Can Kolukısa, who was born in Eskişehir on May 14, 1934, is one of the well-known character actors of Turkish theater and cinema. After completing Işık High School, he studied theater at the Sorbonne University Theater Institute, a respected institution in France, and married the writer Pınar Kür, whom he met there.
Kolukısa, who stepped onto the stage at Istanbul University Youth Theater in 1953, performed in important companies such as Cep Theatre, Oda Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Sahne Z and Halk Actors. Between 1991 and 1992, he served as artistic director at Gaziantep City Theater and gained management experience.
The actor's cinema career began in 1976 with the movie "King of the Doormen" and continued with the films "The Postman", "Kuruntu Family", "Zuğurt Ağa", "The Woman to Be Hanged", "Selamsız Bandosu", "Arabesque", "The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies", "İmdat İle Zarife", "Kurt Law", "Cazibe Hanım Gündüz Dreams", "Come on".
Bar", "Mr. Kamber", "Blue Exile", "World Upside Down", "Trace", "Yali", "Dream, Reality, And Cinema", "Salvation", "Shameless Man", "Wild", "River Flowing in Reverse", "Human Wolf", "As Abdulhamid Is Falling", "Foreign Bridegroom", "Maternity", "Marrying My Grandfathers", "Yasar" Kemal Documentary", "Yusuf Yüzlü", "World of Secrets / Door of Secrets", "Sofa Sevdası", "Memleket Stories (Mirror Bellows)", "For the Sake of Love", "Asmalı Konak", "Selena", "Black Veil", "Encounter", "Blade Runner", "Two Young Girls", "Angel's Fall", "Five Armed" Chandelier”, “All My Children”, “Wedding Singer”, “Homecoming”, “Lady's Farm”, “Those Who Live with Games”, “Like a Dream”, “Strange Stories”, “Taş Maktep”, “Journey”, “Magnificent Century”, “Ah Neriman”, “Five Brothers”, “Murder”, “Magnificent Century Kösem”, “Butcher Weather”, He took part in works such as "You Are My Homeland", "My Lion Family", "Our Story", "Alef", "Gibi", "Balkan Lullaby", "My Grandfather's Tears", "Pearl Grains" and "Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests".
During this long-term film journey, Kolukısa won the "Best Supporting Actor" award from the Press Critics for his performance in the movie "Zuğurt Ağa" in 1985. He was selected as the "Best Actor" at the 8th Ankara International Film Festival in 1996 for his role in the movie "Düş, Gerçek, Bir de Sinema" and was appreciated at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019.
Can Kolukısa was born on May 14, 1934 in Eskişehir. He grew up in the Aksaray district of Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul Işık High School.
He started studying at Istanbul University Faculty of Economics in 1953. When he started university, he started acting at Istanbul University Youth Theatre. Can Kolukısa, with his school theater group, participated in the Germany Erlangen University Theater Festival in the 1954-1955 season with the play "Tomorrow Will Be Different" and they came third.
They were invited again the following year. They participated with Necati Cumalı's work called "Empty Cradle"; They came first. In this group they participated in the festival, there were valuable players such as Metin Serezli, Erol Keskin and Nisa Serezli.
In the summer of 1962, he met Pınar Kür, who would later become his wife, and they got married in 1964, the year he finished school. When his wife, Pınar Kür, was a newlywed for 15 days, he went to Paris for his education. Can Kolukısa, a student at the Faculty of Economics, left later due to his final exams. And he studied theater at the Sorbonne Theater Institute in Paris between 1964 and 1966. Between 1966 and 1968, he attended professional acting courses at Unesco / Paris Theater University.
When he returned from Paris, he worked in Cep Theatre, Oda Theatre, Sahne 8, Sahne Z, Küçük Sahne and Halk Actors. He played with valuable actors of Turkish theater such as Mücap Ofluoğlu, Cahit Irgat and Altan Karındaş at the Chamber Theatre. He worked with Haldun Dormen in Küçük Sahne.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 52 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Like (2021) — Uncle Niyazi
- Blade Runner (2007)
- The Lady's Farm (2009)
- Kurtuluş (1994) — Yusuf Kemal Bey
- The Wedding Singer (2008) — Avni
- Butcher's Air (2016)
- Armchair Love (2001)
- Mr. Kamber (1994) — Kazım Zamzem
- Agha Daughter (2004)
- Stone (2017)
- Balkan Lullaby (2022) — Zübeyir Emin
- Strange Stories (2012) — Musa Hoca
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
