Menderes Samancılar (born 1 May 1954) is a Turkish actor.
Life and career
Samancılar was born on 1 May 1954 in
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, wh ...
and is of Kurdish descent.
He won the first prize in a photonovel competition organized by a newspaper in 1974. He starred in more than twenty photonovels within two years. He made his cinematic debut in 1975 with a role in Yılmaz Duru's movie ''İnce Memed Vuruldu''. Until 1998 he appeared in more than 80 movie productions. In 1998, he was cast in
Claude Lelouch
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained criti ...
's movie ''
Hasards ou coïncidences''. He subsequently continued his career in television. In 2005, he appeared on stage with
Kerem Alışık
İsmail Kerem Alışık (born 5 June 1960) is a Turkish actor and television presenter. He is the only son of famous actors of Turkish cinema Sadri Alışık and Çolpan İlhan
Çolpan İlhan (8 August 1936 – 25 July 2014) was a Turki ...
and İpek Tuzcuoğlu in an adaptation of ''
Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım'' at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center. Samancılar ran for Adana's seat in the
1999 Turkish general election, representing the
Freedom and Solidarity Party
The Left Party ( tr, Sol Parti, often written as SOL Parti), is a secular, socialist political party in Turkey. The Party was founded after Freedom and Solidarity Party ( tr, Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi - ÖDP) decided to change its name ...
.
Samancılar started writing poems at the age of 15, and has published two poetry books: ''Sonbaharın Sarısını Vurdular Gece'' () in 2003; and ''Yanmış Orman Kokusu'' () in 2016. He has also expressed his inetersting in screenwriting.
"Yazan ve oynayan Samancılar"
Olkan Özyurt, 12 November 2003, ''Radikal'', Retrieved 23 December 2007.
Filmography
* '' Magarsus'' (2023)
* '' Yalı Çapkını'' (2022-2023)
* '' Hükümsüz'' (2021)
* '' Zümrüdüanka'' (2020–2021)
* '' Güvercin'' (2019–2020)
* '' Kapı'' (2019)
* '' Çukur'' (2019)
* '' Çoban Yıldızı'' (2018)
* '' Babamın Kanatları'' (2016)
* '' Dar Elbise'' (2016)
* '' Urfalıyam Ezelden'' (2014)
* '' Kayıp'' (2012)
* '' Gözetleme Kulesi'' (2012)
* ''Hayat Devam Ediyor
Hayat or Hayet is an Arabic word which means "life".
People
* Hayat Boumeddiene, common law wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who perpetrated the Montrouge shooting in France in 2015
*Hayat Kabasakal, Turkish management academic
* Malik Asif Hayat, chair ...
'' (2012)
* '' Bitmeyen Şarkı ''(2010)
* '' Asi ''(2009)
* '' Sarı Saten (Der gelbe Satin)'' (2008) - Galip Abi
* '' Hasret'' (2006) - Recep Dayı
* '' Rıza'' (2006)
* '' Sıla'' (2006-2008) - Celil
* '' Düşler ve Gerçekler'' (2005) - Sadık
* '' O Şimdi Mahkum'' (2005) - Osman
* '' Kısmet'' (2004)
* '' Bütün Çocuklarım'' (2004) - Ahmet Kıroğlu
* '' Asmalı Konak - Hayat'' (2003) - Bekir Kirve
* '' Sır Çocukları'' (2002)
* '' Gönlümdeki Köşk Olmasa'' (2002) - İmam
* '' Yıldız Karayel'' (2002)
* '' Asmalı Konak'' (2002) - Bekir Kirve
* ''Derviş Derviş is the Turkish and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the Persian and Arabic word " " (), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, ...
'' (2001) - Izak
* '' Vasiyet'' (2001) - Cambaz
* '' Sevgi Zamanı'' (2000)
* '' Halk Çocuğu'' (2000)
* '' Kumru'' (2000)
* '' Dilber'' (1999) - Arif Onbaşı
* '' Bir Filiz Vardı'' (1998) - Filiz'in babası
* '' Hasards ou coïncidences'' (1998)
* '' Öldürme Üzerine Küçük Bir Film'' (1997)
* '' Ah Nalan Ah'' (1997)
* '' İlişkiler'' (1997)
* '' Yaban'' (1996)
* '' Kış Çiçeği'' (1996) - Mehmet Umut
* ''Kurtuluş
Kurtuluş is a neighbourhood of the Şişli district of Istanbul that was originally called ''Tatavla,'' meaning 'stables' in Greek ( el, Ταταύλα). The modern Turkish name means "liberation", "salvation", "independence" or "deliverance". On ...
