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)
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1972 · Sahtekar as Bülent Akif
- 1972 · Elegy as Çobanoğlu
- 1971 · The Hopeless Ones as Firat
- 1971 · The Warning as Doktor
- 1971 · Fugitives as Osman
- 1971 · Pain as Çiçek Ali
- 1971 · The Father as Cemal
- 1970 · Private Osman as Piyade Osman
- 1970 · Hope as Cabbar
- 1970 · Live Target as Asim Mavzer
- 1970 · Yedi Belalılar as Banos
- 1969 · Altın Koza as Self - Winner
- 1969 · Belanın Yedi Türlüsü as Zaza Sehmuz
- 1969 · The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1967 · Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1967 · Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1966 · Law of the Border as Hıdır
- 1966 · Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf
- 1966 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1964 · Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 1975 · The Poor as Abuzer
- 1975 · İnce Memed Vuruldu as
- 1974 · Friend as Azem
- 1971 · Silah ve Namus as İlyas
- 1971 · The Profiteers as Cesi
- 1971 · Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk
- 1971 · Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Çirkin Kral
- 1971 · Çirkin ve Cesur as
- 1970 · Zeyno as Murat
- 1970 · Şeytan Kayaları as Ali
- 1970 · Son Kızgın Adam as
- 1969 · Bin Defa Ölürüm as Rıfat
- 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
- 1968 · Öldürmek Hakkımdır as
- 1967 · Büyük Cellatlar as Samil
- 1967 · My Name Is Kerim as
- 1967 · Balatlı Arif as Arif
- 1967 · Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- 1967 · Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
- 1966 · The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral
- 1966 · Kibar Haydut as Ali
- 1966 · Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
- 1966 · Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1965 · I Live When I Die as Ahmet
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep
- 1965 · Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
- 1964 · Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 1963 · Both Were Brave as Ali Duran
- Future · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- Future · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali
- 1964 · Kara Şahin as Sahin