Acting
Dec 31, 1950
Giresun, Turkey
Yaman Okay
Acting
Biography
Yaman Okay (24 August 1951 – 19 February 1993) was a Turkish actor. He won the 1981 Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in On Fertile Lands.
Feature Films (52)
The story of a man who learns that his friend, whom he loves more than his life, is the enemy he was looking for to kill.
My Friend
When Zeynel goes away to work, her lover Elif is adopted by a rich aga. After a while, it is heard that Elif is pregnant.
El Kapıları
The tragic story of three farm worker who migrates from their village to the cotton land Çukurova.
On Fertile Lands
In 1940s Turkey, the war is recently over, but the wounds are still fresh, and the WWII is going on next door. A different family lives in each room of a mansion. They all lead a scarce life but hold on to life with hope.
Piano Piano Kid
A film that reflects the adventurous journey and difficult life of two friends who make a living by logging. Kürşat Çavuş and Deli Ormanlı Ali are two close friends who are inseparable and even serve in the military together. Deli Ormanlı Ali is in love with Gülçiçek, the daughter of Mehmet Ali, one of the powerful figures in the region. When the truck drivers and log owner Kerim cannot come to an agreement with the men, Kürşat approaches Deli Ormanlı and Katrancı Veysel with an offer.
Tomruk
The story of two female theater actors, Deniz and İpek. The events that take place during the rehearsals and staging of Jean Genet's play "The Balcony" are intertwined with love, indifference, passion, sexuality, and the lust for power, just like in the play itself.
Denize Hançer Düştü
Murat, a lawyer, has a close friend named Kemal who is on trial for murder. Kemal, who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital for some time, confesses to the crime. However, Murat insists that Kemal did not commit the murder. He takes on his friend's defense and manages to have the trial postponed. Murat will try to prove his friend Kemal's innocence.
Kanun Adamı
The film tells the story of Alişan, who is trying to escape from his bloodthirsty pursuers. Alişan is released from prison, where he was serving time for murder. Unable to return to his hometown of Urfa due to blood feuds, he goes to stay with his friend Müslüm. The two start working on a construction site they find in Marmaris. The blood feud pursuers track Alişan to Marmaris. Alişan escapes their attack with the help of Aslı, a deaf and mute woman living in a nearby villa. Over time, Aslı and Alişan fall in love. Unable to bear the burden of living on the run, Alişan will make a new decision.
Alişan
Cazibe is a woman in her late thirties, who has never got married or had a relationship with a man in her life. She lives with her old mother and her uncle who feels an attraction towards her. The lonely woman, whose only existence is her small room, spends all her time in this old room, dreaming and fantasising about her ex-lover.
Daydreams of Miss Cazibe
Turna is brought from Turkey to Germany by her husband Dursun to start a new life. She soon realizes that he keeps her locked up in their flat every time he leaves for work in order to save her from immoral influences of the Western society. The dream of a better life becomes an inner fight between her culture and her freedom.
40 m² Deutschland
Television & Series (6)
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
A Case For Two
Epic independence fight in 21st century. Turkish independence war against occupying forces (Greece, England, France, Italy) in her land.
