Halit Akçatepe

Biography

Halit Akçatepe was a Turkish theatre, film and television actor born on 1 January 1938 in Üsküdar, Istanbul. He attended Yeşilköy Boarding Primary School and Refik Halit Karay School before graduating from Saint Benoit French High School. He also trained in the Children’s Department of the Istanbul City Theatres and studied at the Sultanahmet Academy of Economics and Commerce during his higher-education years. Akçatepe began acting at the age of five in the 1943 film Dertli Pınar. After appearing in numerous productions as a child performer, he continued his career across cinema, theatre and television. He played Gayret in Köyden İndim Şehire, Güdük Necmi in Hababam Sınıfı and Ramazan in Süt Kardeşler. His television roles included Pırpır Onbaşı in Şaban Askerde and Berber İsmail in Kaygısızlar. He died in Istanbul on 31 March 2017.

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