Levent Kırca
(1948-2015)

 
Style of Art : Actor, comedian
Branch of Art : Comedy, theater play, film
Art Profile :

Levent Kırca was born in Samsun in 1948. He began his career as an actor in the Ankara State Theatre in 1946. He then acted in Ankara Birlik Theatre and Halk Oyuncuları. He performed many theater plays with actress Oya Başar. Kırca also acted in many TV series such as “Nasreddin Hoca Oyun Treni,” “Siz Olsaydınız Ne Yapardınız?,” “Bu Oyun Nasıl Oynanmalı?,” “Sağlık Olsun!” and “Ne Olur Ne Olmaz.” Kırca and Oya Başar performed in the TV series "Olacak O kadar" for 22 years. In 1978 he debuted in the film "Altınşehir." After then Kırca acted in many films including "Ne Olacak Şimdi?" and "Mavi Muammer." He also directed several films such as "Son" and "Şeytan Bunun Neresinde." In 1998 Kırca received a title of State Artist from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He wrote columns for Aydınlık daily newspaper from 2011-2015. In 2013 he was appointed to the general director of Ulusal Kanal, a TV Channel, and later became chairman of the board. Kırca passed away in Istanbul in 2015.

Theater plays as an actor:
Ateşin Düştüğü Yer
Toros Canavarı
Kadıncıklar
Üç Baba Hasan
Sefiller
Güzel Ve Çirkin
Oyun Nasıl Oynanmalı

Filmography:
Karımın Dediği Dedik Çaldığı Kontrbas, 2011
Son İstasyon, 2010
Ağa Kızı, 2004 (as an actor)
Kendini Bırak Gitsin, 2004
Şeytan Bunun Neresinde, 2002 (as an actor and director)
Son, 2001 (as an actor, scriptwriter and director)
Ölürsün Gülmekten, 2000
Mavi Muammer, 1985 (as an actor)
N′Olacak Şimdi, 1979(as an actor)
Taşı Toprağı Altın Şehir, 1978 (as an actor)

Reference: tr.wikipedia.org, bbc.com, sinemalar.com

 

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