Muhsin Ertuğrul
Directing
Muhsin Ertuğrul (28 February 1891 – 29 April 1979), also known as Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. His mother, Fatma Dilruh Verdrich is of German descent. His father is Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa. Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to Turkish cinema and Turkish theatre's western style instead of traditional theater. He was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. In 1932, He directed in first Turkish sound film "Bir Millet Uyanıyor" alongside Atıf Kaftan, Naşit Özcan. He married in 1929 Neyyire Neyir (née Münire Eyüp), one of the first ever Turkish actresses, who debuted in the 1923 movie Ateşten Gömlek, directed by himself. The marriage lasted until Neyyire's death in 1943. Ertuğrul then married Handan Uran (born 1927) in 1950. A stage actress, she starred in her only movie, the 1953 Halıcı Kız which first Turkish colour film, once again directed by Ertuğrul himself. She survived her husband's death in 1979.
Known for
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movieThe Carpetmaker Girl
1953
Director
movieMarried or Single
1951
Director
movieKara Koyun
1946
Director
movieYayla Kartalı
1945
Director
movieKıskanç
1942
Director
movieKahveci Güzeli
1941
Director
movieAkasya Palas
1940
Director
movieVictim of Lust
1940
Director
movieAllah'ın Cenneti
1939
Director
movieBir Kavuk Devrildi
1939
Director
movieTosun Pasha
1939
Director
movieAynaroz Kadısı
1938
Director
movieThe Chickpea Seller
1934
Director
movieThe Million Hunters
1934
Director
movieCici Berber
1933
Director
movieNaşit Dolandırıcı
1933
Director
movieKarım Beni Aldatırsa
1933
Director
movieWrong Path
1933
Director
movieBir Millet Uyanıyor
1932
Director
movieThe Streets of Istanbul
1931
Director
movieSmugglers
1929
Director
movieAnkara Postası
1928
Director
movieTamilla
1927
Director
movieSpartacus
1926
Director
movieSo-Called Girls
1924
Director
movieThe Chickpea Seller
1923
Director
movieShirt of Fire
1923
Director
movieSamson
1919
Director
Writing11
movieSmugglers
1929
Scenario Writer
Bir Sigara Yüzünden
1928
Scenario Writer
movieAnkara Postası
1928
Writer
movieSo-Called Girls
1924
Scenario Writer
movieShirt of Fire
1923
Scenario Writer
movieThe Tragedy at Kizkulesi
1923
Screenplay
Acting9
Production1
movieSamson
1919
Producer