Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1939-03-27
Day of Death
2021-07-01
Place of Birth
Ankara, Türkiye
Kartal Tibet
Biography
Kartal Tibet (27 March 1939, Ankara - 1 July 2021) was a Turkish actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He took part in nearly two hundred movies and TV series as actor, director and screenwriter. In cinema, he first played the lead role in the comic book adaptations Karaoğlan and Tarkan adventure films. In the 1970s, he shared the lead roles with many actors including Hülya Koçyiğit, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik, Hale Soygazi and Filiz Akın. Tibet made his directorial debut in 1977 with Tosun Pasha and directed 56 films, more than twenty of which starred Kemal Sunal. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Davaro, Şendul Şaban and Şabaniye. He was awarded the Golden Orange Film Festival Lifetime Honor Award in 2002 and the Yıldırım Önal Memorial Award in 2006 for his contributions to Turkish cinema. He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 82.
Filmography (92)
The Teacher
1988
Uyanık Gazeteci
1988
Japanese Connection
1987
Deli Deli Küpeli
1986
Expat Şaban
1985
Şabaniye
1984
Çarıklı Milyoner
1983
Feryada Gücüm Yok
1981
Curcuna
1975
Erkeksen Kaçma
1974
Boys Don't Cry
1974
The Killing Field
1974
While Lilies Bloom
1973
Tarkan and the Armless Hero
1973
