Tayfun Bademsoy

Tayfun Bademsoy
Born	14 October 1958 Mersin, Turkey
Years active	1979–present

Tayfun Bademsoy (born 14 October 1958) is a Turkish-German actor who currently has over 250 TV and cinema productions. He is known for his appearance in many crime-scene series. In his first Hollywood role, he played the role of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegün in the movie Beyond the Sea. Bademsoy is also the voice actor who serves as the character Sayid's German voice in the American TV series LOST.

Filmography

Films

• Der Mann im Pyjama (1981)
• Klassen Feind (1983)
• Treffer (1984)
• Schmetterlinge (1988)
• Herz in der Hand (1992)
• Tuareg (1999) (Short)
• Anam (My mother) (2001)
• Lassie (2002) (Short)
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• Maria an Callas (2004)
• Süpersex (2004)
• Pandora'nin kutusu (Pandora's Box) (2008)
• Thank You Mr. President (2008)

TV series

• Zuhause unter Fremden (1978)
• Feuer für den großen Drachen (1983)
• Gefährliche Verbindung (1983)
• Die Abschiebung (1985)
• Tatort (Voll auf Hass) (1987)
• Noel Baba (1989)
• Magic (4 Episodes) (1990)
• Ich liebe Deutschland (1991)
• Tatort (Der Entscheider) (1996)
• Reise in die Nacht (1998)
• Straßen von Berlin (1998)
• Schimanski (Schimanski muß leiden) (2000)
• Tatort (Zielscheibe) (2001)
• Club der Träume (2002)
• Liebe Zartbitter (2002)
• Eva Blond - ...und die vierzig Räuber (2003)
• Zeit der Wünsche (2004)
• Zoe's Arkadas (2004)
• Ein starkes Team (40 Episodes) (1983–2008)
• Polizeiruf 110 München (9 Episodes) (2000–2008)
• Tatort (Baum der Erlösung) (2008)

Personal life

His mother Sabahat Bademsoy has played alongside Bademsoy in various German TV series such as Tatort. His sister Aysun Bademsoy is also an actress living in Germany.

External links

• Tayfun Bademsoy at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website