Uğurtan Sayıner

Uğurtan Sayıner was born on September 16, 1944 in Samsun. The master actor, who passed away in Karşıyaka district of Izmir on June 27, 2021, was one of the unforgettable names of the Turkish theatre, cinema and TV series world. Especially the character Sarhoş Cemil, whom he played in the TV series Bizimkiler, and his unforgettable "My name is Cemil!" He was engraved in memories with his line.

Sayıner, who stepped into his artistic life on the theater stage at a young age, focused more on performing arts, which was his main field of support, even though he graduated from the Faculty of Economics. He worked in the Union and Progress Theatre, TÖS Theatre, Arena Theatre, Gen - Ar Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Üç Maymun Kabare and Ercan Yazgan - Bülent Kayabaş groups, which were among the important groups of the period. During this period, he attracted attention with his innovative approach to theater and acting style.

Sayıner's career was not limited to theater only. The artist, who took part in many projects in the field of cinema and television, met with the audience especially on television screens for many years. But his real breakthrough came with the character Cemil in the TV series Bizimkiler. This role offered him the chance to become widely known and gain a permanent place.

The actor, who also came to the fore with the cafe-bar he ran for a while, also won the public's appreciation with the solidarity he showed during the Izmit Earthquake.

Sayıner, who stayed with his friend Osman Cavcı from the art community in the last years of his life, passed away on June 27, 2021. His body was taken from İzmir's Beşikçioğlu Mosque on June 29, 2021 and buried in Doğançay Cemetery. He continues to live in the hearts of his fans with his acting, sense of humor and devotion to the art form he loves.

Uğurtan Sayıner is a theatre, cinema and TV series actor. Sayıner, who graduated from the Faculty of Economics, started his artistic life with theater in 1962. He worked in the Union and Progress Theatre, TÖS Theatre, Arena Theatre, Gen - Ar Theatre, Üç Maymun Kabare, and Ercan Yazgan - Bülent Kayabaş troupes.

He also took part in cinema and television series, with the character "Sarhoş Cemil" in the TV series Bizimkiler and "My name is Cemil!" It is engraved in memory with its line.

Sayıner, who spent the last years of his life next to actor Osman Cavcı, passed away from age-related reasons at his home in Karşıyaka, İzmir, on June 27, 2021. His funeral was held from Beşikçioğlu Mosque in Izmir on June 29, 2021 and he was buried in Doğançay Cemetery.

Productions in which he took part

• Ours (1989) — Sarhoş Cemil
• Summer Houses (1993) — Kerim
• Little Tradesman (2016) — Cemil
• Is This Love? (2018)
• Tenant (1987) — Journalist
• Cango (2022) — Old Yeşilçamlı
• Nowhere (2002) — Receptionist
• One and the Others (1987)
• Istanbul 79 (1979) — Receptionist

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.