About

Known credits:
64
Birthday:
1936-02-01
Place of birth:
Bilecik, Turkey
Website:
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Tuncel Kurtiz

Overview

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

Acting
2018 The Legend of the Ugly King Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2013 Mutlu Aile Defteri Actor Yıldırım Taşyumruk 59
Average
2012 My boy, look at the stars Actor Deniz Gezmiş(voice) and sings the poems 59
Average
2010 Black and White Actor 59
Average
2009 Pains of Autumn Actor Kamil Efendi 59
Average
2009 Ezel Actor Ramiz Karaeski 77
Good
2008 Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb Actor Said 59
Average
2007 Asi Actor Cemal Ağa 71
Good
2007 The Edge of Heaven Actor Ali Aksu 63
Fair
2006 Hacı Actor N/A
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2004 Tales of Intransigence Actor 59
Average
2003 Alacakaranlık Actor 70
Good
2002 A cavallo della tigre Actor Fatih 58
Average
2001 The Waterfall Actor Kel Selim 58
Average
2001 O da Beni Seviyor Actor Masalcı N/A
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2001 In Foreign Soil Actor Self N/A
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1998 Hoşçakal Yarın Actor Ali Elverdi 59
Average
1998 Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan Actor Uncle Ismet 59
Average
1998 Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma Actor N/A
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1997 Çökertme Actor N/A
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1997 Journey on a Clock Hand Actor Agah 58
Average
1997 Sawdust Tales Actor Fisherman 58
Average
1997 Gräfin Sophia Hatun Actor N/A
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1996 Işıklar Sönmesin Actor 58
Average
1996 Somersault in a Coffin Actor Reis 60
Fair
1996 Istanbul Beneath My Wings Actor Topal Recep Paşa 59
Average
1994 Bir Aşk Uğruna Actor N/A
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1994 Ağrı'ya Dönüş Actor N/A
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1994 Love is Colder Than Death Actor 58
Average
1990 Die Hallo-Sisters Actor Samy N/A
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1990 The Guardian Angel Actor Ivar 58
Average
1990 The Mahabharata Actor Shakuni 59
Average
1990 Time of Vengeance Actor grand-father N/A
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1989 Code Name Coq Rouge Actor Al-Houl 59
Average
1986 The Smile of the Lamb Actor Hilmi 58
Average
1985 On a Narrow Bridge Actor 58
Average
1983 Kalabaliken i Bender Actor 58
Average
1983 The Wall Actor Tonton Ali 59
Average
1980 Hasan the Rose Actor The film director N/A
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1980 On Fertile Lands Actor Zeynel 59
Average
1979 The Herd Actor Hamo 59
Average
1979 Kanal Actor 59
Average
1974 The Bus Actor 59
Average
1973 Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße Actor N/A
N/A
1970 Hope Actor Hasan 60
Fair
1967 Bana Kurşun İşlemez Actor Cengiz N/A
N/A
1967 Kuduz Recep Actor Hamza N/A
N/A
1967 Krallar Ölmez Actor Komiser N/A
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1966 Law of the Border Actor Bekir 59
Average
1966 The Ugly King Actor N/A
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1966 At Avrat Silah Actor N/A
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1966 Yiğit Yaralı Olur Actor N/A
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1966 Kanli Mezar Actor N/A
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1966 Silahların Kanunu Actor N/A
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1965 Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim Actor N/A
N/A
1965 I Live When I Die Actor Cemal N/A
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1965 Sokakta Kan Vardı Actor N/A
N/A
1965 Krallar Kralı Actor 58
Average
1965 The Road That Has No End Actor Köylü 58
Average
1965 The Last Birds Actor Turgut 59
Average

Directing
1980 Hasan the Rose Directing Director N/A
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1978 Guestworker's Road Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1980 Hasan the Rose Writing Writer N/A
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1980 On Fertile Lands Writing Writer 59
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