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Tuncel Kurtiz

Tuncel Kurtiz

Acting · 1.0 popularity

Age

90

Movies

67

TV

11

Born
February 1, 1936 – September 27, 2013
From
Bilecik, Turkey

Biography

Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions. Since 1958, Kurtiz performed on many stages in Istanbul, in state and private theatres. He was also on the stage at Gothenburg City Theatre, Stockholm Royal Theatre and Swedish Theatre in Sweden, Schaubühne Berlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in Germany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in England. Kurtiz directed plays for the German-Turkish theatre project "Türkisches Ensemble" in the late 1970s. During his university years and later the military service period, he became friends with the renowned film director Yılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 film Umut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown in Cannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy. His first film role was in Şeytanın Uşakları, shot in 1964. Since then, Tuncel Kurtiz played also in many international productions like Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, French, British, Israel and Indian films and TV series, mostly in the original language.

Works

67 films

Işıklar Sönmesin

Işıklar Sönmesin

19966.0

Somersault in a Coffin

Somersault in a Coffin

19967.3

The Smile of the Lamb

The Smile of the Lamb

19865.3

The Last Birds

The Last Birds

19656.3

The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven

20077.2

The Bus

The Bus

19746.6

Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

19985.8

Hope

Hope

19707.4

The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

20177.0

The Wall

The Wall

19837.2

Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb

Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb

20086.2

Ağrı'ya Dönüş

Ağrı'ya Dönüş

199410.0

Journey on a Clock Hand

Journey on a Clock Hand

19975.8

Sokaklar Yanıyor

Sokaklar Yanıyor

19657.0

The Lost Gift

The Lost Gift

2010

Kanal

Kanal

19796.3

Krallar Kralı

Krallar Kralı

19656.0

Law of the Border

Law of the Border

19666.3

Kuduz Recep

Kuduz Recep

19679.0

The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

19907.1

Kanlı Meydan

Kanlı Meydan

19658.0

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

20255.5

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

19905.4

Tales of Intransigence

Tales of Intransigence

20046.4

Krallar Ölmez

Krallar Ölmez

19678.0

Code Name Coq Rouge

Code Name Coq Rouge

19896.3

The Herd

The Herd

19787.5

Bir Aşk Uğruna

Bir Aşk Uğruna

19949.0

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

19966.6

Love is Colder Than Death

Love is Colder Than Death

19956.0

Zehirli Kucak

Zehirli Kucak

19667.0

Pains of Autumn

Pains of Autumn

20095.2

Happy Family Journal

Happy Family Journal

20136.1

Dark Shadows of Fear

Dark Shadows of Fear

199310.0

Time of Vengeance

Time of Vengeance

19907.0

On the Tiger's Back

On the Tiger's Back

20025.7

My boy, look at the stars

My boy, look at the stars

20128.0

I Live When I Die

I Live When I Die

196510.0

On Fertile Lands

On Fertile Lands

19806.8

Sawdust Tales

Sawdust Tales

19975.6

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım

19658.0

Silahların Kanunu

Silahların Kanunu

19669.0

Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim

Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim

19659.0

Horse, Woman and Gun

Horse, Woman and Gun

196610.0

Yiğit Yaralı Olur

Yiğit Yaralı Olur

19667.0

Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße

Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße

1973

The Ugly King

The Ugly King

19668.0

The Road That Has No End

The Road That Has No End

19655.7

Gräfin Sophia Hatun

Gräfin Sophia Hatun

19979.0

The Frozen Leopard

The Frozen Leopard

19868.0

In Foreign Soil

In Foreign Soil

2001

The Waterfall

The Waterfall

20014.6

Kalabaliken i Bender

Kalabaliken i Bender

19833.3

Sokakta Kan Vardı

Sokakta Kan Vardı

19657.0

Baba

Baba

1994

On a Narrow Bridge

On a Narrow Bridge

19856.5

O da Beni Seviyor

O da Beni Seviyor

20018.0

Hasan the Rose

Hasan the Rose

19808.0

Bullets Won't Touch Me

Bullets Won't Touch Me

19678.0

Black and White

Black and White

20105.6

Çökertme

Çökertme

19979.0

Die Hallo-Sisters

Die Hallo-Sisters

19909.0

Hoşçakal Yarın

Hoşçakal Yarın

19987.7

Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma

Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma

1998

Konyakçı

Konyakçı

19659.0

Türkiye'nin 68'i

Türkiye'nin 68'i

2026

Kanli Mezar

Kanli Mezar

19669.0