Kamran Usluer

Kamran Usluer — Biography

Turkish actor Kamran Usluer spent close to four decades in cinema, mostly in supporting and character parts, and also worked on stage and as a dubbing artist. He appeared in more than fifty films and is best remembered as Berfo in Eşkıya and as Halit Bey in Salkım Hanımın Taneleri. He died in Istanbul on 26 July 2004.

His career began in 1966 on the stage of the Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu, in plays such as Müfettiş and Sarıpınar 1914, and he entered cinema in the same years. In Gelin (1973) he played Hıdır, a part that won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Altın Koza Film Festival; he was also Uzun Hüseyin in Vurun Kahpeye and Haşim in Kanal. In the 1980s he appeared in En Büyük Şaban, Çıplak Vatandaş and Ses and in productions such as Çalıkuşu and Kuyucaklı Yusuf; in Raziye (1990) he played Ali's uncle.

He worked for many years at the Istanbul City Theatres, where Kral Lear, Kral Oidipus, Huzur, Önce İnsan and Meraki were among his plays. For Salkım Hanımın Taneleri he was named Best Actor at the Ankara International Film Festival in 2000. He retired in 2002 at the age limit; Karşılaşma (2002) and the series Yadigar (2004) were among his last credits.