Rıza Pekkutsal is a Turkish cinema, sound and theater artist who was born in Izmir on April 13, 1935 and died in the same city on August 16, 2022, at the age of 87. Pekkutsal, who started his artistic life in a community center in Buca, received training at the Izmir Private Theatre; Then he went to Istanbul and took the stage in Muammer Karaca's theatre.
He stepped into the film world with the movie "Cibali Karakolu" directed by Hulki Şen, and this production was his debut in the cinema.
Pekkutsal, who also worked actively as a voice actor between 1971 and 1979, played the officer character in the movie "Korkusuz Korkak" and took on both acting and voice-over duties, especially in Kemal Sunal movies in the 1980s. He started his TV career with the role of "Hacı Gaffur" in the TV series "Kaygısızlar" in 1994, and his last movie was "When I Say Zero" in 2007.
The performance of the artist, who is also in the advertising world, in an Opet commercial featuring Cem Yılmaz, Cansu Dere and Zafer Önen, once again revealed his versatile talents.
Rıza Pekkutsal was not only limited to acting but was also active in the music industry; The artist, who was mentioned in approximately twenty records, also left his mark in the field of dubbing by making comedy-style records. He lived in Istanbul for many years, then returned to his hometown and spent his last days in Izmir. After the funeral prayer performed at Buca Yaylacık Mosque on August 17, 2022, he was buried in Buca Old Cemetery.
Rıza Pekkutsal was born in 1935 in Izmir, Türkiye. He died on August 16, 2022.
Rıza Pekkutsal (January 1, 1935, İzmir - August 16, 2022, İzmir), Turkish cinema, sound and theater artist. The artist also made his first comedy record by doing voice-overs. Some of his works have received awards.
He started his artistic career at Buca Community Center and studied at Izmir Private Theatre. When he came to Istanbul, he worked in Muammer Karaca's theater. The first movie he starred in, after Hulki Saner introduced him to the cinema, was Cibali Karakolu. After this movie, he worked as a voice actor from 1971 to 1979.
He played the role of an officer in the movie Korkusuz Coward. In the 1980s, he mostly performed roles and voice-overs in Kemal Sunal films. He made his TV acting debut in 1994 with the role of Hacı Gaffur in the TV series Kaygısızlar. His last movie was the 2007 movie When I Say Zero. Pekkutsal, who is also interested in the music industry, has signed approximately 20 records.
He died of natural causes at the age of 87 on August 16, 2022, in his hometown Izmir, where he returned after living in Istanbul for a long time.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 26 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Ömer
- Carefree (1994) — Hacı Gaffur
- Ahh Istanbul (2006)
- Tokatçı (1984) — Zeki Alpan Voice
- Davaro (1981) — Yusuf Çetin Voice
- Seat Trouble (1990) — Party Representative
- The Herd (1978) — Şener Kökkaya (voice)
- Fearless Coward (1979) — Officer
- When I Say Zero (2007)
- Germany, Bitter Homeland (1979) — Afili (voice)
- Blind Fortune (2001)
- Our Girl (1977) — (Kayhan Yıldızoğlu Voice)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
