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Atıf Kaptan
Atıf Kaptan (21 May 1908 – 22 April 1977) was a Turkish film and theater actor.
He began his artistic career in 1928 with the play “Hamlet” at Dar-ül bedayi. That same year, he also took his first steps into cinema acting. He gained widespread acclaim for his role as “Yahya Kaptan” in the first Turkish sound film, “Bir Millet Uyanıyor” (A Nation Awakens). He founded a troupe called “Kaptan Tiyatrosu” (Captain's Theater) and toured throughout Anatolia. After leaving theater to focus on cinema, the artist starred in over 300 films.
As actor
Sevdalılar
Yalan
Söyleyin Anama Ağlamasın
Deli Kız
Küçük Bey
Kral Benim
The Legend of Mount Agrı
Canavar Cafer
Televizyon Çocuğu
Nöri Kantar Ailesi
Çapkınım Hovardayım
Pembe İncili Kaftan
Turhanoğlu: Çal Hasan
Fedai
Ninja Killer
Bir Tanem
Kara Murat: Ölüm Emri
Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu
Maceraya Bayılırım
Karaların Ali
Bahriyeli Kemal
Destan
Yolsuzlar
Sezercik Küçük Mücahit
Almanyalı Yarim
Blood Money
Gönüller Fatihi Yunus Emre
Don't Cry for Me, Mama
Kader Çıkmazı
Karanlık Yıllar