Magnificent Durukan, who was born in Istanbul on May 1, 1926, died in the same city on October 3, 1990, as a result of complications related to Alzheimer's and old age. After his death, his body was buried in Bülbüldere Cemetery in Üsküdar.
His life began with his graduation from Haydarpaşa High School in 1944. He made his first stage experience at Eminönü Community Center and turned to screenwriting and film direction in the 1950s. His work in that period led to his recognition, especially for the villain roles he played in Kemal Sunal's films. Many of his characters were remembered with their fedora hats.
The artist masterfully portrayed the roles of villains and suffering people in many films throughout his life. Problematically, he is not related to the name “Oktar Durukan”.
Durukan's filmography covers a wide range, starting with "Love and Gambling" in 1956 and ending with "The Laughing Man" in 1989. Famous productions include films such as "A Bride Has Gone", "Mapushane Fountain", "Baskın", "The Man Who Doesn't Fall Down", "The Hababam Class Gives Birth to Nine", "Fearless Coward", "Government Bird", "İffet", "White Death", "There is Cümbüş in Gırgıriye", "Küçük Ağa" and "Umut Street". He left a permanent mark on Turkish cinema by taking part in many projects every year.
Magnificent Durukan was born on May 1, 1926. He died on July 17, 1988.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 37 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Chastity (1982)
- Küçük Ağa (1984) — Sarkis Efendi
- Tokatçı (1984) — Hüseyin
- Today's Courtier (1985)
- Retired President (1979)
- Körebe (1985) — Arap Sadri
- Fearless Coward (1979) — Sansar Selim
- Our Hope is Şaban (1979) — Woodcutter Hasan
- The Undefeated (1976) — Erdoğan
- Üç Kağıtçı (1981) — Durmuş
- That Woman (1982) — Crazy
- The Raid (1977)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
