Köksal Engür Explained

Köksal Engür
Birth Name:İsmail Köksal Engür
Birth Place:Kars, Turkey
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation:Actor
Spouse:[1] [2]

İsmail Köksal Engür (5 March 1946 – 26 March 2023) was a Turkish actor and voice actor, whose career spanned over six decades.

Life and career

Born in Kars, Engür started his career as a child actor in 1956, and got his first personal success starring in the children TV show Oyun Treni.[3] Graduated from the Department of Theatre of the Ankara University, he was active on stage, films, radio and television, and among his best known roles were Ak Sakallı Dede in the series Leyla and Mecnun, and Ali Osman in the film and in its sequel. Also a dubber, among the actors he lent his voice were Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Roger Bumpass, Robin Williams.[4]

Engür died of kidney failure on 26 March 2023, at the age of 77.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 6 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200127192450/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/magazin/41-yil-sonra-bosanma-karari-aldilar-40670765 . 27 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 6 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216001413/http://www.haberturk.com/koksal-engur-ile-jale-engur-bosandi-1753047-magazin . 16 December 2017.
  3. News: Vardan . Uğur . ‘Oyun Treni’yle başlayan muhteşem bir yolculuk: Köksal Engür çok özel bir ses ve ışıktı . 11 April 2023 . . 28 March 2023. tr.
  4. News: Sanatçı Köksal Engür yaşamını yitirdi . 11 April 2023 . . tr.
  5. News: Köksal Engür kimdir, öldü mü, neden öldü? İsmail Köksal Engür hayatı kariyeri film ve dizileri . 11 April 2023 . Milliyet. 28 March 2023 . tr.