Birthday:
11-02-1942
(82 years)
Birthplace:
Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Egilmez comedies to follow. Soon after, he developed an enduring screen partnership with the actor and director, Zeki Alasya, the two gaining popularity as a pair of comic dimwits. It was only in the 1990s that Akpinar, by now an experienced actor, broke away and decided to go his own way in film, theatre and television alike.
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My Dear Brother
Act like Kancı Mehmet
event1973 star_border 8.3
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Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.
The Blue Bead
Act like Kanuni Süleyman
event1974 star_border 7.5
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After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'er-do-wells decide to kidnap the star performer Emel Sayın for revenge.
Propaganda
Act like Rahim
event1999 star_border 6.6
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Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
From the Village to the City
Act like Hayret
event1974 star_border 8
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After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.
Oh Olsun
Act like Doktor Metin
event1973 star_border 6.8
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A tycoon tries to teach some life lessons to his three spoiled sons by making them work on the floor of his factory, where one of them falls in love.
Yearning
Act like Alev's Manager
event1974 star_border 5.9
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The soft spot in her heart for her composer remains unfilled of a star performer, after she's given a red handkerchief as a farewell. She must make her final decision despite a hearing loss risking her promising career.
Sweet Talker
Act like Metin
event1972 star_border 6.6
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Tarik is the best scorer basketball player of his team and is very popular. One day he comes to a village with his team to do entreman. There, he met the village teacher, Emine. He loves her very much and they get married immediately. But, some days after he had to return to istanbul. He wants Emine to go to istanbul with him but she says that she can't leave the village and her students.
Salak Milyoner
Act like Hayret
event1974 star_border 7.5
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The funny treasure hunt of 4 rural brothers in Istanbul, after the recent death of their father who left them a treasure map as heritage.
Borrowed Bride
Act like Tavid
event2005 star_border 6.2
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Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, meanwhile, is more interested in playing with puppets and dressing up as a rooster for the travelling theatre. His fiancée has only so much patience... So what should his parents do? What was that? Hire a Borrowed Bride? Meaning exactly what? Well just that: borrow a bride, as the title of the film suggests......
There is a Lion in Every Heart
Act like Danyal
event1976 star_border 6.1
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A janitor, caretaker and the other two friends who, despite years of primary school, which is highly overage in order to get the story of their struggle
Abuzer Kadayıf
Act like Ersin / Abuzer
event2000 star_border 5
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After his pregnant wife killed by thinner addicts, Ersin Balkan, decides on to establish a school for children who are abandoned ad thinner addicts. Noticing that he can not afford a such thing with his salary, takes a new career and becomes a singer.
Petrol Kings
event1978 star_border 5.8
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Zeki and Metin are two close friends who want to get married with the girls they love but they are both broke. One day they find petrol from their garden and everything changes. They become rich by selling the petrol that they found in their garden. The value of the house triples all of a sudden.
Sivri Akıllılar
Act like Metin
event1977 star_border 5.4
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Funny stories of the two friends working at the hotel who are trying to find the lost treasure.
Where Are These Guys Looking At?
Act like Metin
event1976 star_border 6.7
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Metin and his best friend Zeki comes to Istanbul to get married. All of a sudden they become famous and funny stories start.
Hasip and Nasip
Act like Nasip
event1976 star_border 6.8
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After two families being at loggerheads for years, it is now Hasip and Nasip's turn. They fight to win the mayor election, and to marry their common love interest, Perihan.
All Mixed Up
event2018 star_border 3.9
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Determined to wed his girlfriend, an earnest boyfriend goes off the beaten path to seek the blessing of her father, who has been missing for years.
Prohibitions
event1984 star_border 8.6
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It is a Zeki-Metin comedy that satirizes the bans in the Republic of Turkey.
Ve perde!
event2016 star_border 6.5
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A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.
I'm Glad I Did
Act like Kendisi
event2020 star_border 7.7
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Metin Akpınar has not been on the theater stage since 1992. In addition to TV series and movies, new generations were able to meet him with Devekuşu Kabare's six plays that could be recorded. As if it was written today, those who watched had a taste of his unique acting in current plays. It was an acting that accompanied his talent and his intellectual background. "I'm Glad I Did", when transferring through the years Metin Akpinar he brought his own narrative, on the other hand, offers a different approach to Turkey's recent history, leaving an archive for the future by refreshing memory.
Papatyam
Act like Necati (121 ep.)
event2009 star_border 5
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Two people whose ages are advanced and who have cut their hopes of love meet in the marriage program. Their lives change.
Love Doesn't Understand Words
Act like Hasmet (10 ep.)
event2016 star_border 8.3
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Hayat is a country girl with strict parents. She is in a love hate relationship with her boss Murat. Hayat is full of secrets that can ruin her career and relationship.
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