Gazanfer Özcan
{{Short description|Turkish actor (1931 - 2009)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gazanfer Özcan
| image = Grave_of_Gazanfer_Özcan.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Grave of Gazanfer Özcan
| birthname = Saim Gazanfer Özcan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|2|17|1931|1|27|df=y}}
| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| years_active = 1952–2009
| spouse = {{marriage|Gönül Ülkü|1962}} (second marriage)
| children = 1
| awards = Beyaz İnci Award for Best Supporting Actor (2005)
7th Annual Bonus International Comedy Films Festival – Honoree Award (2008)
}}
Gazanfer Özcan (27 January 1931 – 17 February 2009) was a Turkish actor.
Biography
Born on 27 January 1931 in Istanbul,{{Cite web|url=http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/memorial/gazanfer-ozcan-4153.htm|title=who's who : gazanfer ozcan|website=www.turkishculture.org|access-date=2018-01-26|df=dmy-all}} He was a graduate of Vefa High School, Istanbul.{{cite journal|author=Süleyman Doğan|title=Model Institution Vefa High School, the First School to Teach in Turkish Medium|journal=TURAN: Stratejik Arastirmalar Merkezi|year=2010|volume=2|issue=8|page=52|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1038146350|id={{ProQuest|1038146350}}}}
Özcan started his career as an actor with the play Hisse-i Şaiya at Vefa High School. Honored as a State Artist 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. He died on 17 February 2009 in Istanbul due to cardiac failure and cerebrovascular problems he was having following a 20-day stay at the Istanbul American Hospital.{{Cite web|url=http://www.altcine.com/person.php?id=12200|title=altcine - Gazanfer Ozcan
|website=www.altcine.com|access-date=2018-01-29|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=16|title=Turkish comedy mourns its father, Gazanfer Özcan|date=19 February 2009|work=Today's Zaman|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926175639/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=167318&bolum=110|archive-date=26 September 2012|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
;Film
- 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)
;Television
- Bu Nasıl İş (1985)
- ''Kuruntu Ailesi (1986)
- Başımıza Gelenler (2002)
- Baba (2003)
- Avrupa Yakası (2004–2009)
References
{{Reflist}}
- Biyografi.net - [http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp?kisiid=4460 Biography of Gazanfer Özcan] {{in lang|tr}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0654740}}
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Category:Male actors from Istanbul
Category:Turkish male film actors
Category:Turkish male television actors
Category:State Artists of Turkey