Altan Bozkurt was born on September 5, 1946 in Istanbul and died in the same city on June 28, 2020, at the age of 73. He started his cinema career in his youth, when he made it to the last 14 in a competition organized by Ses magazine in 1968; Names such as Kadir ฤฐnanฤฑr, Demir Karahan, Sรผmer Tilmaรง, Engin รaฤlar and Uฤur Gรผรงlรผ also participated in this competition.
Bozkurt, who appeared on the cinema screen in the early 1970s, exhibited an intense film shooting schedule starting from 1968, especially between 1969 and 1975, and took part in more than thirty productions during this period. The artist, who made his debut with "The Heroine of Islam" (1968), appeared in films such as "Three Guards of Honor", "The Masked Horseman Against Tom Miks", "Hungry Wolves" and "Rรผzgar Hafiye" in the following years.
Between 1971 and 1974, he further strengthened his name by taking part in a number of popular productions; During this period, titles such as "Ugly and Brave", "Hell of Life", "Blind", "I Didn't Count How Many Years It Has Been", "Treacherous", "Bloody Sea", "Crazy Girl and Three Super Men" and "Yunus Emre, Conqueror of Hearts" come to the fore. He continued his cinema career until 1975 with films such as "Shoot Where You See" and "ฤฐnce Memet Was Shot".
Altan Bozkurt worked actively in the cinema world until 1975 and became one of the well-known faces of Turkish cinema by appearing in more than thirty films in total. His life and works are remembered as a colorful part of domestic filmmaking, especially in the late 1960s and mid-1970s.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 19 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Blind (1971)
- Yunus Emre (1974)
- Bloody Sea (1974)
- Spy Girl and the Three Supermen (1973) โ Superman
- There is no love like a mother (1970)
- Shoot Where You Sight (1976)
- May My Enemies Crack (1974)
- Gรถnรผl Oyunu (1972) โ Feridun
- Conqueror of Hearts: Yunus Emre (1974) โ Uluฤ Bey
- Kara Haydar (1973) โ Murat
- Rearview Mirror (1973)
- There is a Yare in My Heart (1974) โ Tahsin
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
