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Tuncel Kurtiz

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Tuncel Kurtiz

Born February 1, 1936 in Bilecik, TurkeyDied September 27, 201361 films

Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.

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Since 1958, Kurtiz performed on many stages in Istanbul, in state and private theatres. He was also on the stage at Gothenburg City Theatre, Stockholm Royal Theatre and Swedish Theatre in Sweden, Schaubühne Berlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in Germany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in England. Kurtiz directed plays for the German-Turkish theatre project "Türkisches Ensemble" in the late 1970s.

During his university years and later the military service period, he became friends with the renowned film director Yılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 film Umut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown in Cannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy.

His first film role was in Şeytanın Uşakları, shot in 1964. Since then, Tuncel Kurtiz played also in many international productions like Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, French, British, Israel and Indian films and TV series, mostly in the original language.

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Filmography

61 films as actor
  1. 2013Happy Family JournalYıldırım Taşyumruk
  2. 2010The Lost Gift
  3. 2010Black and White
  4. 2009Pains of AutumnKamil Efendi
  5. 2008Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's TombSaid
  6. 2007The Edge of HeavenAli Aksu
  7. 2002On the Tiger's BackFatih
  8. 2001The WaterfallKel Selim
  9. 2001O da Beni SeviyorMasalcı
  10. 1998Hoşçakal YarınAli Elverdi
  11. 1998Vive la mariée... et la libération du KurdistanUncle Ismet
  12. 1998Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma
  13. 1997Çökertme
  14. 1997Journey on a Clock HandAgah
  15. 1997Sawdust TalesFisherman
  16. 1996Işıklar Sönmesin
  17. 1996Somersault in a CoffinReis
  18. 1996Istanbul Beneath My WingsTopal Recep Paşa
  19. 1996Gräfin Sophia Hatun
  20. 1995Love is Colder Than DeathDursun
  21. 1994Ağrı'ya Dönüş
  22. 1994Bir Aşk Uğruna
  23. 1994Baba
  24. 1993Dark Shadows of FearMohammed
  25. 1990Die Hallo-SistersSamy
  26. 1990The Guardian AngelIvar
  27. 1990The MahabharataShakuni
  28. 1990Time of Vengeancegrand-father
  29. 1989Code Name Coq RougeAl-Houl
  30. 1986The Smile of the LambHilmi
  31. 1986The Frozen Leopard
  32. 1985On a Narrow Bridge
  33. 1983Kalabaliken i Bender
  34. 1983The WallTonton Ali
  35. 1980Hasan the RoseHakan / The film director
  36. 1980On Fertile LandsZeynel
  37. 1979KanalAbuzer Dayı
  38. 1978The HerdHamo Ağa
  39. 1974The Bus
  40. 1973Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße
  41. 1970HopeHasan
  42. 1967Bullets Won't Touch MeCengiz
  43. 1967Krallar ÖlmezKomiser
  44. 1967Kuduz RecepHamza
  45. 1966Law of the BorderBekir
  46. 1966The Ugly King
  47. 1966Horse, Woman and Gun
  48. 1966Yiğit Yaralı Olur
  49. 1966Silahların Kanunu
  50. 1966Kanli Mezar
  51. 1966Zehirli Kucak
  52. 1965Krallar Kralı
  53. 1965Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim
  54. 1965The Road That Has No EndKöylü
  55. 1965I Live When I Die
  56. 1965The Last BirdsTurgut
  57. 1965Sokakta Kan Vardı
  58. 1965Üçünüzü de mıhlarımHüseyin
  59. 1965Konyakçı
  60. 1965Kanlı Meydan
  61. 1965Sokaklar YanıyorOrhan