Hüseyin Elmalıpınar

Hüseyin Elmalıpınar, known in the Turkish cinema and TV series world, especially for the "heavy brother" and mafia characters he portrayed, was born on September 12, 1971 in Ankara. Elmalipınar, who is from Külahlı village of Gürün district of Sivas, started his theater career at Ankara Ekin Theatre. During this period, he received theater training from experienced names such as Savaş Yurttaş and Şener Kökkaya.

In his first years of artistic life, he attracted attention with the character of "Numan" in the TV series "Acı Hayat", which met with the audience on Show TV between 2005 and 2007, as well as in the 2007 movie "Kutsal Damacana". In this role, he appeared in front of the camera as the right-hand man of "Tailor" and later "Mehmet Kosovalı". The character Hüseyin he played in the movie "Kolpaçino", which was released in 2009, is etched in memories.

Hüseyin Elmalıpınar died at the age of 50 as a result of a sudden heart attack on March 3, 2022. After his death, his body was taken from Okmeydanı Cemevi on March 4, 2022, sent to his hometown Ankara and buried in Karşıyaka Cemetery.

He started his theater career at Ankara Ekin Theatre. He was educated by names such as Savaş Yurttaş and Şener Kökkaya. Although he had a small role in the 2007 movie Holy Demijohn, he made an unforgettable line.

In 2009, he played a bully named Hüseyin in the movie Kolpaçino. He played the character of "Numan", the right-hand man of "Terzi" and later "Mehmet Kosovalı", in the TV series Acı Hayat, which was broadcast on Show TV between 2005 and 2007. He mostly played mafia and heavy brother roles. He died at the age of 50 as a result of a heart attack on March 3, 2022.

He was sent to Ankara with the funeral ceremony held in Okmeydanı Cemevi on March 4, 2022 and buried in Karşıyaka Cemetery.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 47 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Night and Day (2008)
• Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Mafia Boss
• At the Altar (2014)
• Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman Empire: Doomsday (2012) — Kör Salih
• Enemy Brothers (2012)
• Braveheart (2016)
• Bitter Life (2005) — Numan
• Oh My Heart (2009)
• Ali Loves Ayşe (2013)
• Storm (2008) — Police
• Like a Monster: Turkish Work Frankenstein (2018) — Sarı Kenan
• We Found the Money (2017) — Cabbar

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.