Yılmaz Güney
April 1, 1937 (88 years old) in Adana, Turkey
Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or with the film 'Yol' he co-produced with Şerif Gören at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government because of his portrayals of Kurdish culture, people and language in his movies.
Known For
Credits
- 1982 · Room 666 as Self (voice)
- 1975 · The Poor as Abuzer
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1972 · Sahtekar as Bülent Akif
- 1972 · Elegy as Çobanoğlu
- 1971 · The Hopeless Ones as Firat
- 1971 · The Profiteers as Cesi
- 1971 · Fugitives as Osman
- 1971 · Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Çirkin Kral
- 1971 · The Father as Cemal
- 1971 · Çirkin ve Cesur as
- 1970 · Zeyno as Murat
- 1970 · Private Osman as Piyade Osman
- 1970 · Hope as Cabbar
- 1970 · Yedi Belalılar as Banos
- 1970 · Son Kızgın Adam as
- 1969 · Altın Koza as Self - Winner
- 1969 · The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 1967 · Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar
- 1967 · My Name Is Kerim as
- 1967 · Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1966 · Law of the Border as Hıdır
- 1966 · Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- Future · Sevgili Muhafızım as Mehmet Silvan
- 2017 · The Legend of the Ugly King as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris as
- 1987 · We Called Him the Ugly King as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Autour du mur as Self
- 1975 · İnce Memed Vuruldu as
- 1974 · Friend as Azem
- 1971 · Silah ve Namus as İlyas
- 1971 · The Warning as Doktor
- 1971 · Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk
- 1971 · Pain as Çiçek Ali
- 1970 · Şeytan Kayaları as Ali
- 1970 · Live Target as Asim Mavzer
- 1969 · Bin Defa Ölürüm as Rıfat
- 1969 · Belanın Yedi Türlüsü as Zaza Sehmuz
- 1969 · Kan Su Gibi Akacak as Ali
- 1969 · An Ugly Man as Bino
- 1968 · Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü as
- 1968 · Aslan Bey as
- 1968 · Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir
- 1968 · Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
- 1967 · Büyük Cellatlar as Samil
- 1967 · Balatlı Arif as Arif
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1967 · Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
- 1967 · Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
- 1966 · The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral
- 1966 · Kibar Haydut as Ali
- 1966 · Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf
- 1966 · Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1966 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1965 · I Live When I Die as Ahmet
- 1965 · Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep
- 1965 · Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
- 1964 · Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 1964 · Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz
- 1964 · Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal
- 1964 · Kara Şahin as Sahin
- 1963 · Both Were Brave as Ali Duran
- 1961 · Tatlı Bela as Erdoğan
- 1960 · Dolandırıcılar Şahı as Benzinci Genç
- 1959 · The Fallow Deer as Halil
- 1959 · Tütün Zamanı as Cemal
- 1958 · This Land's Children as
- Future · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- Future · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali