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Residence  Istanbul, Turkey
Years active  1958–2013
Alma mater  Istanbul University
Spouse  Menend Kurtiz (m. ?–2013)
Education  English philology
Role  Theatre actor
Nationality  Turkish
Name  Tuncel Kurtiz

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Born  1 February 1936 (1936-02-01) Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Occupation  Actor, playwright and film producer
Died  September 27, 2013, Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey
Parents  Hamdi Vala Kurtiz, Mufide Kurtiz
Movies and TV shows  Ezel, Magnificent Century, Hope, The Edge of Heaven, The Herd
Similar People  Yilmaz Guney, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Cansu Dere, Baris Falay, Ozan Guven

Children  Asli Kurtiz, Mirza Kurtiz

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.

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Early years

He was born in Bahçecik, Kocaeli, a town in Turkey. His father was a district governor (kaymakam) and his mother is of Bosniak descent a teacher. His parents' occupation was the reason the family toured many places across the country. After graduating from the Haydarpaşa High School in Istanbul, Kurtiz studied English philology at Istanbul University.

Career

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He soon started a career as an actor playing theatres. 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.

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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.

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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.

Death

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Tuncel Kurtiz died at the age of 77 on 27 September 2013 following a fall-inflicted head trauma in his residence in Etiler, Istanbul.

Movies


  • Mutlu Aile Defteri (Happy Family Journal) (2013)
  • Inadına Film Çekmek (Film Against All Odds) (2010)
  • Jack Hunter And The Quest For Akhenaten (2008)
  • The Edge of Heaven by Fatih Akın (2007 - Turkey-Germany)
  • A Cavallo della Tigre (Esaretten Kaçış) by Carlo Mazzacurati (2002 - Italy)
  • Şellale (The Waterfall) by Semir Aslanyürek (2001)
  • Hoşça kal Yarın by Reis Çelik (1998)
  • Sawdust Tales by Barış Pirhasan (1997 - Turkey/Germany/Hungary)
  • Gräfin Sophia Hatun by Ayşe Polat (1997 - Germany)
  • Akrebin Yolculuğu by Ömer Kavur (1997)
  • Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan by Hiner Saleem (1997 - France)
  • Somersault in a Coffin by Derviş Zaim (1996)
  • Dunkle Schatten der Angst by Konstantin Schmidt (1993 - Germany)
  • Die Hallo-Sisters by Ottokar Runze (1990 - Germany)
  • Zeit der Rache by Anton Peschke (1990 - Germany)
  • Skyddsängeln by Suzanne Osten (1990 - Sweden)
  • Täcknamn Coq Rouge by Per Berglund (1989 - Sweden)
  • The Mahabharata by Peter Brook (1989 - India)
  • Livsfarlig film by Suzanne Osten (1989 - Sweden)
  • Aufbrüche by Hartmut Horst and Eckart Lottmann (1987 - Germany)
  • Den Frusna leoparden by Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson (1986 - Sweden)
  • Hiuch HaGdi by Shimon Dotan (1986 - Israel)
  • Turkse Video by Otakar Votocek (1984 - Netherlands)
  • Kalabaliken i Bender by Mats Arehn (1983 - Sweden)
  • Duvar (The Wall) by Yılmaz Güney (1983)
  • Kleiner Mann was tun by Uschi Madeisky and Klaus Werner (1981 - West Germany)
  • On Fertile Lands (1980)
  • Kanal by Erden Kıral (1978)
  • Sürü (The Herd) by Zeki Ökten (1978)
  • Umut by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney (1970)
  • Şeytanın Uşakları by İlhan Engin (1964)
  • TV series

  • Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2012-2013)
  • Ezel (2009)
  • Asi (2008)
  • Kara Duvak (2007)
  • Hacı (2006)
  • "Vägen till Gyllenblå!" (1985-Sweden)
  • Die Abschiebung by Marianne Lüdcke (1985-West Germany)
  • Tatort - Tod im U-Bahnschacht (1975-West Germany)
  • Directed movie

  • Lyckliga vi... (1980 - Turkey/Sweden)
  • Awards

  • "Best Screenplay" at 1981 Antalya Film Festival for his script Gül Hasan
  • "Best Actor" at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in the Israel film Hiuch HaGdi
  • "Best Supporting Actor" at 1994 Antalya Film Festival for his role in Bir Aşk Uğruna
  • "Best Actor" at 7th Sadri Alışık Awards for his role in Şellale
  • "Best Supporting Actor" at 2007 Antalya Film Festival for his role in Yaşamın Kıyısında
  • References

    Tuncel Kurtiz Wikipedia