People
Yılmaz Güney
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Legend of the Ugly King as Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-14 |
| Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney as Self (archive footage) | 2016-01-31 |
| Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause as Self (archive footage) | 2014-05-07 |
| Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris | 1995-12-12 |
| We Called Him the Ugly King as Self (archive footage) | 1987-01-01 |
| Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films as Self (archive footage) | 1987-01-01 |
| Elegy as Çobanoğlu | 1985-03-29 |
| Autour du mur as Self | 1983-07-26 |
| Room 666 as Self (voice) | 1982-06-02 |
| The Poor as Abuzer | 1975-03-01 |
| İnce Memed Vuruldu | 1975-01-01 |
| Friend as Azem | 1974-10-01 |
| Sahtekar as Bülent Akif | 1972-04-01 |
| The Hopeless Ones as Firat | 1971-06-22 |
| Silah ve Namus as İlyas | 1971-04-02 |
| Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk | 1971-04-01 |
| The Warning as Doktor | 1971-04-01 |
| The Profiteers as Cesi | 1971-04-01 |
| Fugitives as Osman | 1971-03-01 |
| Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Self (Konuk Oyuncu) | 1971-02-02 |
| Pain as Çiçek Ali | 1971-01-02 |
| The Father as Cemal | 1971-01-02 |
| Çirkin ve Cesur | 1971-01-01 |
| Zeyno as Murat | 1970-10-14 |
| Private Osman as Piyade Osman | 1970-06-16 |
| Hope as Cabbar | 1970-05-25 |
| Şeytan Kayaları as Ali | 1970-04-01 |
| Live Target as Asim Mavzer | 1970-01-02 |
| Son Kızgın Adam | 1970-01-01 |
| Yedi Belalılar as Banos | 1970-01-01 |
| Sevgili Muhafızım as Mehmet Silvan | 1970-01-01 |
| Bin Defa Ölürüm as Rıfat | 1969-04-05 |
| Belanın Yedi Türlüsü as Zaza Sehmuz | 1969-04-03 |
| Kan Su Gibi Akacak as Ali | 1969-04-02 |
| An Ugly Man as Bino | 1969-04-01 |
| Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat | 1969-01-01 |
| The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet | 1969-01-01 |
| Güney Ölüm Saçıyor as Güney | 1969-01-01 |
| Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü | 1968-11-03 |
| Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri | 1968-04-01 |
| Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi | 1968-04-01 |
| Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir | 1968-04-01 |
| Aslan Bey as Aslan Bey | 1968-04-01 |
| Bride of the Earth as Seyyit | 1968-04-01 |
| Öldürmek Hakkımdır | 1968-01-01 |
| Kargacı Halil as Halil | 1968-01-01 |
| Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar | 1967-04-03 |
| Büyük Cellatlar as Samil | 1967-04-03 |
| My Name Is Kerim | 1967-04-01 |
| Balatlı Arif as Arif | 1967-04-01 |
| Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin | 1967-01-02 |
| İnce Cumali as Cumali | 1967-01-01 |
| Banus, the Horse Thief | 1967-01-01 |
| Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı | 1967-01-01 |
| Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar | 1967-01-01 |
| Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa | 1967-01-01 |
| Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali | 1967-01-01 |
| Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep | 1967-01-01 |
| Law of the Border as Hıdır | 1966-10-04 |
| The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral | 1966-06-16 |
| Kibar Haydut as Ali | 1966-05-10 |
| Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret | 1966-04-03 |
| Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk | 1966-04-01 |
| Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf | 1966-04-01 |
| Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali | 1966-01-01 |
| Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir | 1966-01-01 |
| Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet | 1966-01-01 |
| Tehlikeli Adam | 1965-07-17 |
| Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet | 1965-04-01 |
| Kahreden Kurşun as Metin | 1965-01-01 |
| Gönül Kuşu | 1965-01-01 |
| Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam | 1965-01-01 |
| Kasımpaşalı Recep as Recep | 1965-01-01 |
| Konyakçı as Konyakçı | 1965-01-01 |
| Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz | 1965-01-01 |
| Krallar Kralı as Murat | 1965-01-01 |
| I Live When I Die | 1965-01-01 |
| Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz | 1965-01-01 |
| Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin | 1965-01-01 |
| Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut | 1965-01-01 |
| Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman | 1965-01-01 |
| Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı | 1964-12-31 |
| Kara Şahin as Sahin | 1964-01-01 |
| Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz | 1964-01-01 |
| Mor Defter as Suphi | 1964-01-01 |
| Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal | 1964-01-01 |
| Prangasız Mahkumlar as Rıfat | 1964-01-01 |
| Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek | 1964-01-01 |
| Both Were Brave as Ali Duran | 1963-01-01 |
| Tatlı Bela as Erdoğan | 1961-01-01 |
| Dolandırıcılar Şahı as Benzinci Genç | 1960-01-01 |
| Tütün Zamanı as Cemal | 1959-01-01 |
| The Fallow Deer as Halil | 1959-01-01 |
| This Land's Children | 1958-01-01 |