'' (1996) - Topal Gazi
* '' Avrenos'un Müşterileri'' (1995)
* '' Mirasyediler'' (1995) - Tayfur
* '' Soğuk Geceler'' (1994) - Mahmut
* '' Alem Buysa'' (1994)
* '' Mavi Sürgün'' (1993)
* '' Öldüren Miras'' (1993)
* '' Gelincik Tarlası'' (1993)
* '' Dönersen Islık Çal'' (1992)
* ''Aliye Aliye () is a Turkish and Iranian feminine given name. People named Aliye include:
Given name
* Aliye Berger (1903–1974), Turkish artist, engraver, and painter
* Aliye Rona (1921–1996), Turkish film actress
* (born 1951), Turkish Theater, c ...
'' (1992)
* '' Aysarının Zilleri'' (1992)
* '' Zıkkımın Kökü'' (1992)
* '' Piano Piano Bacaksız'' (1992) - Tevfik
* '' Krallığın Bedeli'' (1991)
* '' Siyabend-ü Xece'' (1991) - Siyabend'in amcası
* '' Robert'in Filmi'' (1990)
* '' Eskici ve Oğulları'' (1990)
* '' Karartma Geceleri'' (1990)
* '' Kiraz Çiçek Açıyor'' (1990)
* '' Darbe'' (1990)
* '' Aşkın Zamanı'' (1990)
* '' Cahide'' (1989)
* '' Gönüller Sultanı Mevlana'' (1989)
* '' İçimizden Biri: Yunus Emre'' (1989) - Derviş Yusuf
* '' Acı Şarkı'' (1989)
* '' Baharın Bittiği Yer'' (1989)
* '' Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım'' (1988)
* '' Ağlamaya Değer Mi?'' (1988)
* '' Ayrı Dünyalar'' (1988)
* '' Tanrı Seni Korusun'' (1988)
* '' Yedi Uyuyanlar'' (1988)
* '' Sis'' (1988)
* '' Gramofon Avrat'' (1987)
* '' 72. Koğuş'' (1987)
* '' Fikrimin İnce Gülü - Sarı Mercedes'' (1987)
* '' Biz Doğarken Gülmüşüz'' (1987)
* '' Yirmidört Saat'' (1987)
* '' Karınca Katar'' (1987)
* '' Zamansızlar'' (1987)
* '' Can Yoldaşım'' (1987)
* '' Bekçi'' (1986)
* '' Halkalı Köle'' (1986)
* '' Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne'' (1986)
* '' Uzun Bir Gece'' (1986)
* '' Güneşe Köprü'' (1986)
* '' Gün Akşam Oldu'' (1986)
* '' Sevdan Öldürdü Beni'' (1986)
* '' Sıcak Tatlı Yaz'' (1986)
* '' Parmak Damgası'' (1985)
* '' Kaşık Düşmanı'' (1984)
* '' Aşk Sürgünü'' (1984)
* '' Beş Kafadar'' (1984)
* '' Severek Ayrılalım'' (1984)
* '' Geçim Otobüsü'' (1984)
* '' Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde'' (1979)
* '' Derdim Dünyadan Büyük'' (1978)
* '' Kanal'' (1978)
* '' Azrailin Beş Atlısı'' (1978)
* '' Fırat'ın Cinleri'' (1977)
* '' Alçaktan Uçan Güvercin'' (1977)
* '' Hıdır'' (1977)
* '' Güneşli Bataklık'' (1977)
* '' İnce Memed Vuruldu'' (1975)
* '' Kara Çarşaflı Gelin'' (1975)
* '' Gecelerin Ötesi / İster Darıl İster Sarıl'' (1974)
Awards
* 1989 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor ...
, "Best Supporting Actor" ('' Sis'')
* 1993 Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, "Best Actor" ('' Zıkkımın Kökü'')
* 1993 Turkish Film Critics Association Awards, "Best Supporting Actor"
* 1996 Orhon Murat Arıburnu Awards, "Best Actor"
* Contemporary Film Actors Association Awards, "Best Actor"
* 19th Golden Boll Film Festival, "Best Supporting Actor" ('' Gözetleme Kulesi'')
* 23rd Golden Boll Film Festival, "Best Actor" ('' Babamın Kanatları'')
References
External links
*
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1954 births
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male stage actors
Best Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winners
Living people