Eşref Kolçak (28 January 1927 – 26 May 2019) was a Turkish actor.

Biography

Eşref Kolçak was born in Russia. His father was Harun Kolçakoğlu, and his mother was of

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

descent, his family moved to Turkey, Erzurum when he was 5 years old. At the age of 14, his family moved to Istanbul. He studied at the Sultan Ahmet Arts Institute. In 1944, he appeared in his first play at the Atilla Review. In 1947, he made his film debut and went on to appear in over 180 films and series. Kolçak won a Golden Orange in 2000 for his performance in ''

Güle Güle ''The Raindrop'' ( tr, Güle Güle) is a 2000 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Zeki Ökten, which chronicles the friendship of five elderly residents of Bozcaada. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won f ...

''. He was the father of musician

Harun Kolçak Harun, also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun ( ar, هارون, ) is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Ancient Egyptian origin, from ''aha rw'', meaning "warrior li ...

, who died of

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on 19 July 2017.

Filmography

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New York'ta Beş Minare ''Five Minarets in New York'', released as ''Act of Vengeance'' in the U.S. and as ''The Terrorist'' in Australia, is a 2010 American action film written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which follows two Turkish police officers sent to ...

'' (2010) * '' Kollama'' (2010) * ''

Yalan Dünya ''Yalan Dünya'' ''(Fake World)'' is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012. Plot ''Yalan Dünya'' is about the lives of actors and actresses in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-coming neighbourhood with ...

'' (2007) * '' Tutkunum Sana'' (2006) * '' Kınalı Kuzular: Nişanlıya Verilen Söz'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Kimsesiz Zaman Tasvirleri'' (2004) * '' Kayıp Aşklar'' (2004) * ''

Yadigar Engin Yadigar (born 12 June 1944) is a Turkish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympi ...

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Çanakkale: Son Kale'' (2003) * '' Umutların Ötesi'' (2003) * ''

Kınalı Kar ''Kınalı Kar'' is a miniseries portraying the love stories of several people in the fictional Turkish village of Kınalı Kar, most notably Ali and Nazar. Overview Kınalı Kar was a miniseries filmed in Bursa, Turkey from 2002 to 2004. Direct ...

'' (2002) * ''

Yeşil Işık ''Green Light'' (Original Turkish title: ''Yeşil Işık'') is a 2002 Turkish romantic drama film, written and directed by Faruk Aksoy. Plot Elif is a married woman who has just caught her husband cheating. Ali is an investor on the verge of maki ...

'' (2001) * '' Aşk Hırsızı'' (2000) * '' Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür'' (2000) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Sırılsıklam'' (1998) * '' Affet Bizi Hocam'' (1998) * '' İntizar'' (1997) * '' Bir Umut'' (1997) * '' Hüzün Çiçeği'' (1996) * '' Sahte Dünyalar'' (1995) * ''

Çiçek Taksi Çiçek (means "flower") is a Turkish name (female) and surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cemil Çiçek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey * Ilhami Çiçek, Turkish poet * Ali Ekber Çiçek Ali Ekber Çiçek (1935 – 26 Apri ...

'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Rüyalara Gelin'' (1993) * ''

Berlin in Berlin ''Berlin in Berlin'' is a 1993 Turkish drama film directed by Sinan Çetin. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where Hülya Avşar won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Hülya Avşar as Dilber * Cem Özer as Mu ...

'' (1993) * '' Zirvedekiler'' (1993) * '' Hüdayi Yolu / Aziz Mahmud Hüdai Hz.'' (1993) * '' Yağmur Beklerken'' (1992) * ''

Polis ''Polis'' (, ; grc-gre, πόλις, ), plural ''poleis'' (, , ), literally means "city" in Greek. In Ancient Greece, it originally referred to an administrative and religious city center, as distinct from the rest of the city. Later, it also ...

'' (1992) * ''

Aile Bağları Ailes or aile may refer to: People ;With this given name * Ailes Gilmour, pioneer of the American Modern Dance movement of the 1930s * Aile Asszonyi (born 1975) ;Surnamed * Roger Ailes (1940–2017), president of America's Fox News Channel and ch ...

