
Yılmaz Güney
Known for Directing · 98 credits
- Born
- 1937-04-01
- Died
- 1984-09-09
- Place of birth
- Adana, Turkey
- Also known as
- Çirkin Kral · Йылмаз Гюней · یەڵماز گیونەی
Biography
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (95)

Room 666
1985
as Self (voice)

Law of the Border
1966
as Hıdır

An Ugly Man
1969
as Bino

Gönül Kuşu
1965

The Hungry Wolves
1969
as Serçe Memet

The Ugly King
1966
as Çirkin Kral

Fugitives
1971
as Osman

Kasımpaşalı Recep
1965
as Recep

Zeyno
1970
as Murat

Tatlı Bela
1961
as Erdoğan

The Hopeless Ones
1971
as Firat

Pain
1971
as Çiçek Ali

This Land's Children
1958

Sezercik Yavrum Benim
1971
as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
1965
as Metin

Bride of the Earth
1968
as Seyyit

The Warning
1971
as Doktor

Ve Silahlara Veda
1966
as Hikmet

Red River, Black Sheep
1967
as Ali Haydar

Son Kızgın Adam
1970

Hope
1970
as Cabbar

Kara Şahin
1964
as Sahin

Ten Fearless Men
1964
as Konyakçı

İnce Cumali
1967
as Cumali

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

Dağların Oğlu
1965
as Ahmet

Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
as Turgut

Eşrefpaşalı
1966
as Kudret

Kozanoğlu
1967
as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin

Tütün Zamanı
1959
as Cemal

Bin Defa Ölürüm
1969
as Rıfat

Banus, the Horse Thief
1967

Büyük Cellatlar
1967
as Samil

Şeytanın Oğlu
1967

Private Osman
1970
as Piyade Osman

Live Target
1970
as Asim Mavzer

Güney Ölüm Saçıyor
1969
as Güney

Mor Defter
1964
as Suphi

Aslan Bey
1968
as Aslan Bey

Konyakçı
1965
as Konyakçı

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

Friend
1974
as Azem

İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975

The Poor
1975
as Abuzer

Eşkıya Celladı
1967
as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali

Kovboy Ali
1966
as Kovboy Ali

Kibar Haydut
1966
as Ali

Kargacı Halil
1968
as Halil

Balatlı Arif
1967
as Arif

Öldürmek Hakkımdır
1968

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
1969
as Rıfat

Şeytan Kayaları
1970
as Ali

Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965
as Beyaz Atlı Adam

Çirkin Kral Affetmez
1967
as Yusuf Dağcı

The Fallow Deer
1959
as Halil

Sevgili Muhafızım
1970
as Mehmet Silvan

Tehlikeli Adam
1965

Both Were Brave
1963
as Ali Duran

Krallar Kralı
1965
as Murat

Zımba Gibi Delikanlı
1964
as Yılmaz

My Name Is Kerim
1967

Dolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
as Benzinci Genç

Sahtekar
1972
as Bülent Akif

I Live When I Die
1965

Kurbanlık Katil
1967
as Mustafa

Kan Su Gibi Akacak
1969
as Ali
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995

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

Nuri the Flea
1968
as Pire Nuri

Horse, Woman and Gun
1966
as Yusufcuk

Silah ve Namus
1971
as İlyas

Sayılı Kabadayılar
1965
as Osman

Çirkin ve Cesur
1971

The Profiteers
1971
as Cesi

Kahreden Kurşun
1965
as Metin

Torpido Yılmaz
1965
as Yilmaz

Bullets Won't Touch Me
1967
as Yadigar

Elegy
1985
as Çobanoğlu

Kuduz Recep
1967
as Kuduz Recep

Kamalı Zeybek
1964
as Kamali Zeybek

The Father
1971
as Cemal

Prangasız Mahkumlar
1964
as Rıfat

Yiğit Yaralı Olur
1966
as Yusuf

Silahların Kanunu
1966
as Metin Demir

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

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

Yedi Belalılar
1970
as Banos

Tomorrow is The Last Day
1971
as Kara Çocuk

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
as Yılmaz
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968

Azrail Benim
1968
as Büyük Örfi

Autour du mur
1983
as Self

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
1964
as Kemal

Beyoğlu Canavarı
1968
as Kadir

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
1969
as Zaza Sehmuz
About Yılmaz Güney
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. With 98 credits spanning from 1958 to 2017, Yılmaz Güney has appeared in 95 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yılmaz Güney Movies
- Room 666 (1985) — as Self (voice)
- Law of the Border (1966) — as Hıdır
- An Ugly Man (1969) — as Bino
- Gönül Kuşu (1965)
- The Hungry Wolves (1969) — as Serçe Memet
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