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 |
| 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 Çirkin Kral | 1971-02-02 |
| The Father as Cemal | 1971-01-02 |
| Pain as Çiçek Ali | 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 |
| Sevgili Muhafızım as Mehmet Silvan | 1970-01-01 |
| Yedi Belalılar as Banos | 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 |
| Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü | 1968-11-03 |
| Aslan Bey | 1968-04-01 |
| Bride of the Earth as Seyyit | 1968-04-01 |
| Nuri the Flea as Pire Nuri | 1968-04-01 |
| Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi | 1968-04-01 |
| Beyoğlu Canavarı as Kadir | 1968-04-01 |
| Öldürmek Hakkımdır | 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 |
| 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 |
| Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Yusuf | 1966-04-01 |
| Horse, Woman and Gun as Yusufcuk | 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 |
| Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz | 1965-01-01 |
| Beyaz Atlı Adam as Beyaz Atlı Adam | 1965-01-01 |
| I Live When I Die | 1965-01-01 |
| Sayılı Kabadayılar as Osman | 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 |
| Gönül Kuşu | 1965-01-01 |
| Kahreden Kurşun as Metin | 1965-01-01 |
| Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü as Metin | 1965-01-01 |
| Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut | 1965-01-01 |
| Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçı | 1964-12-31 |
| Mor Defter as Suphi | 1964-01-01 |
| Zımba Gibi Delikanlı as Yılmaz | 1964-01-01 |
| Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası as Kemal | 1964-01-01 |
| Kara Şahin as Sahin | 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 |
| The Fallow Deer as Halil | 1959-01-01 |
| Tütün Zamanı as Cemal | 1959-01-01 |
| This Land's Children | 1958-01-01 |






