Dinçer Çekmez is an artist who was born in Istanbul on January 22, 1943 and died in the same city on March 12, 2013, at the age of 70. After graduating from Kabataş Boys' High School, he won the City Theater exams with the first place and stepped on the stage. In his first period in the theatre, he starred in "Hamlet", and then he made a name for himself by starring in successive roles since the age of 19.
Çekmez, who was known especially for the characters he played in Kemal Sunal's films in the 1970s, was engraved in the memory of the audience with his unforgettable lines in productions such as "Şark Bülbülü", "İnek Şaban", "Şaban Askerde", "Süt Kardeşler", "Şabanoğlu Şaban" and "Atla Gel Şaban". "So!" and “Bring me the oppressed!” His words such as "Kadırgalı Eşref" strengthened his place in the world of cinema along with his character.
Apart from cinema and television, he was a member of the Istanbul City Theater staff for many years, performed in various plays and contributed to the art of voice-over. Çekmez, who moved into the world of cinema with the invitations of names such as Arzu Film and Ertem Eğilmez, did not give up his passion for theater and did not want to leave the theater even if his salary was tripled.
In his private life, he is the father of two daughters, Ceren and Canseli, from his two marriages; He is also the older brother of cinema and theater actor Metin Çekmez. He died while he was being treated at Altunizade Başkent University Hospital due to leukemia, his funeral was held in Şakirin Mosque and he was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.
Dinçer Çekmez was born on January 22, 1943 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on March 12, 2013.
After graduating from Kabataş High School, he took the exams organized by the City Theaters and won the exam with first place. Dinçer Çekmez talks about his first years at the City Theaters as follows: "As soon as I entered the City Theatre, they gave me a role in 'Hamlet'. Müjdat Gezen, Savaş Dinçel etc. went crazy, asking 'how did he get such a role as soon as he arrived?' Then came the roles one after the other. Since I was 19, all the leading roles fell on me."
He is especially famous for his roles in films and TV series such as Şark Bülbülü, Tarzan Rıfkı, İnek Şaban, Şaban Askerde, Süt Kardeşler, Şabanoğlu Şaban, Atla Gel Şaban, in which he played with Kemal Sunal, his iconic lines in the movies (such as "That's it!" and "Bring me the oppressed!") and his shouts in the movie Şabanoğlu Şaban, in which he plays a bully named "Kadırgalı Eşref".
Dinçer Çekmez describes the identification of his name with Kemal Sunal's films as follows: One day, one of the Arzu Film men who shoot Kemal Sunal's films came to me and asked, 'Are you considering cinema?' he said. So I accepted. Ertem Eğilmez wanted me to act in every Kemal Sunal movie. Then Eğilmez and Arzu Film told me to leave the theater and come, we will give you three times the salary of the theater... I loved the theater so much that no one could make me leave it.
He took part in many plays as part of the Istanbul City Theater for many years. He played character roles and voiced characters in movies and TV series.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 85 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Mr. Kamber (1994) — Amir
- Bloody Nigar (1981) — Agah
- Selamsiz Marching Band (1987)
- The Power of Love (1994) — (Sümer Tilmaç Voice)
- Davaro (1981) — İhsan Yüce Voice
- Unforgiven (2007)
- Our Fight (1990)
- Karate is My Weapon (1986) — (Voice of Kudret Karadağ)
- The Man Who Saved the World (1982) — Hüseyin Peyda (voice)
- Şaban and Şirin (1997)
- Şaban in the Military (1993) — Ceberut Sergeant Major
- Oriental Nightingale (1979) — Fethi
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
