Yılmaz Güney
April 1, 1937 (89 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)
- 1996 · Aynalar as
- 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)
- 1985 · Elegy as Çobanoğlu
- 1985 · Room 666 as Self (voice)
- 1983 · Autour du mur as Self
- 1975 · The Poor as Abuzer
- 1975 · İnce Memed Vuruldu as
- 1974 · Friend as Azem
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1972 · Sahtekar as Bülent Akif
- 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 Self (Konuk Oyuncu)
- 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
- 1970 · Sevgili Muhafızım as Mehmet Silvan
- 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
- 1969 · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- 1969 · Güney Ölüm Saçıyor as Güney
- 1968 · Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü as
- 1968 · Aslan Bey as Aslan Bey
- 1968 · Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 1968 · Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir
- 1968 · Kargacı Halil as Halil
- 1968 · Öldürmek Hakkımdır as
- 1967 · Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar
- 1967 · Büyük Cellatlar as Samil
- 1967 · Balatlı Arif as Arif
- 1967 · My Name Is Kerim as
- 1967 · Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- 1967 · Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1967 · Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
- 1967 · Şeytanın Oğlu as
- 1967 · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1966 · Law of the Border as Hıdır
- 1966 · The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral
- 1966 · Kibar Haydut as Ali
- 1966 · Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
- 1966 · Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk
- 1966 · Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1966 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 1965 · I Live When I Die as
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep
- 1965 · Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1964 · Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı
- 1964 · Kara Şahin as Sahin
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 1964 · Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal
- 1963 · Both Were Brave as Ali Duran
- 1961 · Tatlı Bela as Erdoğan
- 1960 · Dolandırıcılar Şahı as Benzinci Genç
- 1959 · Tütün Zamanı as Cemal
- 1959 · The Fallow Deer as Halil
- 1958 · This Land's Children as