Yılmaz Güney
Directing Born Apr 1, 1937 Died Sep 9, 1984 Adana, Turkey 188 credits
Biography
Yılmaz Güney works in directing. Born April 1, 1937 in Adana, Turkey. Died September 9, 1984. Archytele tracks 188 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
The Legend of the Ugly King
Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause
Aynalar
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His FilmsWe Called Him the Ugly King
Room 666ElegyElegy · DirectorElegy · WriterElegy · Producer
The Wall · DirectorThe Wall · WriterAutour du mur
The Road · Co-ProducerThe Road · EditorThe Road · WriterThe Road · Director
The Enemy · WriterThe Enemy · Producer
The Herd · WriterThe Herd · Co-DirectorThe Herd · ProducerDüzen · Story
İzin · WriterThe PoorThe Poor · DirectorThe Poor · ScreenplayThe Poor · Producer
Spécial cinémaFriendFriend · DirectorFriend · ScreenplayFriend · Writer
Sahtekar
FugitivesFugitives · ScreenplayFugitives · DirectorPainPain · Director
HopeHope · WriterHope · ProducerHope · DirectorLive Target
Altın KozaAn Ugly ManAn Ugly Man · WriterAn Ugly Man · DirectorKan Su Gibi Akacak
Azrail BenimAzrail Benim · WriterNuri the FleaNuri the Flea · ProducerNuri the Flea · Writer
Kuduz RecepŞeytanın OğluRed River, Black SheepBanus, the Horse ThiefBanus, the Horse Thief · Writer
Kovboy AliKovboy Ali · WriterLaw of the BorderLaw of the Border · WriterVe Silahlara Veda
Sayılı KabadayılarTehlikeli AdamSokakta Kan VardıKrallar KralıKrallar Kralı · Writer
Prangasız MahkumlarPrangasız Mahkumlar · WriterMor DefterKocaoğlan: Aşk BudalasıKamalı Zeybek
Both Were Brave
Ölüme Yalnız Gidilir · Scenario Writer
Yaban Gülü · WriterTatlı Bela
The Death Curtain · Assistant DirectorDolandırıcılar ŞahıDolandırıcılar Şahı · Assistant DirectorSuçlu · Screenplay
Tütün ZamanıThe Fallow DeerThe Fallow Deer · ScreenplayKaracaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası · Screenplay
This Land's ChildrenThis Land's Children · Screenplay
Full Filmography
188 titles- The Legend of the Ugly King (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Aynalar (1996)
- Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris (1995)
- Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- We Called Him the Ugly King (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Room 666 (1985) as Self (voice)
- Elegy (1985) as Çobanoğlu
- Elegy (1985) Director
- Elegy (1985) Writer
- Elegy (1985) Producer
- The Wall (1983) Director
- The Wall (1983) Writer
- Autour du mur (1983) as Self
- The Road (1982) Co-Producer
- The Road (1982) Editor
- The Road (1982) Writer
- The Road (1982) Director
- The Enemy (1980) Writer
- The Enemy (1980) Producer
- The Herd (1978) Writer
- The Herd (1978) Co-Director
- The Herd (1978) Producer
- Düzen (1978) Story
- İzin (1975) Writer
- The Poor (1975) as Abuzer
- The Poor (1975) Director
- The Poor (1975) Screenplay
- The Poor (1975) Producer
- Certainly One Day (1975) Writer
- Certainly One Day (1975) Producer
- İnce Memed Vuruldu (1975)
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Friend (1974) as Azem
- Friend (1974) Director
- Friend (1974) Screenplay
- Friend (1974) Writer
- Anxiety (1974) Writer
- Anxiety (1974) Producer
- Anxiety (1974) Director
- Sahtekar (1972) as Bülent Akif
- Fugitives (1971) as Osman
- Fugitives (1971) Screenplay
- Fugitives (1971) Director
- Pain (1971) as Çiçek Ali
- Pain (1971) Director
- Pain (1971) Writer
- Sezercik Yavrum Benim (1971) as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)
- The Father (1971) as Cemal
- The Father (1971) Director
- The Father (1971) Writer
- Çirkin ve Cesur (1971)
- Çirkin ve Cesur (1971) Writer
- The Profiteers (1971) as Cesi
- The Profiteers (1971) Director
- The Profiteers (1971) Writer
- The Profiteers (1971) Producer
- Silah ve Namus (1971) as İlyas
- The Warning (1971) as Doktor
- The Warning (1971) Writer
- The Warning (1971) Director
- The Warning (1971) Producer
- The Hopeless Ones (1971) as Firat
- The Hopeless Ones (1971) Director
- The Hopeless Ones (1971) Writer
- Tomorrow is The Last Day (1971) as Kara Çocuk
- Tomorrow is The Last Day (1971) Writer
- Tomorrow is The Last Day (1971) Director
- Hope (1970) as Cabbar
- Hope (1970) Writer
- Hope (1970) Producer
- Hope (1970) Director
- Live Target (1970) as Asim Mavzer
- Live Target (1970) Director
- Live Target (1970) Screenplay
- Sevgili Muhafızım (1970) as Mehmet Silvan
- Sevgili Muhafızım (1970) Writer
- Şeytan Kayaları (1970) as Ali
- Son Kızgın Adam (1970)
- Private Osman (1970) as Piyade Osman
- Private Osman (1970) Writer
- Private Osman (1970) Director
- Zeyno (1970) as Murat
- Yedi Belalılar (1970) as Banos
- Yedi Belalılar (1970) Screenplay
- Yedi Belalılar (1970) Director
