Tuncel Kurtiz
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Edge of Heaven (2007)
as Ali Aksu
Somersault in a Coffin (1996)
as Reis
Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008)
as Said
Baba (1994)
Actor
The Bus (1974)
Actor
Hope (1970)
as Hasan
Law of the Border (1966)
as Bekir
The Mahabharata (1990)
as Shakuni
The Last Birds (1965)
as Turgut
Kuduz Recep (1967)
as Hamza
Journey on a Clock Hand (1997)
as Agah
Sokaklar Yanıyor (1965)
as Orhan
Kanlı Meydan (1965)
Actor
The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (2025)
as Self
Işıklar Sönmesin (1996)
Actor
Kanal (1979)
as Abuzer Dayı
The Lost Gift (2010)
Actor
On the Tiger's Back (2002)
as Fatih
Code Name Coq Rouge (1989)
as Al-Houl
Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan (1998)
as Uncle Ismet
Dark Shadows of Fear (1993)
as Mohammed
Zehirli Kucak (1966)
Actor
Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)
as Topal Recep Paşa
The Smile of the Lamb (1986)
as Hilmi
The Wall (1983)
as Tonton Ali
O da Beni Seviyor (2001)
as Masalcı
Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim (1965)
Actor
Krallar Kralı (1965)
Actor
Yiğit Yaralı Olur (1966)
Actor
Pains of Autumn (2009)
as Kamil Efendi
The Guardian Angel (1990)
as Ivar
Love is Colder Than Death (1995)
as Dursun
Happy Family Journal (2013)
as Yıldırım Taşyumruk
Krallar Ölmez (1967)
as Komiser
The Herd (1978)
as Hamo Ağa
Time of Vengeance (1990)
as grand-father
Sawdust Tales (1997)
as Fisherman
Silahların Kanunu (1966)
Actor
On Fertile Lands (1980)
as Zeynel
Tales of Intransigence (2004)
Actor
Die Hallo-Sisters (1990)
as Samy
My boy, look at the stars (2012)
as Self (voice)
Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)
Actor
The Frozen Leopard (1986)
Actor
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım (1965)
as Hüseyin
The Waterfall (2001)
as Kel Selim
On a Narrow Bridge (1985)
Actor
Gräfin Sophia Hatun (1996)
Actor
The Ugly King (1966)
Actor
The Road That Has No End (1965)
as Köylü
Sokakta Kan Vardı (1965)
Actor
Ağrı'ya Dönüş (1994)
Actor
I Live When I Die (1965)
Actor
Hoşçakal Yarın (1998)
as Ali Elverdi
Black and White (2010)
Actor
Bir Aşk Uğruna (1994)
Actor
Horse, Woman and Gun (1966)
Actor
Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma (1998)
Actor
Çökertme (1997)
Actor
Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße (1973)
Actor
Türkiye'nin 68'i (—)
as Self
Hasan the Rose (1980)
as Hakan / The film director
Bullets Won't Touch Me (1967)
as Cengiz
Konyakçı (1965)
Actor
In Foreign Soil (2001)
as Self
Kanli Mezar (1966)
Actor