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
- 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 · Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · We Called Him the Ugly King as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Autour du mur as Self
- 1982 · Room 666 as Self (voice)
- 1975 · The Poor as Abuzer
- 1975 · İnce Memed Vuruldu as
- 1974 · Friend as Azem
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1972 · Sahtekar as Bülent Akif
- 1972 · Elegy as Çobanoğlu
- 1971 · The Hopeless Ones as Firat
- 1971 · Silah ve Namus as İlyas
- 1971 · The Warning as Doktor
- 1971 · The Profiteers as Cesi
- 1971 · Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk
- 1971 · Fugitives as Osman
- 1971 · Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Çirkin Kral
- 1971 · Pain as Çiçek Ali
- 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 · Şeytan Kayaları as Ali
- 1970 · Live Target as Asim Mavzer
- 1970 · Yedi Belalılar as Banos
- 1970 · Son Kızgın Adam as
- 1969 · Altın Koza as Self - Winner
- 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
- 1969 · The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet
- 1968 · Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü as
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1968 · Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
- 1968 · Aslan Bey as
- 1968 · Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir
- 1968 · Öldürmek Hakkımdır as
- 1967 · Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar
- 1967 · Büyük Cellatlar as Samil
- 1967 · My Name Is Kerim as
- 1967 · Balatlı Arif as Arif
- 1967 · Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1967 · Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
- 1967 · Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
- 1966 · Law of the Border as Hıdır
- 1966 · The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral
- 1966 · Kibar Haydut as Ali
- 1966 · Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
- 1966 · Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf
- 1966 · Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk
- 1966 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 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 · Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 1964 · Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 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
- Future · Sevgili Muhafızım as Mehmet Silvan
- Future · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- 1964 · Kara Şahin as Sahin
- 1958 · This Land's Children as
- Future · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali