Portrait of Kartal Tibet

Kartal Tibet

Directing

Biography

Kartal Tibet (27 March 1939, Ankara - 1 July 2021) was a Turkish actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He took part in nearly two hundred movies and TV series as actor, director and screenwriter. In cinema, he first played the lead role in the comic book adaptations Karaoğlan and Tarkan adventure films. In the 1970s, he shared the lead roles with many actors including Hülya Koçyiğit, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik, Hale Soygazi and Filiz Akın. Tibet made his directorial debut in 1977 with Tosun Pasha and directed 56 films, more than twenty of which starred Kemal Sunal. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Davaro, Şendul Şaban and Şabaniye. He was awarded the Golden Orange Film Festival Lifetime Honor Award in 2002 and the Yıldırım Önal Memorial Award in 2006 for his contributions to Turkish cinema. He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 82.

Born: March 27, 1939

Place of Birth: Ankara, Türkiye

Filmography

1989
Samanyolu

as Nejat'ın Babası

1988
The Teacher

as Öğrenci Velisi

1988
1984
Şabaniye

as Konuk "Jön"

1983
Çarıklı Milyoner

as Sarhoş (uncredited)

1974
The Killing Field

as Ali Ekber

1973
While Lilies Bloom

as Oğuz Albatros

1973
A Bunch of Violets

as Kenan Manizade

1973
Düşman

as Murat

1973
Siyah Eldivenli Adam

as Seker Ahmet

1973
1972
1972
Persecution

as Tarık/Bülent

1971
Fire Piece

as Kartal

1971
1971
Beklenen Şarkı

as Selim Varol

1971
1970
Kıskanırım Seni

as Kemal Tayfun

1970
1970
1970
Fadime

as Erol

1970
1969
Tarkan

as Tarkan

1969
Cilveli Kız

as Aydın

1969
1968
İngiliz Kemal

as İngiliz Kemal / John Körli

1968
Aşka Tövbe

as Mübin

1968
1968
Funda

as Vedat

1967
Osmanli Kabadayisi

as Deli Murat

1967
1967
Kara Davut

as Kara Davut

1967
Son Gece

as Yüzbaşı Faruk

1967
Sefiller

as Kemal / Bekir / Enver

1967
1966
I Am a Whore

as Ferdi

1966
1966
1966
The Wren

as Kamran

1966
A Nation Awakens

as Captain Davut

1966
1966
Black Rose

as Murat

1965
Sigh

as İlhami

1965