{{short description|Turkish actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Ekrem Bora | image = EkremBora.jpg | imagesize = | birth_name = Ekrem Şerif Uçak | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|3|7}} | birth_place = Ankara, Turkey | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|4|1|1934|3|7}} | death_place = Istanbul, Turkey | othername = | occupation = Film actor | years_active = 1956–2010 | spouse = {{marriage|Gül Bora|1965}} | children = 3 }}
'''Ekrem Bora''' (born '''Ekrem Şerif Uçak'''; 7 March 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Turkish film actor.
==Biography== After finishing school, he went to Sultanahmet State Printinghouse where he got a diploma in typesetting and binding. In 1953, he participated in and won the "Sinema Artist" competition held by Sezai Solelli's ''Yıldız'' (''Star'') magazine. Bora made his film debut in ''Alın Yazısı'' in 1955. After leaving acting for two years, he returned as the leading actor in ''Mavi Boncuk'' and went on to appear in nearly 150 films.<ref name="Ekrem Bora Filmography">{{cite web|url=http://www.sinematurk.com/kisi/1290/Ekrem-Bora|title=sinematurk.com: Ekrem Bora Filmography|access-date=12 September 2010|work=sinematurk.com|archive-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720110128/http://www.sinematurk.com/kisi/1290/Ekrem-Bora|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the Golden Orange award for Best Actor twice; first in 1966 for his role in ''Sürtük'', and second in 1991 for ''Soğuktu Ve Yağmur Çiseliyordu''.<ref name="Ekrem Bora Awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.sinematurk.com/person.php?action=goToPersonAwardsPage&id=1290 |title=sinematurk.com: Awards for Ekrem Bora |access-date=12 September 2010 |work=sinematurk.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101211410/http://www.sinematurk.com/person.php?action=goToPersonAwardsPage&id=1290 |archive-date=1 November 2010 }}</ref>
On 1 April 2012 he died in hospital in Istanbul, aged 78, from a pulmonary edema.<ref>[http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25335722/ Ekrem Bora hayatını kaybetti]</ref><ref>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-actor-bora-dead-at-77.aspx?pageID=238&nID=17389&NewsCatID=381 Turkish actor Bora dead at 77]</ref> and was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery on 3 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/730574-ekrem-bora-ugurlandi-galeri|newspaper=HaberTürk|title=Ekrem Bora uğurlandı|date=3 April 2012|language=tr|access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0095919|name=Ekrem Bora}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bora, Ekrem}} Category:1934 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Male actors from Ankara Category:Turkish male film actors Category:Turkish male television actors Category:Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Category:Golden Orange Life Achievement Award winners Category:Best Actor Golden Orange Award winners Category:Golden Boll Life Achievement Award winners
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