Yılmaz Köksal

Born

26 November 1939

Place of birth

Kırşehir

Died

22 October 2015 (aged 75)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Yılmaz Köksal was born on 26 November 1939 in Kırşehir. He entered Yeşilçam in 1965 with the film Murtaza, which Tunç Başaran adapted from the work of Orhan Kemal. In the early years of his career he worked in supporting roles; he played Ejder in Malkoçoğlu and appeared in the 1966 productions Çalıkuşu and Malkoçoğlu Krallara Karşı.

In 1970 he gained wide recognition with the film Çeko, directed by Çetin İnanç. Köksal, who acted in cinema and series for many years, also worked on screenplays.

On television he played Yılmaz Usta in the series Kaygısızlar, Otmar in Karaoğlan and the Pasha in Yusuf Yüzlü; he also acted in the series Mavi Rüya and Süper Babaanne. In cinema he took the role of Sepetçioğlu in Kahpe Bizans and brought the character Şerif Ceko to life in Yahşi Batı. He died on 22 October 2015.

Köksal appeared in Avşar Film's 2001 film Hemşo.