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 Profiteers as Cesi
- 1971 · Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk
- 1971 · The Warning as Doktor
- 1971 · Fugitives as Osman
- 1971 · Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)
- 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 · Şeytan Kayaları as Ali
- 1970 · Live Target as Asim Mavzer
- 1970 · Son Kızgın Adam as
- 1970 · Yedi Belalılar as Banos
- 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 · Güney Ölüm Saçıyor as Güney
- 1969 · Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat
- 1968 · Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü as
- 1968 · Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
- 1968 · Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir
- 1968 · Aslan Bey as Aslan Bey
- 1968 · Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri
- 1968 · Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
- 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 · Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
- 1967 · Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
- 1967 · Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
- 1967 · Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı
- 1967 · Banus, the Horse Thief as
- 1967 · Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali
- 1967 · İnce Cumali as Cumali
- 1967 · Şeytanın Oğlu as
- 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 · Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
- 1966 · Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
- 1966 · Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet
- 1965 · Tehlikeli Adam as
- 1965 · Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
- 1965 · Krallar Kralı as Murat
- 1965 · Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep
- 1965 · Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
- 1965 · Gönül Kuşu as
- 1965 · Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin
- 1965 · Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
- 1965 · Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman
- 1965 · Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
- 1965 · Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- 1965 · Konyakçı as Konyakçı
- 1965 · Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz
- 1965 · I Live When I Die as
- 1964 · Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı
- 1964 · Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
- 1964 · Mor Defter as Suphi
- 1964 · Kara Şahin as Sahin
- 1964 · Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal
- 1964 · Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat
- 1964 · Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz
- 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