Actor profile

Yılmaz Güney

1st April 1937 Adana, Turkey Directing

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.

93 Movies 3 TV Shows 98 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Legend of the Ugly King poster

The Legend of the Ugly King 14th September 2017 as Self (archive footage)

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney poster

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney 31st January 2016 as Self (archive footage)

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause poster

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause 7th May 2014 as Self (archive footage)

We Called Him the Ugly King poster

We Called Him the Ugly King 1st January 1987 as Self (archive footage)

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films poster

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films 1st January 1987 as Self (archive footage)

Elegy poster

Elegy 29th March 1985 as Çobanoğlu

Room 666 poster

Room 666 24th February 1985 as Self (voice)

Autour du mur poster

Autour du mur 26th July 1983 as Self

The Poor poster

The Poor 1st March 1975 as Abuzer

İnce Memed Vuruldu poster

İnce Memed Vuruldu 1st January 1975

Friend poster

Friend 1st October 1974 as Azem

Sahtekar poster

Sahtekar 1st April 1972 as Bülent Akif

The Hopeless Ones poster

The Hopeless Ones 22nd June 1971 as Firat

Silah ve Namus poster

Silah ve Namus 2nd April 1971 as İlyas

The Profiteers poster

The Profiteers 1st April 1971 as Cesi

The Warning poster

The Warning 1st April 1971 as Doktor

Tomorrow is The Last Day poster

Tomorrow is The Last Day 1st April 1971 as Kara Çocuk

Fugitives poster

Fugitives 1st March 1971 as Osman

Sezercik Yavrum Benim poster

Sezercik Yavrum Benim 2nd February 1971 as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)

Pain poster

Pain 2nd January 1971 as Çiçek Ali

The Father poster

The Father 2nd January 1971 as Cemal

Çirkin ve Cesur poster

Çirkin ve Cesur 1st January 1971

Zeyno poster

Zeyno 14th October 1970 as Murat

Private Osman poster

Private Osman 16th June 1970 as Piyade Osman

Hope poster

Hope 25th May 1970 as Cabbar

Şeytan Kayaları poster

Şeytan Kayaları 1st April 1970 as Ali

Live Target poster

Live Target 2nd January 1970 as Asim Mavzer

Sevgili Muhafızım poster

Sevgili Muhafızım 1st January 1970 as Mehmet Silvan

Son Kızgın Adam poster

Son Kızgın Adam 1st January 1970

Yedi Belalılar poster

Yedi Belalılar 1st January 1970 as Banos

Bin Defa Ölürüm poster

Bin Defa Ölürüm 5th April 1969 as Rıfat

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü poster

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü 3rd April 1969 as Zaza Sehmuz

Kan Su Gibi Akacak poster

Kan Su Gibi Akacak 2nd April 1969 as Ali

An Ugly Man poster

An Ugly Man 1st April 1969 as Bino

Güney Ölüm Saçıyor poster

Güney Ölüm Saçıyor 1st January 1969 as Güney

The Hungry Wolves poster

The Hungry Wolves 1st January 1969 as Serçe Memet

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı poster

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı 1st January 1969 as Rıfat

Aslan Bey poster

Aslan Bey 1st April 1968 as Aslan Bey

Azrail Benim poster

Azrail Benim 1st April 1968 as Büyük Örfi

Beyoğlu Canavarı poster

Beyoğlu Canavarı 1st April 1968 as Kadir

Bride of the Earth poster

Bride of the Earth 1st April 1968 as Seyyit

Nuri the Flea poster

Nuri the Flea 1st April 1968 as Pire Nuri

Kargacı Halil poster

Kargacı Halil 1st January 1968 as Halil

Öldürmek Hakkımdır poster

Öldürmek Hakkımdır 1st January 1968

Bullets Won't Touch Me poster

Bullets Won't Touch Me 3rd April 1967 as Yadigar

Büyük Cellatlar poster

Büyük Cellatlar 3rd April 1967 as Samil

Balatlı Arif poster

Balatlı Arif 1st April 1967 as Arif

My Name Is Kerim poster

My Name Is Kerim 1st April 1967

Kozanoğlu poster

Kozanoğlu 2nd January 1967 as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin

