Öztürk Serengil

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Öztürk Serengil is a Turkish actor and comedian. He is mostly known as one of the most famous comedians in Turkish films.

He was born in Artvin in 2 May 1930 as the son of a teacher. He started his acting career with a play Oğlum Edvard (My son Edvard). In 1958, he worked with Oda Theatre and from 1959, with İstanbul City Theatre. His first cinema film was Üçüncü Kat Cinayeti'. In his early films, he played the role of the villain. He took up comedy which quickly became very popular among the filmgoing public. He appeared in a total of more than 400 films and theatre plays.

Öztürk Serengil died of brain cancer in 11 January [1999]] at the age of 68. He was been married four times. Singer Seren Serengil is his daughter.