'' (1991) * '' Köroğlu'' (1991) * '' Vurguna İnmek'' (1990) * ''

Yuva ''Yuva'' ( Youth) is an Indian Hindi-language political thriller film directed by Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '' Aaytha Ezhuthu'', and it is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a ...

'' (1990) * '' Kanun Savaşçıları'' (1989) * '' Meçhul Tohum'' (1988) * '' Yaşamak'' (1988) * '' Hanım'' (1988) - Necip * '' Benim Olsaydın'' (1987) * '' Bomba'' (1987) * ''

Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (1872–1911) was a Zeybek, who was active as an outlaw in the region enclosing İzmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla and Antalya in modern western Turkey, from 1893 to 1910. Born in Ödemiş in 1871, he went out to the Aegean m ...

'' (1987) * '' Yavrumu Kurtarın'' (1987) * '' Çatallı Köy'' (1987) * '' Kuruluş / Osmancık'' (1987) * '' Dikenli Yol'' (1986) * ''

Yarın Ağlayacağım ''Yarın Ağlayacağım'' is a 1986 Turkish drama film, directed by Halit Refiğ and starring Kadir İnanır, Yaprak Özdemiroğlu and Gül Erda. References External links

* 1986 films Turkish drama films 1986 drama films Films directed ...

/ Erkekler de Ağlar'' (1986) * ''

Çalıkuşu ''Çalıkuşu'', or ''The Wren'', is a novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin written in 1922, about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher named Feride. Plot summary The events in the novel take place in the early twentieth century, near the col ...

'' (1986) * ''

Altar An altar is a Table (furniture), table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of wo ...

'' (1985) * '' Domdom Kurşunu'' (1985) * '' Yaranamadım'' (1985) * '' Suçlu Gençlik'' (1985) * '' Kahreden Gençlik'' (1985) * '' Feryat'' (1983) * '' Kahır'' (1983) * '' Esir'' (1983) * '' İkimiz De Sevdik'' (1983) * '' Küçük Ağa'' (1983) * '' Dört Yanım Cehennem'' (1982) * '' Kelepçe (film)'' (1982) * '' Öğretmen Kemal'' (1981) * ''

Takip ''The Chase'' is a British television quiz show broadcast on ITV1 and hosted by Bradley Walsh. Contestants play against a professional quizzer, known as the "chaser", who attempts to prevent them from winning a cash prize. The six chasers ar ...

'' (1981) * '' Unutulmayanlar'' (1981) - * '' Önce Hayaller Ölür'' (1981) * '' Fırat'' (1979) * ''

Hayat Harcadın Beni Hayat or Hayet is an Arabic word which means "life". People * Hayat Boumeddiene, common law wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who perpetrated the Montrouge shooting in France in 2015 * Hayat Kabasakal, Turkish management academic *Malik Asif Hayat, chai ...

'' (1979) * '' Süpermen Dönüyor'' (1979) * '' Ölüm Görevi'' (1978) * '' Kaybolan Yıllar'' (1978) * '' Görünmeyen Düşman'' (1978) * '' Denizin Kanı'' (1978) * '' Akrep Yuvası'' (1977) * ''

Şeref Sözü Şeref is a Turkish name and may refer to: Given name * Şeref Eroğlu (born 1975), Turkish wrestler * Şeref Has (born 1936), Turkish footballer * Şeref Taşlıova (1938–2014), Turkish storyteller * Şeref Görkey (1913–2004), Turkish footba ...

'' (1977) * ''

Silah Arkadaşları Silah may refer to: * Michael J. Silah, American admiral, director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps *Sileh Sileh ( fa, سيله, also Romanized as Sīleh and Sīlāh) is a village in Javanmard ...

'' (1977) * '' Lanet / İlenç'' (1977) * '' Yuvanın Bekçileri'' (1977) * ''

Hain Hain may refer to: * Hain (river), a Belgian tributary of the Scheldt * Hain, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany * Hain, Ghana, a community in Upper West Region, Ghana * Hain Celestial Group, a natural foods company * ''Repertorium b ...

