Reha Yurdakul was born on April 1, 1926 in Burhaniye district of Balฤฑkesir. After completing his primary education at Pertevniyal High School in Istanbul, he stepped into the world of cinema. Yurdakul, who started his acting career in 1949 with the movie "From the Wings to the Tomb" directed by Mรผmtaz Ener, quickly became one of the well-known character actors of Turkish cinema.
In addition to acting, he also worked as a director, producer and screenwriter. He directed the movie "Karanfilli Naciye"; He took on the responsibility of producing productions such as "Mother's Longing", "Bloody Love", "The Most Beautiful of Destiny", "We Will Be Achieved", "Death is After Us", "Orphan รmer" and "Orphan Children".
He was also responsible for the production of the movie "Doktor Civanฤฑm" and the screenwriter of the movie "Umudumuz ลaban".
Reha Yurdakul died of a heart attack while shooting a movie with Fatma Girik in Bolu's Mudurnu district on December 27, 1988. Hรผseyin Kutman also lost his life during the same shooting. Throughout his cinema career, the artist made significant contributions to the development of Turkish cinema by appearing in many films from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 252 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Establishment Osmancฤฑk (1988) โ Mahmut Bey
- Kรผรงรผk Aฤa (1984) โ Pehlivan Aฤa
- Born Again (1987)
- Kรถroฤlu (1968)
- Zรผbรผk (1980) โ Demirci Nuri
- รingar (1976) โ Nasip
- Don't Let the Sun Rise (1961)
- Death is After Us (1960) โ Zeynel
- รarฤฑklฤฑ Millionaire (1983) โ Osman Efendi
- Misogynist (1967) โ Ahmet
- I Want to Live (1967)
- The Avenging Angel: Female Hamlet (1976) โ Her Uncle
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
