Mustafa Selçuk Uluergüven was born on February 12, 1941 in Istanbul. Eroğan Uluergüven, whose father was a civil servant, spent his childhood in Ankara due to his duties. He went to Germany for education in his youth and studied at the Free University of Berlin.
Uluergüven, who was introduced to the stage at a young age due to his interest in theater, started his acting career at Ankara Meydan Stage in 1962. Afterwards, he worked in many important companies such as Ankara Art Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Theater TÖS, Halk Actors and Theater Sanatevi. He also served as the general art director of Bahariye Art Center for a while.
He stepped into the cinema in 1973 with the movie Güllü Geliyor Güllü directed by Atıf Yılmaz. He also took part in films such as On Bereketli Topraklar (1979), which he also produced and is considered one of the important works in the history of Turkish cinema. He became known to the widest masses with the character Davut Usta, which he played in the TV series Bizimkiler, which was broadcast between 1989 and 2002.
Uluergüven, who served in the Kadıköy Municipality Council between 1999 and 2004, experienced the pain of losing his 21-year-old actor son Eren as a result of a stage accident in 2004. He settled in Aydın in 2012 and founded Aydın Sanat Evi Theater here. Finally, he took the stage in the play Gülhane Park. The artist, who passed away on January 7, 2014 due to health problems, was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery next to his son Eren.
Selçuk Uluergüven was born in 1941 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on January 8, 2014.
The artist, who started acting in Ankara Meydan Stage in 1962, worked in companies such as Ankara Art Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Theater TÖS Folk Actors Theater Art House, and took part in various movies and TV series. He is currently the General Art Director of Bahariye Art Center. He won the admiration of the audience with his role as Davut Usta in the TV series Bizimkiler.
He served as a Council Member in Kadıköy Municipality between 1998 and 2002. His son Eren Uluergüven, who chose to become an artist like himself, died at the age of 21 as a result of a stage accident while practicing his profession.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 31 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Island of Angels (2004)
- Ours (1989) — Davut Öztürk
- Adanali (2008) — Sadullah
- Summer Houses (1993) — Harun
- Life Goes On (2011)
- Collision (2005) — Konyalı
- Like Fire (1988)
- The Trial (1999) — Salih
- Turkish Passion (1994) — Sr. Dupont
- Yusuf Yüzlü (2004) — Rüstem
- 10. Village Teyatora (2014)
- Şaban and Şirin (1997)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
