Ergun Köknar

Ergun Köknar was an actor, theater director and journalist who was born in Istanbul on April 23, 1934 and died in the same city on September 11, 2000. Köknar, who stepped into the big screen at a young age, became one of the first child actors of Turkish cinema by playing a boy in the movie "Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı" when he was four months old, and in the movie "Şehvet Kurbanı" when he was six years old.

Köknar, who completed his education at Galatasaray High School and Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture, performed in the Young Players group in his youth and after graduation, he followed in his father's footsteps and continued acting. He played Übü Baba in Alfred Jarry's play "Übü" at the Arena Theatre, which he founded with Asaf Çiyiltepe; Later, he took on various roles and directorial duties at Istanbul City Theatres.

In 1964, he became one of the founders of Ordu Municipality Black Sea Theater together with Uğur Gürsoy and Ali Dilber, where he performed in Reşat Nuri Güntekin's play "Hülleci"; During this period, he married Suna Pekuysal and had a son named Sait Ali.

Köknar, who is also active in the world of cinema and television, became known for his roles as billionaire businessman Adnan Bıçakçı in the movie "Orta Direk Şaban" and Dombili in the movie "Billioner". While taking part in many TV series and films, he also worked as a screenwriter and production coordinator. Köknar started journalism by working as a manager at Hürriyet's Culture Service in 1973, and then worked in publications such as Günaydın, Yeni Günaydın, Bizim Gazete and Dünya Newspaper.

Köknar is also known as one of Turkey's first gourmets by presenting cooking programs; He was among the founders of the Kitchen Friends Association in 1991 and published various cookbooks. Köknar, who prepared Bizim Gazete's Culture and Art page until his death, passed away due to liver cancer in 2000 and was buried in Merkezefendi Cemetery.

Ergun Köknar was born on May 23, 1934 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on September 11, 2000.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 64 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Girls Class (1994)
• Our Family (1996) — History Teacher Sadık
• The Doctors (1989) — Doctor
• It's a Small World (1961)
• So-called Girls (1967) — Siret
• Karate Can (2000)
• The Apple Woman (1971)
• Billionaire (1986) — Mehmet
• Acımak (1985) — Tahsin
• Şalvar Bank (1986) — Selahattin
• Hasret (1971) — Kolçak Ağa
• Wind of Love (1986)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.