- Altın Koza (1969) as Self - Winner
- An Ugly Man (1969) as Bino
- An Ugly Man (1969) Writer
- An Ugly Man (1969) Director
- Kan Su Gibi Akacak (1969) as Ali
- Güney Ölüm Saçıyor (1969) as Güney
- Belanın Yedi Türlüsü (1969) as Zaza Sehmuz
- Belanın Yedi Türlüsü (1969) Writer
- Bin Defa Ölürüm (1969) as Rıfat
- Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı (1969) as Rıfat
- The Hungry Wolves (1969) as Serçe Memet
- The Hungry Wolves (1969) Director
- The Hungry Wolves (1969) Writer
- The Hungry Wolves (1969) Producer
- Azrail Benim (1968) as Büyük Örfi
- Azrail Benim (1968) Writer
- Nuri the Flea (1968) as Pire Nuri
- Nuri the Flea (1968) Producer
- Nuri the Flea (1968) Writer
- Nuri the Flea (1968) Director
- Kargacı Halil (1968) as Halil
- Öldürmek Hakkımdır (1968)
- Aslan Bey (1968) as Aslan Bey
- Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü (1968)
- Bride of the Earth (1968) as Seyyit
- Bride of the Earth (1968) Director
- Bride of the Earth (1968) Writer
- Beyoğlu Canavarı (1968) as Kadir
- Kuduz Recep (1967) as Kuduz Recep
- Şeytanın Oğlu (1967)
- Red River, Black Sheep (1967) as Ali Haydar
- Banus, the Horse Thief (1967)
- Banus, the Horse Thief (1967) Writer
- İnce Cumali (1967) as Cumali
- Kurbanlık Katil (1967) as Mustafa
- Kozanoğlu (1967) as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
- Balatlı Arif (1967) as Arif
- Bullets Won't Touch Me (1967) as Yadigar
- Bullets Won't Touch Me (1967) Director
- Bullets Won't Touch Me (1967) Writer
- My Name Is Kerim (1967)
- My Name Is Kerim (1967) Writer
- My Name Is Kerim (1967) Director
- Büyük Cellatlar (1967) as Samil
- Eşkıya Celladı (1967) as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali
- Çirkin Kral Affetmez (1967) as Yusuf Dağcı
- Çirkin Kral Affetmez (1967) Writer
- Kovboy Ali (1966) as Kovboy Ali
- Kovboy Ali (1966) Writer
- Law of the Border (1966) as Hıdır
- Law of the Border (1966) Writer
- Ve Silahlara Veda (1966) as Hikmet
- Silahların Kanunu (1966) as Metin Demir
- Yiğit Yaralı Olur (1966) as Yusuf
- Kibar Haydut (1966) as Ali
- Eşrefpaşalı (1966) as Kudret
- Eşrefpaşalı (1966) Writer
- The Ugly King (1966) as Çirkin Kral
- Horse, Woman and Gun (1966) as Yusufcuk
- Horse, Woman and Gun (1966) Writer
- Horse, Woman and Gun (1966) Director
- Sayılı Kabadayılar (1965) as Osman
- Tehlikeli Adam (1965)
- Sokakta Kan Vardı (1965) as Turgut
- Krallar Kralı (1965) as Murat
- Krallar Kralı (1965) Writer
- Üçünüzü de mıhlarım (1965) as Yılmaz
- Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü (1965) as Metin
- Kasımpaşalı Recep (1965) as Recep
- Kasımpaşalı Recep (1965) Writer
- I Live When I Die (1965)
- Beyaz Atlı Adam (1965) as Beyaz Atlı Adam
- Dağların Oğlu (1965) as Ahmet
- Kahreden Kurşun (1965) as Metin
- Konyakçı (1965) as Konyakçı
- Konyakçı (1965) Screenplay
- Torpido Yılmaz (1965) as Yilmaz
- Gönül Kuşu (1965)
- Prangasız Mahkumlar (1964) as Rıfat
- Prangasız Mahkumlar (1964) Writer
- Mor Defter (1964) as Suphi
- Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası (1964) as Kemal
- Kamalı Zeybek (1964) as Kamali Zeybek
- Kamalı Zeybek (1964) Writer
- Zımba Gibi Delikanlı (1964) as Yılmaz
- Ten Fearless Men (1964) as Konyakçı
- Kara Şahin (1964) as Sahin
- Both Were Brave (1963) as Ali Duran
- Ölüme Yalnız Gidilir (1962) Scenario Writer
- Yaban Gülü (1961) Writer
- Tatlı Bela (1961) as Erdoğan
- The Death Curtain (1960) Assistant Director
- Dolandırıcılar Şahı (1960) as Benzinci Genç
- Dolandırıcılar Şahı (1960) Assistant Director
- Suçlu (1960) Screenplay
- Tütün Zamanı (1959) as Cemal
- The Fallow Deer (1959) as Halil
- The Fallow Deer (1959) Screenplay
- Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası (1959) Screenplay
- This Land's Children (1958)
- This Land's Children (1958) Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Yılmaz Güney best known for?
Yılmaz Güney is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Road (1982), The Road (1982), The Road (1982), The Road (1982).
When and where was Yılmaz Güney born?
Yılmaz Güney was born on April 1, 1937 in Adana, Turkey. They passed away on September 9, 1984.
How many credits does Yılmaz Güney have?
Yılmaz Güney has accumulated over 188 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1958 to 2017.
What is Yılmaz Güney's background in cinema and television?
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...
Yılmaz Güney by the numbers
188credits
185films
3TV series
1958–2017active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 37
- Hope (1970) as Cabbar — aged about 33
- Friend (1974) as Azem — aged about 37
- The Poor (1975) as Abuzer — aged about 38
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