Atilla Olgaç

Attila Olgaç was born on 28 July 1944 in Ankara. His father was Kahraman Olgaç, the first president of the Turkish Chess Federation. He graduated from the higher theatre department of the Ankara State Conservatory. He began his theatre career in 1969 at the Ankara State Theatre with a role in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," and later appeared in Jean Anouilh's "Becket, or the Honour of God" and a production based on a play by Turan Oflazoğlu. In film and television he appeared in the series "Kibar Ana" (2002), "Hayat Bilgisi" (2003–2006, as Hidayet Hoca), "Kurtlar Vadisi" (Valley of the Wolves, 2003–2005, as Kılıç) — the role that brought him his greatest fame — "Şu Bizim Ev Var Ya" (2004), "Yağmurdan Sonra" (2006), "Pars Narkoterör" (2007–2008), "Yıldızlar Savaşı" (2007), "Mert İle Gert" (2008), "Sakarya Fırat" (2009–2012), "Kader Çizgisi" (2010), "Fatih" (2013, as Mir Kasım), and "Nizama Adanmış Ruhlar" (2013–2015, as Neşet). He made a guest appearance as Yıldırım in the series "Ramo." More recent work includes the series "Geniş Aile 5" (2025), "Bakkal Amca: Mahmut Tuncer" (2024), "Dünya Varmış" (2024), and "Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı 2 Mavi Vatan" (2023). He entered military service in 1973, and in 1974, while serving as a second lieutenant in Ankara, was dispatched to Cyprus four days before the start of the second phase of the operation on 15 August, taking part in the Cyprus Peace Operation — he is the only actor to hold the honorary title of "gazi" (war veteran). In 1989 he hosted a quiz show on TRT. He has also worked in dubbing, voicing the character Gargamel in the animated series "The Smurfs," and taking part in the Turkish dub of "The Matrix" (1999) and other films. He has been married three times. His first marriage took place in 1970 and ended in divorce in 1983; from this marriage he has a son. His second wife was accountant Nurhan Damcıoğlu, a marriage that lasted 10 years before ending in divorce. His third wife is Türkan Olgaç, with whom he has a daughter named Naz.