Saim Gazanfer Özcan was a Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 actor.

Biography

Born on January 27, 1931 in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Özcan started his career as an actor with the play Hisse-i Şaiya at Vefa High School. Honored as a State Artist

State Artist

State Artist is a honorary title issued to artists by the government of Turkey for their contributions into the Turkish culture. It was established in 1971 by President of Turkey and the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism....

 by the Ministry of Culture in 1998, he attracted millions of viewers with his performance as "Tahsin Sütçüoğlu" character in the famous TV series "Avrupa Yakası

Avrupa Yakasi

Avrupa Yakası was a popular Turkish sitcom created and written by Gülse Birsel and produced by Sinan Çetin which aired on ATV Turkey from January 11, 2004 to June 24, 2009. It was recorded in Plato Film studios in Nişantaşı district of Istanbul...

". He died on February 17, 2009 in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 due to cardiac problems he was having following a 20 day stay at the Istanbul American Hospital.

Filmography

• İngiliz Kemal Lawrence'a Karşı (1952)
• Çeto Salak Milyoner (1953)
• Fındıkçı Gelin (1954)
• Aramızda Yaşayamazsın (1954)
• Şimal Yıldızı (1954)
• Allı Yemeni (1958)
• Sevdalı Gelin (1959)
• Garipler Sokağı (1959)
• Biz İnsan Değil Miyiz? (1961)
• İki Damla Gözyaşı (1961)
• Utanmaz Adam (1961)
• Naciyem (1961)
• Minnoş (1961)
• Yedi Günlük Aşk (1961)
• Külkedisi (1961)
• Damat Beyefendi (1962)
• Şaka Yapma (1962)
• Avare Şoför (1963)
• Vur Patlasın Çal Oynasın (1970)
• Çılgın Yenge (1971)
• Televizyon Çocuğu (1975)
• Tokmak Nuri (1975)
• Ah Nerede Vah Nerede (1975)
• Dam Üstüne Çul Serelim (1975)
• Burnumu Keser Misiniz? (1992)
• Komser Şekspir (2000)
• Keloğlan Karaprens'e Karşı (2005)
• Beyaz Melek (2007)

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