'' (1977) * '' Hedefteki Adam'' (1977) * ''

Yıkılmayan Adam ''Yıkılmayan Adam'' (''The Indestructible Man'') is a 1977 Turkish political film directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk. It is the final film of his " The Adam Trilogy", following the 1976 ''Yarınsız Adam'' (Man Without Tomorrow) and '' Satılm� ...

'' (1977) * '' Bedia'' (1977) - Halil * '' Tek Başına'' (1976) * ''

Kader Bu Kader may refer to: * ''Kader'' (film), a 2006 Turkish drama film * Kader Group, a toy manufacturer of Hong Kong People with the given name *Kader Abdolah (born 1954), Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. * Kader Asmal (1934–2011), South A ...

'' (1976) * '' Mikrop'' (1976) * '' Örgüt'' (1976) * '' Seni Sevmekle Suçluyum'' (1976) * '' Bizim Düğün Ne Zaman'' (1976) * '' Gurbetçiler Dönüyor'' (1976) * '' Şafakta Buluşalım'' (1975) * ''

Cemil Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic Jamil with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic v ...

'' (1975) * '' Kanlı Sevda'' (1974) * '' Kalleş'' (1974) * ''

Alo Polis Alo or ALO may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Alo'' (film), a 2003 Bengali drama * Alo Creevey, a fictional character in TV series ''Skins'' ** "Alo" (''Skins series 5'') ** "Alo" (''Skins series 6'') * Animal Liberation Orchestra ...

'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Şehitler'' (1974) * ''

Kurt Kapanı Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...

'' (1973) * '' Soğukkanlılar'' (1973) * '' Topal'' (1973) * '' Vahşet'' (1973) * '' Bu Toprağın Kızı'' (1973) * '' Cezanı Çekeceksin'' (1972) * '' Son Duanı Et'' (1972) * '' Silahlar Affetmez'' (1971) * '' Üç Öfkeli Adam'' (1971) * '' Kartallar'' (1971) * ''

Bela Çiçekleri Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara *Bela, Dang, in Nepal *Bela, Janakpur, i ...

'' (1970) * '' Bu Yumruk Sana'' (1970) * '' Ölüm Pazarı'' (1970) * '' Günahını Kanlarıyla Ödediler'' (1969) * ''

Beyaz Mendilim Beyaz may refer to: * Beyaz, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Beyaz Show, Turkish talk show ** Beyazıt Öztürk, the host, also known as ''Beyaz'' * Beyaz peynir, Turkish cuisine * Eren Beyaz, Turkish basketball player * Beyaz (drug) ...

'' (1969) * '' Emmioğlu'' (1969) * '' Eşkiya Aşkı'' (1969) * '' Satılık Gelin'' (1969) * '' Şeytanın Oyunu'' (1969) * '' Kardeş Kurşunu'' (1969) * '' Mekansız Kurtlar'' (1968) * '' Cehennemde Boş Yer Yok'' (1968) * '' Kurşun Yolu'' (1968) * '' Bir Mahkum Kaçtı'' (1968) * '' Kızgın Adam'' (1968) * ''

Dertli Pınar Dertli is a village in the Sungurlu District of Çorum Province Çorum ( tr, ) is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its provincial capi ...

'' (1968) * ''

Kara Kartal Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dag ...

'' (1967) * '' Kocadağlı'' (1967) * '' İslamoğlu'' (1966) * '' Kanlı Pazar'' (1966) * '' Kıran Kırana'' (1966) * ''

Namus Borcu Nāmūs is the Arabic word ( Greek "νόμος") of a concept of an ethical category, a virtue, in Middle Eastern patriarchal character. Literally translated as "virtue", it is now more popularly used in a strong gender-specific context of ...

'' (1966) * '' Ölüm Busesi'' (1966) * '' Dalgacı Mahmut'' (1965) * ''

Düşman Kardeşler ''The Enemy'' ( tr, Düşman) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, written, produced and co-directed by Yılmaz Güney with Zeki Ökten during Güney's second imprisonment, featuring Aytaç Arman as Ismail an overqualified young Turkish worker who una ...

