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 · The Warning as Doktor
- 1971 · Fugitives as Osman
- 1971 · Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Çirkin Kral
- 1971 · The Father as Cemal
- 1971 · Pain as Çiçek Ali
- 1971 · Çirkin ve Cesur as
- 1970 · Zeyno as Murat
- 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 · The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 1967 · My Name Is Kerim as
- 1967 · Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1966 · Law of the Border as Hıdır
- 1966 · Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
- 1966 · Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 1964 · Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 1959 · The Fallow Deer as Halil
- 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 · Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk
- 1970 · Şeytan Kayaları as Ali
- 1970 · Son Kızgın Adam as
- 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 · Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
- 1968 · Aslan Bey as
- 1968 · Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir
- 1967 · Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar
- 1967 · Büyük Cellatlar as Samil
- 1967 · Balatlı Arif as Arif
- 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 · Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1966 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep
- 1965 · I Live When I Die as Ahmet
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1965 · Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
- 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 · Tütün Zamanı as Cemal
- 1958 · This Land's Children as
- Future · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- Future · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali