Tuncel Kurtiz
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-01
- Died
- 2013-09-27
- Place of birth
- Bilecik, Turkey
- Also known as
- Tuncel Curtiz
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Der Kleine
The Magnificent Century
2011
as Ebu Suud Efendi
Ezel
2009
as Ramiz Karaeski
Asi
2007
as Cemal Ağa
The Mahabharata
1990
as Shakuni
Alacakaranlık
2003
Kvällspressen
1992
as Abdel
Hacı
2006
Amforans gåta
1991
as Papa
Dødelig kjemi
1992
as Ahmed Jhani
Gölgedekiler
1994
Movies (66)
Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb
2008
as Said
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
2025
as Self
The Edge of Heaven
2007
as Ali Aksu
Hope
1970
as Hasan
Law of the Border
1966
as Bekir
The Herd
1978
as Hamo Ağa
The Mahabharata
1990
as Shakuni
On the Tiger's Back
2002
as Fatih
The Wall
1983
as Tonton Ali
The Road That Has No End
1965
as Köylü
Pains of Autumn
2009
as Kamil Efendi
Code Name Coq Rouge
1989
as Al-Houl
Somersault in a Coffin
1996
as Reis
On Fertile Lands
1980
as Zeynel
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
1996
as Topal Recep Paşa
The Bus
1974
The Legend of the Ugly King
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Sawdust Tales
1997
as Fisherman
Journey on a Clock Hand
1997
as Agah
The Guardian Angel
1990
as Ivar
Kalabaliken i Bender
1983
Happy Family Journal
2013
as Yıldırım Taşyumruk
Black and White
2010
Die Hallo-Sisters
1990
as Samy
Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan
1998
as Uncle Ismet
O da Beni Seviyor
2001
as Masalcı
Hoşçakal Yarın
1998
as Ali Elverdi
Hasan the Rose
1980
as Hakan / The film director
Horse, Woman and Gun
1966
The Last Birds
1965
as Turgut
Işıklar Sönmesin
1996
The Frozen Leopard
1986
Dark Shadows of Fear
1993
as Mohammed
The Waterfall
2001
as Kel Selim
Kuduz Recep
1967
as Hamza
My boy, look at the stars
2012
as Deniz Gezmiş(voice) and sings the poems
Kanal
1979
as Abuzer Dayı
Time of Vengeance
1990
as grand-father
Kanlı Meydan
1965
The Ugly King
1966
Kanli Mezar
1966
Tales of Intransigence
2004
Silahların Kanunu
1966
Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma
1998
In Foreign Soil
2001
as Self
Love is Colder Than Death
1995
as Dursun
Çökertme
1997
On a Narrow Bridge
1985
Krallar Ölmez
1967
as Komiser
Sokaklar Yanıyor
1965
as Orhan
Konyakçı
1965
Krallar Kralı
1965
Bir Aşk Uğruna
1994
Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße
1973
Bullets Won't Touch Me
1967
as Cengiz
I Live When I Die
1965
Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
Yiğit Yaralı Olur
1966
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
as Hüseyin
Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim
1965
Türkiye'nin 68'i
as Self
Zehirli Kucak
1966
The Smile of the Lamb
1986
as Hilmi
The Lost Gift
2010
Gräfin Sophia Hatun
1997
Ağrı'ya Dönüş
1994
About Tuncel 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. 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 E… With 77 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Tuncel Kurtiz has appeared in 66 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tuncel Kurtiz Movies
- Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008) — as Said
- All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (2025) — as Self
- The Edge of Heaven (2007) — as Ali Aksu
- Hope (1970) — as Hasan
- Law of the Border (1966) — as Bekir
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