Banus, the Horse Thief poster

Banus, the Horse Thief 1st January 1967

Eşkıya Celladı poster

Eşkıya Celladı 1st January 1967 as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali

Kuduz Recep poster

Kuduz Recep 1st January 1967 as Kuduz Recep

Kurbanlık Katil poster

Kurbanlık Katil 1st January 1967 as Mustafa

Red River, Black Sheep poster

Red River, Black Sheep 1st January 1967 as Ali Haydar

Çirkin Kral Affetmez poster

Çirkin Kral Affetmez 1st January 1967 as Yusuf Dağcı

İnce Cumali poster

İnce Cumali 1st January 1967 as Cumali

Şeytanın Oğlu poster

Şeytanın Oğlu 1st January 1967

Law of the Border poster

Law of the Border 4th October 1966 as Hıdır

The Ugly King poster

The Ugly King 16th June 1966 as Çirkin Kral

Kibar Haydut poster

Kibar Haydut 10th May 1966 as Ali

Eşrefpaşalı poster

Eşrefpaşalı 3rd April 1966 as Kudret

Horse, Woman and Gun poster

Horse, Woman and Gun 1st April 1966 as Yusufcuk

Yiğit Yaralı Olur poster

Yiğit Yaralı Olur 1st April 1966 as Yusuf

Kovboy Ali poster

Kovboy Ali 1st January 1966 as Kovboy Ali

Silahların Kanunu poster

Silahların Kanunu 1st January 1966 as Metin Demir

Ve Silahlara Veda poster

Ve Silahlara Veda 1st January 1966 as Hikmet

Tehlikeli Adam poster

Tehlikeli Adam 17th July 1965

Dağların Oğlu poster

Dağların Oğlu 1st April 1965 as Ahmet

Krallar Kralı poster

Krallar Kralı 2nd January 1965 as Murat

Beyaz Atlı Adam poster

Beyaz Atlı Adam 1st January 1965 as Beyaz Atlı Adam

Gönül Kuşu poster

Gönül Kuşu 1st January 1965

I Live When I Die poster

I Live When I Die 1st January 1965

Kahreden Kurşun poster

Kahreden Kurşun 1st January 1965 as Metin

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü poster

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü 1st January 1965 as Metin

Kasımpaşalı Recep poster

Kasımpaşalı Recep 1st January 1965 as Recep

Konyakçı poster

Konyakçı 1st January 1965 as Konyakçı

Sayılı Kabadayılar poster

Sayılı Kabadayılar 1st January 1965 as Osman

Sokakta Kan Vardı poster

Sokakta Kan Vardı 1st January 1965 as Turgut

Torpido Yılmaz poster

Torpido Yılmaz 1st January 1965 as Yilmaz

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım poster

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım 1st January 1965 as Yılmaz

Ten Fearless Men poster

Ten Fearless Men 31st December 1964 as Konyakçı

Kamalı Zeybek poster

Kamalı Zeybek 1st January 1964 as Kamali Zeybek

Kara Şahin poster

Kara Şahin 1st January 1964 as Sahin

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası poster

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası 1st January 1964 as Kemal

Mor Defter poster

Mor Defter 1st January 1964 as Suphi

Prangasız Mahkumlar poster

Prangasız Mahkumlar 1st January 1964 as Rıfat

Zımba Gibi Delikanlı poster

Zımba Gibi Delikanlı 1st January 1964 as Yılmaz

Both Were Brave poster

Both Were Brave 1st January 1963 as Ali Duran

Tatlı Bela poster

Tatlı Bela 1st January 1961 as Erdoğan

Dolandırıcılar Şahı poster

Dolandırıcılar Şahı 1st January 1960 as Benzinci Genç

The Fallow Deer poster

The Fallow Deer 1st January 1959 as Halil

Tütün Zamanı poster

Tütün Zamanı 1st January 1959 as Cemal

This Land's Children poster

This Land's Children 1st January 1958

Aynalar poster

Aynalar 1st March 1996

Spécial cinéma poster

Spécial cinéma 25th September 1974 as Self

Altın Koza poster

Altın Koza 22nd May 1969 as Self - Winner