Aytekin Akkaya was born on February 2, 1945 in Erzurum. While trying to sign a contract to play the leading role in a movie shot in Erzurum in 1964, he had a disagreement with the producer and left the set. Meanwhile, he was noticed by the director and took important roles in two films, which shaped his career. Later, he came to Istanbul and gained a place in the world of cinema.
In 1969, he participated in the auditions for the supporting actor of Peter Collinson's movie "Mercenaries" shot in Turkey at the Şan Theater and was successful; In the movie, he played one of Charles Bronson and Tony Curtis' bouncers. Akkaya, who starred in "Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan" in the same year, made her breakthrough with the movie "The Man Who Saves the World", in which she starred with Cüneyt Arkın.
In 1983, he took part in two Italian foreign films, "Yor" and "Treasure of the Gods". Thanks to these projects, he received an offer from the famous director Anthony M. Dawson to act in Hollywood, but he rejected the offer because he did not have sufficient knowledge of English. In addition to acting, he also worked as screenwriter and director.
Aytekin Akkaya, who devoted most of his life to the cinema industry, appeared in many films from 1969 to 2006. “Bloody Love”, “Bad Fate”, “Lovely Bully”, “Three Guards of Honor”, “My Coach Ali”, “Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan”, “The Dead Do Not Speak”, “Mercenaries”, “When the Lions Roar”, “Five Horsemen of the Grim Reaper”, “The Ringing Begins”, “Read from the Cradle to the Grave”, “Weapons” Don't Be Silent", "Ahmet Sergeant", "My Mail to Hell", "Bandit Hunter", "Every Step Is Trouble", "Revenge of the Kamali", "Black Batur", "Ambassadors of Death", "Shoot and Break", "Hit, Hit and Run", "Atlıhan", "Genghis Khan's Bouncer", "Crazy Gangster", "Death Square", "My Gun" It is my honor”, “Three Giant Men”, “Dadaş Rıfat”, “They Died Without a Place”, “Dadaş Rıfat is Coming”, “Okka Under My Gun”, “Tolga”, “Treasure Hunter”, “The Sea Fairy Diamond”, “The Brave One from Altay”, “The Hakans Are Colliding”, “Four Brides for Four Brothers”, “They Were Three Brothers”, “The One Who Saved the World” Man", "Is Destiny our Enemy?", "Yor", "Ambassadors of the Grim Reaper", "Hook", "Brothers in Arms", "Lonely Man", "The Man to Be Hanged", "Hell's Fire", "Land of the Ephesians", "Hazrat Ayse", "Hunters of Man", "The Birth of Islam", "The Last Heroes", "The Man in Exile", "Wolves" He took part as an actor in productions such as "He Loves the Night", "You Live", "Blood Will Flow Like Water", "The Gun Speaks to Me", "They Paid with Their Blood", "Life Debt", "Thanks to the Homeland", "Foreign", "Kurtlar Sofrası", "Wild Flowers", "Yıldırım Khan and Emir Sultan", "Okka Under My Gun" and "The Cinema of Fantasy".
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Il mondo di Yor (1983) — Ukan
- The Man to Hang (1987)
- The Man Who Saved the World (1982) — Ali
- I sopravvissuti della città morta (1984) — Prince Abdullah
- The Last Heroes (1987) — Aytekin Ken
- Hook (1986) — Onbasi Hasan
- Man in Exile (1987)
- Land of Efes (1987)
- Lonely Man (1986)
- Manhunters (1987) — Aytekin
- La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (2024) — Turkish Captain America
- Read From Cradle to Grave (1971) — Strong Ibrahim
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
