Niyazi Gökdere was born on January 1, 1938 in Istanbul. He received his primary education in journalism and worked in this field for a while. He started his cinema career in 1957 by taking part in the movie "Kalpaklılar", directed by Nejat Sağlam and starring Sadri Alışık. He earned the nickname "Soldier" with his performances in the harsh scenes of that period and worked with the leading names of the period such as Yılmaz Güney, Kartal Tibet, Sadri Alışık, Kadir İnanır, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik.
The 1992 film "Never Again", directed by Mehmet Dinler, was the last major project of his cinema journey; He made approximately two hundred and eighty films in total.
In the later years of Gökdere's life, he spent time in a nursing home in Üsküdar. He died in the same city on January 1, 1999, at the age of 61, and was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery, another historical place in Istanbul.
In his cinema career, he took part in many productions from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. The years 1969 and 1970 in particular were a busy period during which he starred in multiple films; His performances in films of various genres such as “Pickpocket's Love”, “Fate”, “Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan”, “Eagle of the Mountains”, “Agent with the Golden Gun” made him known as a versatile character actor.
Although he has undertaken fewer projects in recent years, he is remembered as an actor who maintains his place in cinema history.
Niyazi Gökdere was born in 1938 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on January 1, 1999.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 103 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Three Papermen (1976)
- Patroness 2
- Felek (1973) — Kurd Reha's Man
- Separation Longing (1986)
- Sweet Nigâr (1978)
- Eastern Bülbülü (1979) — Zülfo Ağa's Man
- Law is Law (1984)
- Haram (1983)
- Patroness (1987)
- Phosphorescent (1989)
- Deli Yusuf (1975)
- Bitter Truths (1981)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
