Tuncel Kurtiz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 1, 1936
- Died
- September 27, 2013
- Birthplace
- Bilecik, Turkey
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.
Filmography
Türkiye'nin 68'i TBA
as Self
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz 2025
as Self
The Legend of the Ugly King 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Family Journal 2013
as Yıldırım Taşyumruk
My boy, look at the stars 2012
as Self (voice)
The Lost Gift 2010
Actor
Black and White 2010
Actor
Pains of Autumn 2009
as Kamil Efendi
Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb 2008
as Said
The Edge of Heaven 2007
as Ali Aksu
Tales of Intransigence 2004
Actor
On the Tiger's Back 2002
as Fatih
The Waterfall 2001
as Kel Selim
O da Beni Seviyor 2001
as Masalcı
In Foreign Soil 2001
as Self
Hoşçakal Yarın 1998
as Ali Elverdi
- Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan
Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan 1998
as Uncle Ismet
Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma 1998
Actor
Çökertme 1997
Actor
Journey on a Clock Hand 1997
as Agah
Sawdust Tales 1997
as Fisherman
Işıklar Sönmesin 1996
Actor
Somersault in a Coffin 1996
as Reis
Istanbul Beneath My Wings 1996
as Topal Recep Paşa
- Gräfin Sophia Hatun
Gräfin Sophia Hatun 1996
Actor
Love is Colder Than Death 1995
as Dursun
- Baba
Baba 1994
Actor
Bir Aşk Uğruna 1994
Actor
Ağrı'ya Dönüş 1994
Actor
Dark Shadows of Fear 1993
as Mohammed
Die Hallo-Sisters 1990
as Samy
The Guardian Angel 1990
as Ivar
The Mahabharata 1990
as Shakuni
Time of Vengeance 1990
as grand-father
Code Name Coq Rouge 1989
as Al-Houl
The Smile of the Lamb 1986
as Hilmi
The Frozen Leopard 1986
Actor
On a Narrow Bridge 1985
Actor
Kalabaliken i Bender 1983
Actor
The Wall 1983
as Tonton Ali
Hasan the Rose 1980
as Hakan / The film director, Director, Writer
On Fertile Lands 1980
as Zeynel, Writer
Kanal 1979
as Abuzer Dayı
The Herd 1978
as Hamo Ağa
Guestworker's Road 1978
Director
The Bus 1974
Actor
- Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße
Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße 1973
Actor
Hope 1970
as Hasan
Bullets Won't Touch Me 1967
as Cengiz
Kuduz Recep 1967
as Hamza
Krallar Ölmez 1967
as Komiser
Law of the Border 1966
as Bekir
The Ugly King 1966
Actor
Yiğit Yaralı Olur 1966
Actor
Horse, Woman and Gun 1966
Actor
- Zehirli Kucak
Zehirli Kucak 1966
Actor
Kanli Mezar 1966
Actor
Silahların Kanunu 1966
Actor
Krallar Kralı 1965
Actor
Sokaklar Yanıyor 1965
as Orhan
Kanlı Meydan 1965
Actor
Konyakçı 1965
Actor
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım 1965
as Hüseyin
Sokakta Kan Vardı 1965
Actor
The Last Birds 1965
as Turgut
I Live When I Die 1965
Actor
The Road That Has No End 1965
as Köylü
Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim 1965
Actor
Credits from TMDB.