What is Halit Akçatepe?
[[File:Halit Akçatepe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Akçatepe in June 2006]] '''Halit Akçatepe''' (1 January 1938 &ndash; 31 March 2017) was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] actor.<ref>[http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/son-dakika-halit-akcatepe-hayatini-kaybetti Halit Akçatepe hayatını kaybetti] {{in lang|tr}}</ref> ==Early life== Akçatepe was born in [[Üsküdar]], Turkey. He was the son of [[Sitki Akçatepe]]. He studied at [[Saint Benoit French High School]]. ==Career== In 1943, he made his debut in the movie ''[[Dertli Pınar]]'' at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other movies in some child roles. In 1956. he joined the army and stayed there for less than 2 years before returning to acting. Akçatepe became a household name for his parts in ''[[Ah Nerede Vah Nerede]]'' in 1960 and the movies ''[[Yasak]]'', ''[[Gündoğarken]]'' and ''[[Semaya baktım Seni Gördüm]]'' in 1963. In 1975, he acted in ''[[Hababam Sınıfı]]'' and then later its sequels '' Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı'', ''Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor'' and ''Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde''. In 2011, he received the [[Golden Orange Life Achievement Award]]. ==Death== Akçatepe died in [[Istanbul]], Turkey on 31 March 2017 from a [[heart attack]], aged 79.<ref>[http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/son-dakika-halit-akcatepe-hayatini-kaybetti Halit Akçatepe hayatını kaybetti CNNTurk] {{in lang|tr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0015145|Halit Akçatepe}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akcatepe, Halit}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Turkish movie actors]]