'' (1965) * '' Kanunsuzlar'' (1965) * '' Yumruk Yumruğa'' (1965) * '' Filinta Kadri'' (1964) * '' Yalnız Efe'' (1964) * '' Erkek Ali'' (1964) * '' Yarın Bizimdir'' (1963) * '' Korkusuz Kabadayı'' (1963) * '' Gecelerin Hakimi'' (1963) * '' Rüzgarlı Tepe'' (1963) * '' Öksüz Hasan'' (1963) * '' Hancının Kızı'' (1963) * '' Beyoğlu Piliçleri'' (1963) * '' Başımı Belaya Sokma'' (1963) * '' Çıkar Yol'' (1962) * '' Dağlar Bulutlu Efem'' (1962) * '' Bardaktaki Adam'' (1962) * '' Aşk Bekliyor'' (1962) * '' Boşver Doktor'' (1962) * '' Beş Kardeştiler'' (1962) * '' Kurşun Yağmuru'' (1962) * ''

'' (1962) * '' Çöpçatan'' (1962) * '' Ümitler Kırılınca'' (1962) * '' Düğün Alayı'' (1961) * '' Kaderin Önüne Geçilmez'' (1961) * '' Şoför Ahmet'' (1961) * '' Ayşecik Şeytan Çekici'' (1960) * ''

Gece Kuşu Gece (Turkish "night") may refer to: *''Gece'', 1972 Turkish film with Süleyman Turan List of Turkish films of 1972 A list of films produced in the Turkey in 1972 (see 1972 in film): See also *1972 in Turkey References {{DEFAULTSORT:T ...

'' (1960) * '' Namus Uğruna'' (1960) * '' Beklenen Bomba'' (1959) * '' Dağlar Şahini Yörük Efe'' (1959) * ''

Düşman Yolları Kesti ''The Enemy'' ( tr, Düşman) is a 1979 Turkish drama film, written, produced and co-directed by Yılmaz Güney with Zeki Ökten during Güney's second imprisonment, featuring Aytaç Arman as Ismail an overqualified young Turkish worker who un ...

'' (1959) * '' Hayatım Sana Feda'' (1959) * '' Unutulmayan Aşk / Zeynebim'' (1959) * '' Civan Ali'' (1958) * '' Kumpanya'' (1958) * '' Ninni Talihsiz Yetime'' (1958) * '' Sokak Çocuğu'' (1958) * '' Bir Şoförün Gizli Defteri'' (1958) * ''

Kin __NOTOC__ Kin usually refers to kinship and family. Kin or KIN may also refer to: Culture and religion *Otherkin, people who identify as not entirely human *Kinism, a white supremacist religious movement * Kinh, the majority ethnic group of V ...

'' (1957) * ''

Ceylan Emine Ceylan is a Turkish language, Turkish given name and also surname (meaning "gazelle" in Persian carān جران) and may refer to: Given name *Ceylan (singer), Ceylan (born 1974), Turkish singer *Ceylan Arısan (born 1994), Turkish female volleybal ...

'' (1957) * '' Öksüz Ayşe'' (1957) * '' Yangın'' (1956) * '' Zeynep'ın İntikamı'' (1956) * ''

Şehir Yıldızları A shar is a country subdivision in Iran and Azerbaijan. The Turkish "Şehir" (city), is related. See: * Subdivisions of Iran (Township) * Subdivisions of Azerbaijan Subdivision may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Subdivision (metre), in mu ...

'' (1956) * '' Yetim Yavrular'' (1955) * ''

Kanlarıyla Ödediler ''They Paid With Their Blood'' ( tr, Kanlarıyla Ödediler) is a 1955 Turkish drama film directed by Osman F. Seden. The stars of the film are Eşref Kolçak, Neriman Köksal, Kenan Pars, Talat Artemel, Mualla Kaynak, Kadir Savun, and Tamer Balcı ...

'' (1955) * '' Çılgınlar Cehennemi'' (1954) * ''Gülnaz Sultan'' (1954) * '' Ölüme Giden Yol'' (1954) * '' Çalsın Sazlar Oynasın Kızlar / Oyna Kızım Oyna'' (1954) * '' Affet Beni Allahım'' (1953) * '' Fedakar Ana'' (1949)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolcak, Esref 1927 births 2019 deaths People from Erzurum Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Russian people of Turkish descent Turkish people of Russian descent