Arslan Kacar

Arslan Kacar was born in Elazığ in 1954. He studied painting and theater at Istanbul Municipality Conservatory; and literature and philosophy at the Philosophy Department in the Faculty of Litters of Istanbul University. In 1968, Kacar founded the Elazığ Region Theater with his 8 friends. He also worked as a reporter for newspapers and magazines. In 1975, he played in the Kentler Oyuncular Theater Group and the Istanbul Municipality Şehir Theater. In 1977, Kacar started working as an actor at Güney film, and then became an assistant to directors such as Zeki Ötken, Atıf Yılmaz, Başar Sabuncu, Osman F. Seden, Mehmet Aslan, Tunç Başaran, Memduh Ün, Derviş Zaim, Ömer Kavur and Zülfü Livaneli. Kacar has written many screenplays and directed dramas for different TV companies abroad. He has also acted himself in many films and TV dramas. As a director, Kacar has shot many documentary films, educational and commercial films. In 1965, he published a book of poetry and a book for children in 1998. In 2008, he published Pepo Kuşu (Berfin Publication).

Theaters as actor and director:
1975, Çetin İpekkaya, Kağıthane Sefası
1975, D.Wasserman, Yıldız Kenter, Kafesten Bir Kuş Uçtu
1977, Ergin Orbey, Kurtuluş Savaşından Belgeler
1977, B.Brecht, Beklan Algan, Cesaret Ana Ve Çocukları
1978, Peter Weiss, Beklan Algan, Marat, Sade
1979, Cengiz Gündoğdu, Burçin Oraloğlu, Karar, 71
1979, Peter Weiss, Çetin İpekkaya, Salozun Mavalı
1980, Can Yücel’in W. Shakespeare’den Uyarlaması, Başar Sabuncu, Bahar Noktası
1980, Emenuel Robles, Erol Keskin, Montserrat
1981, Fuat İşhan, Bayrak Böyle Yükseldi
1982, Turan Oflazoğlu, Engin Uludağ, Deli İbrahim
1985, Haldun Taner, Ergin Orbey, Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım
1990, Erkan Akın, Macit Koper, Deli Eder İnsanı Bu Dünya
1994, Nazım Hikmet, Macit Koper, Aslolan Hayattır
1996, Sofokles, Cüneyt Türel, Kral Oidipus
1997, Joseph Kesselring, Çetin İpekkaya, Ahududu
2002, Nazım Hikmet, Rutkay Aziz, Memleketimden İnsan Manzaraları
2003, W.Shakespeare, Ali Taygun, Macbeth
2004, Cahit Atay, Mustafa Arslan, Sultan Gelin
2007, Arslan Kacar, Arslan Kacar, Düş ve Klarnet

Filmography:
1977, Bekleyis (TV series)
1979, Düşman
1980, Talihli Amele
1982, Dolap Beygiri
1985, Çıplak Vatandaş
1985, Tatlı Bülbül
1985, Körebe
1986, Çalıkuşu (TV series)
1987, Hacer Ana ve Oğulları
1987, Utanç Yılları
1987, Gece Yolculuğu
1987, Anayurt Oteli
1987, Yeniden Doğmak (TV series) as director
1988, Sis
1988, Kara Zindan
1989, Namusun Bedeli
1989, Şöhret Tutkusu
1989, Gönüller Sultanı Mevlana (TV series) as director and scenarist
1989, İçimizden Biri: Yunus Emre (TV series) as director and scenarist
1989, Ölü Bir Deniz
1990, Gizli Yüz
1991, Ahmet Hamdi Bey Ailesi (TV series)
1991, Uzun İnce Bir Yol
1994, İz
1995, Yer Çekimli Aşklar
1996, Mum Kokulu Kadınlar
1997, Akerbin Yolculuğu
1997, Süper Baba (TV series)
2000, Melekler Evi
2002, Sır Çocukları
2002, Çamur
2004, Berivan (TV series)
2005, Cenneti Beklerken

Reference: tr.wikipedia.org, sinematurk.com, ibb.gov.tr, google.com.tr/images