Özyağcılar was born in 1948 in Bursa. He started his acting career in 1967, with the movie "Ölüm Tarlası" (Field of Death). He is a theater artist as well as a screen actor, who had roles in many plays, movies and TV series. He also appeared in TV commercials.
Özyağcılar is a popular character in the TV series Yabancı Damat, which is famous both in Turkey and Greece.
The artist regained his popularity in Turkey in 2007 with the series named Elveda Rumeli (Farewell Rumelia), portraying a Turkish peasant living during the turmoil times of 19th century in Balkans region, near Monastir, with his family, when Ottoman Empire started to lose territory and fall back.
He is married to Güzin Özyağcılar, also a theater actress. Erdal Özyağcılar(1948년생, İznik, Bursa, Türkiye) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 On Kadın, Aşık Oldum, Bir Kırık Bebek가 있으며, 그 외에도 Yabancı Damat, Yasak Elma, Bizimkiler, Şampiyon, Gönül Dağı, Çok Güzel Hareketler 2, Şahsiyet, Laf Lafı Açıyor, Karadağlar, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati, Elveda Rumeli, Gülümse Yeter 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Düşes에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 2 Aile Arasında에서 Haşmet Kurt 역을 맡았다. 2026년 Düşes에서 Fikret 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Şampiyonlar에서 Hakkı Dede 역을 맡았다.