Atıf Kaptan

Personal Info

Birthday

April 8, 1908

Day of Death

1977-04-22

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

İzmit ,Türkiye

Also Known As

Атыф Каптан

Atıf Kaptan

Biography

Atıf Kaptan (21 May 1908 – 22 April 1977) was a Turkish film and theater actor. He began his artistic career in 1928 with the play “Hamlet” at Dar-ül bedayi. That same year, he also took his first steps into cinema acting. He gained widespread acclaim for his role as “Yahya Kaptan” in the first Turkish sound film, “Bir Millet Uyanıyor” (A Nation Awakens). He founded a troupe called “Kaptan Tiyatrosu” (Captain's Theater) and toured throughout Anatolia. After leaving theater to focus on cinema, the artist starred in over 300 films.

Known For

Suçlu

Sevdiğim Uşak

Deli Kız

Beklenen Şarkı

Otobüs Yolcuları

Ala Geyik

Asi Gençler

Kara Orkun

Filmography

1976
Söyleyin Anama Ağlamasın
as Ökkeş Ağa
1975
Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi
as Sufi
Nöri Kantar Ailesi
as Nuriye Kantar'ın Babası
Deli Kız
as Mahmut Hacıoğlu
1974
Sezercik Küçük Mücahit
as Türk Generali
Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu
as Büyücü
Kara Murat: Ölüm Emri
as Çandarlı Halil Paşa
Maceraya Bayılırım
as Rıfat
Blood Money
as Salim'in Babası
Destan
as Ökkeş Ağa
1973
Kara Orkun
as Kesis
Mountain Wolf
as Rahip
Umut Dünyası
as Fuat Sami
Savulun Battal Gazi Geliyor
as Oba Beyi
Bitirimler Sosyetede
as Nurullah
Tatlım
as Adil
Kara Haydar
as Komiser Zeki
Kaderimiz
as police officer
Bilal-i Habeşi
as Varaka
Battal Gazi'nin İntikamı
as Kahin
1972
Suçlu
as Ayla'nın Amcası
Kara Murat: Fatih'ın Fedaisi
as Vezir Çakırcı Hamza Paşa
Sezercik Aslan Parçası
as Avukat
Binbir Gece Masalları
as Padişah
Gülizar
as Atıf
Asi Gençler
as Avukat Avni Bey
1971
Battal Gazi Destanı
as Ömer Bey
Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings
as Kral Gero
Sezercik Yavrum Benim
as Memduh
Sevdiğim Uşak
as Hulusi Bey
Beklenen Şarkı
as Selim'in Babası
Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde
as Kral
1970
Zalim
as Tekfur
Linç
as Savci
Tarkan and the Silver Saddle
as Kahin
Cilalı İbo Avrupa'da
as General Gogenhaffen
1969
Ala Geyik
as Hüseyin
Vatan ve Namık Kemal
as Miralay Ahmet Sıtkı
1968
İngiliz Kemal
as General Harrington
Ezo Gelin
as Dinar Usta
1967
Alpaslan'ın Fedaisi Alpago
as Vezir Nizamülmülk
1966
Boğaziçi Şarkısı
as Kadir Uzunoğlu
Dişi Düşman
as Şemsi
Kolsuz Kahraman
as Hiyoug tu Siyong
1965
Before the Thaw
as Mahmut
Cennet Fedaileri
as Ebu Cehil
Star Hill
as Kılıçoğlu Ahmet
Torpido Yılmaz
as Mahmet
1964
The Guilty Are Among Us
as Halis Bey
Uçurumdaki Kadın
as Ömer
1962
Cengiz Han'ın Hazineleri
as Tokta Bey
Esir Kuş
as Tayyar
Aşk Bekliyor
as Hurşit Bey
1961
Otobüs Yolcuları
as Mahmut
Aşktan da Üstün
as Hilmi Paşa
Bir Yaz Yağmuru
as Ragıp
Angels are My Witnesses
as Peter
1960
Ateşten Damla
as Osman Müfit
1959
I'm Looking For My Mom
as Reşit Kaptan
Ölmeyen Aşk
as Nuri Bey
1958
The Golden Cage
as Süleyman
1957
Lejyon Dönüşü
as Profesör
1955
La sultana Safiyè
as Mehemet
Ebediyete Kadar
as Dr. Cemil
Battal Gazi Geliyor
as Amuryan Beyi Mihriyabil
The Invisible Man in Istanbul
as Cemil
1954
Bulgar Sadık
as Sandaneski
Nilgün
as Mr. Lellan
1953
Dracula in Istanbul
as Dracula
1952
Red Plume - Genghis Khan
as Şeyhülcebel Hasan Sabbah
Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlıyor
as Alanbay
Ankara Express
as Nazi Subayı
1932
Bir Millet Uyanıyor
as Yahya Kaptan