Portrait of Erdal Özyağcılar

Erdal Özyağcılar

Acting

Biography

Özyağcılar was born in 1948 in Bursa. He started his acting career in 1967, with the movie "Ölüm Tarlası" (Field of Death). He is a theater artist as well as a screen actor, who had roles in many plays, movies and TV series. He also appeared in TV commercials. Özyağcılar is a popular character in the TV series Yabancı Damat, which is famous both in Turkey and Greece. The artist regained his popularity in Turkey in 2007 with the series named Elveda Rumeli (Farewell Rumelia), portraying a Turkish peasant living during the turmoil times of 19th century in Balkans region, near Monastir, with his family, when Ottoman Empire started to lose territory and fall back. He is married to Güzin Özyağcılar, also a theater actress.

Born: January 1, 1948

Place of Birth: İznik, Bursa, Türkiye

Filmography

2025
Champions

as Hakkı Dede

2024
Holding

as Osman Altınordu

2023
Trust Me

as Hulusi

2023
Benim Güzel Ailem

as Rasim Akyol

2023
Prestij Meselesi

as Serpil Akıllıoğlu

2022
The Future Groom

as Çetin Ali

2022
Balkan Ninnisi

as Süleyman Emin

2022
Sweetie

as Self

2020
An Anatolian Tale

as Süleyman Kaya

2019
Şampiyon

as Yaman Günaltay

2018
Forbidden Fruit

as Hasan Ali Kuyucu

2018
Persona

as Kader Kaytan

2017
In the Family

as Haşmet Kurt

2016
Just Smile

as Hasan Civan

2013
Sevdaluk

as Ali İhsan Gedik

2010
The Karadag Family

as Halit Karadağ

2007
Elveda Rumeli

as Sütçü Ramiz

2004
Borders of Love

as Kahraman Baklavacıoğlu

2003
Abdulhamid Falling

as Avlonyalı İsmail Kemal Bey

2002
Beşik Kertmesi

as Aydede / Ayhan Dede

1994
Şehnaz Tango

as Muhsin (Tango)

1990
1989
Our People

as Şükrü Başaran

1988
1987
Sis

as Muhtar

1986
1986
Adem ile Havva

as Şeyhmus

1985
1985
Bir Avuç Cennet

as Tarık Akan "Kamil" (voice)

1985
Naked Citizen

as Mahalleli (voice) [uncredited]

1985
1985
The Broken Landlord

as Kekeç Salman

1985
Blood

as Necmettin Çobanoğlu (voice)

1984
The Honest One

as Mustafa

1984
Şabaniye

as Şehmus

1984
The Postman

as Lütfü

1983
Remedy

as Sırrı Elitaş (voice)

1982
The Road

as Tarık Akan (voice)

1981
Deli Kan

as Reha Yurdakul (voice)

1978
Sultan

as Çarli Cevat

1978
Feyzo, The Polite One

as Gülo'nun Abisi

1977
1977
Seyahatname

as Story Teller

1967
1966
Oh, Beautiful Istanbul

as Gazeteci Cengiz