Biography

Halit Cavit Akçatepe (1 January 1937 – 31 March 2017) was a Turkish actor. Akçatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of actor Sıtkı Akçatepe and actress Leman Akçatepe. His father is grandson of Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha and Fatma Sultan (daughter of Ahmed III). In 1943, he made his debut in the film Dertli Pınar at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akçatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School. In 1956 he joined the army and stayed there for 1,5 years before returning to acting. He played supporting roles in many classic films. In 1975, he acted in Hababam Sınıfı and then later its sequels Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı, Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor, Hababam Sınıfı Yeniden, Hababam Sınıfı Askerde, Hababam Sınıfı Üç Buçuk. He had leading role in classic comedy films Süt Kardeşler, Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz, Salak Milyoner, Şaban Oğlu Şaban, Köyden İndim Şehre, Bizim Aile, Ah Nerede and classic drama Üç Arkadaş, Canım Kardeşim. He died of a heart attack caused by respiratory failure in 2017.