Yusuf Sezgin was born in Istanbul on April 22, 1946. After completing his secondary education, Sezgin, who lost his father at the age of six, appeared on stage in Dormen Theatre's play "Bulvar" in 1962, and in the same year, he stepped onto the podium as Vakko's first male model. The artist, who attracted attention as a finalist in the Cover Star competition organized by "Ses" magazine in 1963, had his first role in the cinema in the movie "Let's Live Without Fighting".
Sezgin, who starred in the movie "Hz. Yusuf" in 1964, took part in many productions produced by Nami Dilbaz and made approximately 300 films in a short time. He worked with famous names of the period such as Türkan Şoray, Filiz Akın, Selma Güneri, Hülya Koçyiğit, Selda Alkor, Nebahat Çehre and Pervin Par; However, he followed a different career path by staying away from Yeşilçam's sex-oriented products.
In addition to his cinema career, he has been active in the board of directors of the Screen Actors Association (SODER) since 2000 and served as president six times for 12 years. He reinforced his reputation in the industry by receiving the "Lifetime Honorary Award" at the 43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2006, the "Golden Boll Lifetime Honorary Award" at the 17th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in 2010, and the "50th Anniversary Honorary Award" at the same festival in 2013.
In his private life, Sezgin married movie actress Selma Güneri in 1966 and gave birth to Umut Sezgin from this marriage; Umut also continued his acting career. Sezgin, who married State Opera and Ballet artist Ayşe Lale Olcar for the second time in 1985, had a son named Yusuf Can Sezgin from this union. He diversified his screen career by taking part in the TV series "Büyük Buluşma" and the movie "Hicran Sokak", which lasted for five years.
He was born on April 22, 1946 in Istanbul. He lost his father when he was only 6 months old. After his secondary education, he appeared on the theater stage in the play Bulvar at Dormen Theater in 1962. In the same year, he was chosen as Vakko's first male model and appeared on the podium.
In 1963, he participated in the Kapak Yıldızı competition organized by Ses magazine. When he managed to become a finalist in the competition, he attracted the attention of the producers. His first movie in the cinema was Let's Live Without Fighting.
A year after he stepped on the big screen, he played his first leading role in Hz. Yusuf came with his movie. He took part in many films produced by Nami Dilbaz. Since then, he has appeared in nearly 300 films. Yusuf Sezgin, who appeared in front of the camera with the famous stars of the period, gave life to different characters in the films in which he starred opposite actors such as Türkan Şoray, Filiz Akın, Selma Güneri, Hülya Koçyiğit, Selda Alkor, Nebahat Çehre, Pervin Par. He did not join the Yeşilçam sex craze and moved away from cinema.
Yusuf Sezgin received the Golden Orange Lifetime Honor Award at the 43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2006, on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of his professional life.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 88 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Short Witch (1999) — Taner
- Was It Gonna Be Like This (1997)
- Establishment Osmancık (1988) — Dursun Fakih
- Küçük Ağa (1984) — Yüzbaşı Nazım
- The Big Meeting (2004) — Amil
- Home (1990)
- Bloody Nigar (1968) — Narçın
- Firat (1997) — Cem
- The Power of Love (1994)
- Hicran Street (2007) — Osman
- I Can't Be Without You (1984)
- Mediterranean Sun (1990) — Sait
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
