Atilla Pekdemir was a Turkish theater, cinema and TV series actor who was born on February 10, 1943 in Giresun and died on January 31, 2021 in Izmir. After studying in Giresun, he stayed at Ankara University Faculty of Law until the third year, and then enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department.
His theater career, which started with "Three Kuruşluk Opera" at Kenterler Theater, continued at Üç Maymun Kabare and Devekuşu Kabare Theaters with names such as Münir Özkul, Gülriz Sururi, Engin Cezzar, Ali Poyrazoğlu, Nisa Serezli and Tolga Aşkıner. He took a break from his art studies in Bodrum for a while, and then shared the leading role with Suna Keskin in the play "Love Has No Age".
He took the stage with Cengiz Küçükayvaz, Özlem Savaş and Aybüke Karakullukçu in the play "Kaç Baba Kaç" at Sadri Alışık Theatre.
Pekdemir, who is known to many viewers in the world of cinema and television, impressed the audience with her character "Müstakil Karadut" in the series "Selena", which was broadcast on ATV between 2006 and 2009. He also took part in TV series such as "Yeşil Deniz" and "Adını Sen Koy" on TRT 1. He also appeared in popular TV series such as "Karadayı", "Yol Ayrımı", "Hür Adam: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi".
His cultural activities include his interest in cartoons and ceramics, his participation in the Cartoonists Association and his support of the Koyu Gençlerbirliği Sports Club.
Atilla Pekdemir, who struggled with lung cancer for two years, passed away at the age of 77. His funeral was buried in Bitez Cemetery on February 2, 2021. He managed to leave his mark on Turkish theater and cinema with his performances on stage and screen throughout his life.
Pekdemir was born on February 10, 1943 in Giresun. After graduating from high school, he entered Ankara Faculty of Law. When he got into the theater department of the conservatory in 1963, he took a break from his law education and continued at the conservatory. He graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1968.
In the first year of the conservatory, he founded GRUP-6 Theater with five friends and performed the first Bertolt Brecht play in Türkiye. In the same year, he started his professional theater career with another Brecht play, The Threepenny Opera, at his teacher Yıldız Kenter's theater.
Famous actor Atilla Pekdemir, who had been struggling with lung cancer for 2 years and recently recovered from the coronavirus, died in Izmir on 31.01.2021.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 44 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Emanet (2020) — Osman
- Green Sea (2014) — Uncle Under the Tree (Tahir Yılmaz)
- Karadayi (2012)
- Hercai (2019) — Yusuf
- You Name It (2016) — Ökkeş
- Night and Day (2008)
- Doctors (2006)
- Our Story (2017) — Lawyer
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004)
- Armchair Love (2001)
- Keep It Between Us (2013) — Kasım
- The Past is a Wound in My Heart (2011)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
