Kudret Karadağ is a cinema and TV series actor who was born on May 16, 1934 in Balıkesir and died on February 23, 2004 in Istanbul. During the golden age of Yeşilçam, Karadağ, who was generally known for portraying belligerent and evil characters on stage, also took part in films such as "The Man with Number One Hundred", "Gırgıriye", "Father's Sons", "Hanzo" and "Deli Yusuf".
By taking part in more than 350 productions throughout his life, he earned the title of being one of the ten actors who performed the most roles in Yeşilçam.
Karadağ partnered with the big stars of the period, such as Kemal Sunal, Cüneyt Arkın and Tarık Akan, in many projects, and he remained in the audience's memory with his natural performance, especially in the villain and fight scenes. He is also among the names that participated in Yeşilçam's "sex craze" movement.
In addition to his cinema career, he also worked actively in the TV series world and became one of the indispensable faces of the screens thanks to his tough attitude unique to his character.
Looking at his filmography, his journey, which started in 1954 with "A Driver's Life", entered an intense pace from the mid-1960s with productions such as "Tayfun", "Zeyno", "Son of the Mountains" and "Nine Living Men". Between 1965 and 1970, he starred in more than ten films a year, taking part in unforgettable works such as "Blood and Bullet", "Spider-Man", "Ringo vs. the Gestapo", "The Masked Five" and "Tourist Ömer in Arabia".
While he continued his career with films such as "Anadolu Kini", "Cafer Bey", "The Eagle of the Mountains" and "Kara Gözlüm" in the early 1970s, he became a favorite of the cinema audience thanks to his character's authoritarian stance and strong physical structure.
Kudret Karadağ was born on May 16, 1934 in Balıkesir, Türkiye. He died on February 23, 2004.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 163 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Şekerpare (1983)
- Establishment Osmancık (1988) — Byzantine Soldier
- Little Agha (1984)
- Hot Gypsy (1969)
- The Karate Girl (1973) — Rıza Çakoz
- We're Cold (1984)
- Sibel (1998)
- The Lionheart Bully (1967)
- No Kidding (1981)
- Bitter Victory (1972)
- Karate is My Weapon (1986)
- Revenge of Giants (1969)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
