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Tuncel Kurtiz
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Tuncel Kurtiz

Date of Birth
Feb 01, 1936
Current Age
90 Years
Birthplace
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.

Notable Roles & Movies

Poster
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ALL OVER THE PLACE - A PORTRAIT OF TUNCEL KURTIZ

Movie

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EZEL

TV Series

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PAINS OF AUTUMN

Movie

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ASI

TV Series

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HACI

TV Series

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ALACAKARANLIK

TV Series

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O DA BENI SEVIYOR

Movie

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SAWDUST TALES

Movie

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SOMERSAULT IN A COFFIN

Movie

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ISTANBUL BENEATH MY WINGS

Movie

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LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH

Movie

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KANAL

Movie

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THE HERD

Movie

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THE BUS

Movie

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LAW OF THE BORDER

Movie

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THE ROAD THAT HAS NO END

Movie

Full Career History

2025

ALL OVER THE PLACE - A PORTRAIT OF TUNCEL KURTIZ

In Database

Role: Self

2009

EZEL

In Database

Role: Ramiz Karaeski

2009

PAINS OF AUTUMN

In Database

Role: Kamil Efendi

2007

ASI

In Database

Role: Cemal Ağa

2006

HACI

In Database

Role: Unknown

2003

ALACAKARANLIK

In Database

Role: Unknown

2001

O DA BENI SEVIYOR

In Database

Role: Masalcı

1997

SAWDUST TALES

In Database

Role: Fisherman

1996

SOMERSAULT IN A COFFIN

In Database

Role: Reis

1996

ISTANBUL BENEATH MY WINGS

In Database

Role: Topal Recep Paşa

1995

LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH

In Database

Role: Dursun

1979

KANAL

In Database

Role: Abuzer Dayı

1978

THE HERD

In Database

Role: Hamo Ağa

1974

THE BUS

In Database

Role: Unknown

1966

LAW OF THE BORDER

In Database

Role: Bekir

1965

THE ROAD THAT HAS NO END

In Database

Role: Köylü

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