
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.
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.
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All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/2025

The Legend of the Ugly King
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/09/2017

Happy Family Journal
Character:Yıldırım Taşyumruk
Release Date:08/03/2013

My boy, look at the stars
Character:Deniz Gezmiş(voice) and sings the poems
Release Date:04/05/2012

Black and White
Character:
Release Date:22/04/2010

Pains of Autumn
Character:Kamil Efendi
Release Date:23/12/2009

Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb
Character:Said
Release Date:30/12/2008

The Edge of Heaven
Character:Ali Aksu
Release Date:27/09/2007

Tales of Intransigence
Character:
Release Date:05/03/2004

On the Tiger's Back
Character:Fatih
Release Date:08/11/2002

The Waterfall
Character:Kel Selim
Release Date:14/11/2001

O da Beni Seviyor
Character:Masalcı
Release Date:12/10/2001

In Foreign Soil
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2001

Hoşçakal Yarın
Character:Ali Elverdi
Release Date:23/10/1998

Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan
Character:Uncle Ismet
Release Date:03/06/1998

Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma
Character:
Release Date:13/03/1998

Çökertme
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1997

Journey on a Clock Hand
Character:Agah
Release Date:09/04/1997

Sawdust Tales
Character:Fisherman
Release Date:02/01/1997

Gräfin Sophia Hatun
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1997

Işıklar Sönmesin
Character:
Release Date:25/10/1996

Somersault in a Coffin
Character:Reis
Release Date:01/04/1996

Istanbul Beneath My Wings
Character:Topal Recep Paşa
Release Date:15/03/1996

Love is Colder Than Death
Character:Dursun
Release Date:01/12/1995

Ağrı'ya Dönüş
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1994

Bir Aşk Uğruna
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1994

Die Hallo-Sisters
Character:Samy
Release Date:29/11/1990

The Guardian Angel
Character:Ivar
Release Date:18/03/1990

The Mahabharata
Character:Shakuni
Release Date:24/01/1990

Time of Vengeance
Character:grand-father
Release Date:01/01/1990

Code Name Coq Rouge
Character:Al-Houl
Release Date:25/08/1989

The Smile of the Lamb
Character:Hilmi
Release Date:01/09/1986

The Frozen Leopard
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1986

On a Narrow Bridge
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1985

Kalabaliken i Bender
Character:
Release Date:26/08/1983

The Wall
Character:Tonton Ali
Release Date:01/02/1983

Hasan the Rose
Character:Hakan / The film director
Release Date:23/06/1980

On Fertile Lands
Character:Zeynel
Release Date:02/01/1980

Kanal
Character:Abuzer Dayı
Release Date:01/03/1979

The Herd
Character:Hamo Ağa
Release Date:01/02/1979

The Bus
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1974

Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1973

Hope
Character:Hasan
Release Date:25/05/1970

Bullets Won't Touch Me
Character:Cengiz
Release Date:03/04/1967

Krallar Ölmez
Character:Komiser
Release Date:01/01/1967

Kuduz Recep
Character:Hamza
Release Date:01/01/1967

Law of the Border
Character:Bekir
Release Date:04/10/1966

The Ugly King
Character:
Release Date:16/06/1966

Horse, Woman and Gun
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1966

Yiğit Yaralı Olur
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1966

Silahların Kanunu
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966

Kanli Mezar
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966

Zehirli Kucak
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966

Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965

The Road That Has No End
Character:Köylü
Release Date:01/01/1965

I Live When I Die
Character:Cemal
Release Date:01/01/1965

The Last Birds
Character:Turgut
Release Date:01/01/1965

Sokakta Kan Vardı
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965

Krallar Kralı
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
Character:Hüseyin
Release Date:01/01/1965

Konyakçı
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965

Kanlı Meydan
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965

Sokaklar Yanıyor
Character:Orhan
Release Date:01/01/1965