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Tuncel Kurtiz
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Born February 1, 1936Died September 27, 2013 (77 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2013 | Mutlu Aile Defteri · as Yıldırım Taşyumruk |
| 2011 | Magnificent Century (TV Series) · as Ebu Suud Efendi |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Ezel (TV Series) · as Ramiz Karaeski |
| 2009 | Pain of Autumn · as Kamil Efendi |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Jack Hunter (TV Series) · as Said |
| 2007 | Asi (TV Series) · as Cemal Ağa |
| 2007 | The Edge of Heaven · as Ali Aksu |
| 2006 | Hadji (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Dark Spells · as Cast |
| 2003 | Twilight (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Jailbreak · as Fatih |
| 2001 | Sellâle · as Kel Selim |
| 2001 | Summer Love · as Masalcı |
| 2000 | |
| 1998 | Goodbye Tomorrow · as Ali Elverdi |
| 1998 | Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan · as Uncle Ismet |
| 1997 | Sawdust Tales · as Fisherman |
| 1997 | A Scorpion's Journey · as Agah |
| 1996 | Somersault in a Coffin · as Reis |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Istanbul Beneath My Wings · as Topal Recep Paşa |
| 1995 | Bay E · as Cast |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | For the Sake of a Love · as Cast |
| 1992 | Dødelig kjemi (TV Series) · as Ahmed Jhani |
| 1990 | Die Hallo-Sisters · as Samy |
| 1990 | The Guardian Angel · as Ivar |
| 1989 | The Mahabharata · as Shakuni |
| 1989 | Codename Coq Rouge · as Al-Houl |
| 1989 | The Mahabharata (TV Series) · as Shakuni |
| 1988 | Livsfarlig film · as Tantalus |
| 1986 | The Smile of the Lamb · as Hilmi |
| 1986 | Den frusna leoparden · as David |
| 1985 | A Road to Gyllenbla! (TV Series) · as Dr. Krull |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | The Wall · as Tonton Ali |
| 1980 | Gül Hasan · as The Film Director |
| 1980 | On Fertile Lands · as Zeynel |
| 1978 | The Herd · as Hamo Ağa |
| 1978 | The Canal · as Abuzer Dayı |
| 1975 | |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Der Kleine |
| 1970 | Hope · as Hasan |
| 1967 | Law of the Border · as Bekir |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Karaoglan: Camoka's Revenge · as Ihsan Efe |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | The Last Birds · as Turgut |
| 1965 | I Live as Long as I Die · as Cemal |
| 1965 | Bitmeyen Yol · as Köylü |
| 1965 | Güzel Bir Gün Için · as Cast |