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Ali Düşenkalkar: Theatre, cinema and character voices
Discover Ali Düşenkalkar’s conservatory training, theatre and screen career, awards and selected character voices in film and animation.
From conservatory to State Theatre
After graduating from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in 1983, Ali Düşenkalkar began working at Istanbul State Theatre. His work includes directing as well as acting. Voice performance forms another substantial part of a career across theatre, cinema and television. His credits extend beyond films and series to animation, radio drama and documentaries, bringing several forms of storytelling into the same professional history.
A stage role in the festival archive
İKSV’s 1992 Istanbul Theatre Festival archive credits Ali Düşenkalkar as Agamemnon in Istanbul State Theatre’s production of Oresteia. [1]
Screen work and awards
Korkuyorum Anne, Kaç Para Kaç and Hanımın Çiftliği offer starting points for exploring Düşenkalkar’s screen work. His performance in Korkuyorum Anne received Best Actor awards at the Ankara and Nuremberg film festivals in 2005. The Dithyrambos record also lists a Best Actor award from the Association for Supporting Contemporary Life in 2000. These credits document an acting career that can be explored alongside his work behind the microphone.
Different characters in film and animation
His listed dubbing roles include V in V for Vendetta, Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series and Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Animation credits include Ramone in Cars productions, Verne in Over the Hedge and MetalBeard in The Lego Movie 2. These examples bring together different productions and characters; the profile’s credit information provides the context for the particular work and version.
Selected work
- Commercials
- Egepen
- Film
- V for Vendetta (V / Hugo Weaving), Harry Potter serisi (Lucius Malfoy / Jason Isaacs), Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği (Elrond / Hugo Weaving), Jungle Cruise / Gezinti Gemisi (Nilo Nemolato / Paul Giamatti), Hobbit serisi, Karayip Korsanları serisi. Aşkın Dünkü Çocukları, Malazgirt 1071, Babam (Bacanak), Sümela’nın Şifresi: Temel, Moskova’nın Şifresi: Temel, Devrim Arabaları, Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti, Korkuyorum Anne.
From biography to voice samples
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