in Orhan Gencebay's production "Kır Gönlünın Zincirini", and the crazy brother-in-law who beats his mute wife in the movie "Masumiyet". He died in 1997, at the age of 55, after falling into an alcoholic coma during a drinking contest with his friends.
Ajlan Aktuğ's cinema career extends from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s; He took part in many films such as “Malkoçoğlu Kurtbey” (1972), “Azap” (1973), “You Cannot Marry 100 Liras” (1974), “Korkusuz Korkak” (1979), “Break Your Heart's Chain” (1980), “Yedi Bela Hüsnü” (1982), “Innocence” (1997). He also appeared in television productions such as “Çılgın Bediş” (season 2, 1997) and “Sibel” (1998).
In 1999, Zeki Demirkubuz's movie "Third Page" was shot to keep the memory of Ajlan Aktuğ alive. The actor's extensive filmography is still remembered with his characters and unforgettable performances that left their mark on Yeşilçam's colorful period.
Ajlan Aktuğ is a theater, cinema and television series actress.
He was born on December 1, 1942 in İzmir Karşıyaka. He studied secondary school in Eskişehir and graduated from Istanbul Pertevniyal High School. He appeared on the stage in 1963 with the play "Bulvar" at the Dormen Theatre. Afterwards, he played in many private theaters. His main plays are "Inspector", "Singer Girl", "Molla, Watch Your Head", "Çatallı Köy", "Keloglan".
He moved to cinema in the 1970s and took various roles in films such as Deli Yusuf, Bekçi Murtaza, Pehlivan, Eighth Hour, Azap, Beş Millioncuk Kredir Erin, Korkusuz Korkak, Orta Direk Şaban. Finally, in 1997, he starred in Zeki Dumurkubuz's movie Masumiyet. He died in Istanbul at the age of 54, as a result of a heart attack on November 21, 1997.
He was posthumously given the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 1998 Arıburnu Awards for his role as Hasan Abi in the movie Masumiyet.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 40 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Watchman (1985) — Ferhat
- The Wedding (1973) — Zeki's Friend
- Ağır Roman (1997) — Meyhaneci Cavit
- Sibel (1998)
- Şaban in the Military (1993)
- Innocence (1997) — Uncle
- Anger (1984)
- Poor People (1975)
- Abortion (1981)
- Waiting (1983)
- Deli Yusuf (1975)
- Hello (1976)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
