Metin Akpınar

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.

Works

I'm Glad I Did

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.

Release Date:2020-07-28

Character:Kendisi

Vote Count:13

All Mixed Up

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.

Release Date:2018-12-07

Vote Count:14

Love Doesn't Understand Words

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.

Release Date:2016-06-15

Character:Hasmet

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:33

Ve perde!

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.

Release Date:2016-01-01

Vote Count:2

Papatyam

Two people whose ages are advanced and who have cut their hopes of love meet in the marriage program. Their lives change.

Release Date:2009-01-06

Character:Necati

Episode Count:121

Vote Count:1

Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2

Release Date:2007-01-01

Character:Muhtar Salih

Vote Count:6

Eve Giden Yol 1914

Release Date:2006-12-22

Character:Reşat Ağa

Vote Count:7

Popstar Alaturka

Release Date:2006-10-01

Episode Count:1

15 Minutes Over Low Heat

Release Date:2006-05-19

Character:Resul

Vote Count:16

Döngel Kârhanesi

Release Date:2005-10-28

Character:Bertan

Vote Count:13

Borrowed Bride

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......

Release Date:2005-02-18

Character:Tavid

Vote Count:21

Rus Gelin

Release Date:2003-02-07

Character:Rıza

Vote Count:9

Abuzer Kadayıf

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.

Release Date:2000-09-29

Character:Ersin / Abuzer

Vote Count:23

Güle Güle

Release Date:2000-02-04

Character:Galip

Vote Count:11

Propaganda

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.

Release Date:1999-03-05

Character:Rahim

Vote Count:78

Yerim Seni

Release Date:1997-10-20

Episode Count:13

Dün Bugün

Release Date:1990-05-16

Vote Count:1

Reklamlar

Release Date:1988-01-01

Vote Count:1

Deliler

Release Date:1988-01-01

Vote Count:5

Namus Düşmanı

Release Date:1986-10-22

Character:Ali

Vote Count:3

Yanlış Numara

Release Date:1985-01-10

Character:Erol

Vote Count:6

Patron Duymasın

Release Date:1985-01-01

Vote Count:8

Aşk Olsun

Release Date:1985-01-01

Vote Count:5

Prohibitions

It is a Zeki-Metin comedy that satirizes the bans in the Republic of Turkey.

Release Date:1984-01-01

Vote Count:7

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu

Release Date:1984-01-01

Vote Count:5

Devekuşu Kabare

Release Date:1984-01-01

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Character:

Episode Count:[ 12 ]

Davetsiz Misafir

Release Date:1983-01-01

Vote Count:6

Dönme Dolap

Release Date:1983-01-01

Vote Count:9

Büyük Kabare

Release Date:1982-07-01

Baş Belası

Release Date:1982-02-01

Character:Metin

Vote Count:6

Görgüsüzler

Release Date:1982-01-01

Character:Vakkas

Vote Count:4

Şaka Yapma

Release Date:1981-04-02

Character:Metin

Vote Count:4

Deve Kuşu Kabare

Release Date:1981-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:10

Vay Başımıza Gelenler

Release Date:1979-11-01

Character:Halis

Vote Count:8

Köşe Kapmaca

Release Date:1979-11-01

Character:Halis

Vote Count:6

Cafer'in Çilesi

Release Date:1978-10-09

Character:Refik

Vote Count:7

Petrol Kings

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.

Release Date:1978-01-01

Vote Count:19

Sivri Akıllılar

Funny stories of the two friends working at the hotel who are trying to find the lost treasure.

Release Date:1977-11-01

Character:Metin

Vote Count:11

Aslan Bacanak

Release Date:1977-04-01

Character:Halim

Vote Count:21

Hasip and Nasip

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.

Release Date:1976-10-09

Character:Nasip

Vote Count:17

Where Are These Guys Looking At?

Metin and his best friend Zeki comes to Istanbul to get married. All of a sudden they become famous and funny stories start.

Release Date:1976-07-14

Character:Metin

Vote Count:26

There is a Lion in Every Heart

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

Release Date:1976-03-01

Character:Danyal

Vote Count:11

Güler misin Ağlar mısın

Release Date:1975-11-07

Character:Metin

Vote Count:17

Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet

Release Date:1975-04-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Metin

Vote Count:13

Beş Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin

Release Date:1975-02-02

Character:Metin

Vote Count:11

Mirasyediler

Release Date:1974-12-31

Character:Metin

Vote Count:9

From the Village to the City

After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.

Release Date:1974-10-01

Character:Hayret

Vote Count:84

Salak Milyoner

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.

Release Date:1974-04-01

Character:Hayret

Vote Count:63

Yearning

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.

Release Date:1974-03-01

Character:Alev's Manager

Vote Count:8

The Blue Bead

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.

Release Date:1974-01-01

Character:Kanuni Süleyman

Vote Count:80

Yalancı Yarim

Release Date:1973-12-01

Character:Mahmut

Vote Count:21

My Dear Brother

Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.

Release Date:1973-03-01

Character:Kancı Mehmet

Vote Count:69

Oh Olsun

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.

Release Date:1973-01-01

Character:Doktor Metin

Vote Count:38

Feryat

Release Date:1973-01-01

Character:Gazinodaki Adam, Konuk oyuncu

Sweet Talker

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.

Release Date:1972-01-01

Character:Metin

Vote Count:27