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 |
| Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films as Self (archive footage) | 1987-01-01 |
| We Called Him the Ugly King 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 |
| The Profiteers as Cesi | 1971-04-01 |
| The Warning as Doktor | 1971-04-01 |
| Tomorrow is The Last Day as Kara Çocuk | 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 |
| Yedi Belalılar as Banos | 1970-01-01 |
| Son Kızgın Adam | 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 |
| The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet | 1969-01-01 |
| Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı as Rıfat | 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 |
| Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir | 1968-04-01 |
| Bride of the Earth as Seyyit | 1968-04-01 |
| Aslan Bey as Aslan Bey | 1968-04-01 |
| Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi | 1968-04-01 |
| Kargacı Halil as Halil | 1968-01-01 |
| Öldürmek Hakkımdır | 1968-01-01 |
| Bullets Won't Touch Me as Yadigar | 1967-04-03 |
| Büyük Cellatlar as Samil | 1967-04-03 |
| Balatlı Arif as Arif | 1967-04-01 |
| My Name Is Kerim | 1967-04-01 |
| Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin | 1967-01-02 |
| Eşkıya Celladı as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali | 1967-01-01 |
| Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa | 1967-01-01 |
| Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar | 1967-01-01 |
| Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep | 1967-01-01 |
| İnce Cumali as Cumali | 1967-01-01 |
| Banus, the Horse Thief | 1967-01-01 |
| Çirkin Kral Affetmez as Yusuf Dağcı | 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 |
| Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir | 1966-01-01 |
| Ve Silahlara Veda as Hikmet | 1966-01-01 |
| Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali | 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 |
| I Live When I Die | 1965-01-01 |
| Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman | 1965-01-01 |
| Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz | 1965-01-01 |
| Konyakçı as Konyakçı | 1965-01-01 |
| Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut | 1965-01-01 |
| Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin | 1965-01-01 |
| Üçünüzü de mıhlarım as Yılmaz | 1965-01-01 |
| Krallar Kralı as Murat | 1965-01-01 |
| Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı | 1964-12-31 |
| Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal | 1964-01-01 |
| Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz | 1964-01-01 |
| Kara Şahin as Sahin | 1964-01-01 |
| Mor Defter as Suphi | 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 |






