Mücap Nedim Ofluoğlu was a theater artist, voice-over master, director and writer who was born in Istanbul on September 1, 1923 and died in the same city on December 11, 2012. His performance of Cyrano de Bergerac at Istanbul City Theaters in the 1970s made him famous; In 1979, he etched his name in theater history by bringing Molière's play "The Hypochondriac" to Turkey for the first time.
He came to the fore in the field of dubbing with the voices he gave to Öztürk Serengil in the 1960s and took an active role on both sides of the stage and screen for many years.
Born in Kadıköy, to a family descended from Oflu, Ofluoğlu spent his youth playing football and tennis at Fenerbahçe Sports Club. After graduating from Haydarpaşa High School, he turned to Zonguldak Mining Engineering when he could not pass the conservatory exam twice. After completing his military service, he worked as a civil servant at the Livestock Exchange.
He started his artistic career at the Children's Department of Istanbul Municipality City Theatres, thanks to a letter his mother wrote to Muhsin Ertuğrul.
Ofluoğlu, who first appeared on stage as an extra in "Julius Caesar" in 1946, moved to Izmir City Theater in 1948 and took part in the first cast of Küçük Sahne, founded by Muhsin Ertuğrul in 1951. Later, he founded the "Istanbul Chamber Theater" with Suzan Usta and staged Barillet-Grady's two-person play called "Cactus Flower".
The artist returned to the City Theaters in the 1960s with the invitation of Muhsin Ertuğrul and worked there for another six years; After a short marriage during these years, he married translator Filiz Karabey in 1962.
Ofluoğlu's cinema career started in 1943 with the movie "Dertli Pınar", and then he took part in more than thirty productions such as "For the Homeland", "Kaldırım Çiçeği", "Biri and Others"; He also impressed in the television series "Kurtuluş" and "Süper Baba". After retiring in 1980, he directed "Old Fashioned Comedy" at Küçük Sahne in 1981 and celebrated the "40th Year in Theater" jubilee in 1983.
In 2000, he was among the eleven artists who rejected the award of the Journalists and Writers Foundation.
Mücap Ofluoğlu was born on September 1, 1923 in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. He died on December 11, 2012.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 34 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Kurtuluş (1994) — Ziya Pasa
- For the Homeland (1951)
- I'm Under My Hat (1965) — Öztürk Serengil (voice)
- The Magnificent Woman (1961) — Orhan
- The Last Raid (1954)
- Sidewalk Flower (1953)
- Street Girl (1962) — (Ozturk Serengil Voice)
- Temem Bilakis (1963) — (Ozturk Serengil Voice)
- Hızır Dede (1964) — (Ozturk Serengil Voice)
- Dear Madam (1963) — (Ozturk Serengil Voice)
- Our Girl (1977) — (Ozturk Serengil Voice)
- Troubled Spring (1943)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
