Tuncel Kurtiz
Acting
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. 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.
Known for
Acting77
movieThe Legend of the Ugly King
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Family Journal
2013
Yıldırım Taşyumruk
movieMy boy, look at the stars
2012
Deniz Gezmiş(voice) and sings the poems
tvThe Magnificent Century
2011
Ebu Suud Efendi
moviePains of Autumn
2009
Kamil Efendi
tvEzel
2009
Ramiz Karaeski
tvAsi
2007
Cemal Ağa
movieThe Edge of Heaven
2007
Ali Aksu
movieThe Waterfall
2001
Kel Selim
movieO da Beni Seviyor
2001
Masalcı
movieHoşçakal Yarın
1998
Ali Elverdi
movieSawdust Tales
1997
Fisherman
movieIstanbul Beneath My Wings
1996
Topal Recep Paşa
movieDark Shadows of Fear
1993
Mohammed
Dødelig kjemi
1992
Ahmed Jhani
tvKvällspressen
1992
Abdel
tvThe Mahabharata
1990
Shakuni
movieThe Mahabharata
1990
Shakuni
movieTime of Vengeance
1990
grand-father
movieCode Name Coq Rouge
1989
Al-Houl
movieThe Wall
1983
Tonton Ali
movieHasan the Rose
1980
Hakan / The film director
movieKanal
1979
Abuzer Dayı
movieThe Herd
1978
Hamo Ağa
tvScene of the Crime
1970
Der Kleine
movieHope
1970
Hasan
movieKrallar Ölmez
1967
Komiser
movieKuduz Recep
1967
Hamza
movieThe Last Birds
1965
Turgut
movieÜçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
Hüseyin
Directing2
movieHasan the Rose
1980
Director
movieGuestworker's Road
1978
Director
Writing2
movieHasan the Rose
1980
Writer