Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series

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, and

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. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.

Early years

He was born in , Kocaeli, a town in

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. His father was a district governor (

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) and his mother is of

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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

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, Kurtiz studied English

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Career

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

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, Stockholm Royal Theatre and

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, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in

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and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in

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. 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

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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,

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, British,

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and

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n films and TV series, mostly in the original language.

Death

Tuncel Kurtiz died at the age of 77 on 27 September 2013 following a fall-inflicted

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in his residence in

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Filmography

Movies

* ' (''Happy Family Journal'') (2013) * ' (''Film Against All Odds'') (2010) * ''

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'' (') (2010) * ''

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'' (') (2009) * ' (2008) * '' The Edge of Heaven'' by Fatih Akın (2007 -

) * ' (''Esaretten Kaçış'') by

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(2002 -

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) * ' (''The Waterfall'') by (2001) * ' by (1998) * ' by (1997 - Turkey/Germany/

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) * ''Gräfin Sophia Hatun'' by Ayşe Polat (1997 - Germany) * ' by

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(1997) * ' by Hiner Saleem (1997 -

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(1996) * ' by Konstantin Schmidt (1993 - Germany) * ' by

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(1990 - Germany) * ' by Anton Peschke (1990 - Germany) * ' by Suzanne Osten (1990 -

) * '' Täcknamn Coq Rouge'' by (1989 - Sweden) * ''

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'' by

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(1989 -

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(1986 -

) * ' by Otakar Votocek (1984 -

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(1983 - Sweden) * ' (''The Wall'') by Yılmaz Güney (1983) * ' by and (1981 - West Germany) * ''

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'' by

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(1980) * '' Kanal'' by

(1978) * ' (''The Herd'') by Zeki Ökten (1978) * ' by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney (1970) * ' by İlhan Engin (1964)

TV series

* '' Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2012-2013) * '' Ezel (2009-2011) * '' Asi'' (2007-2009) * '' Kara Duvak'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''" Vägen till Gyllenblå!"'' (1985 -

) * ''Die Abschiebung'' by (1985 -

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- '' (1975 -

) *

Directed movie

* ''Lyckliga vi...'' (1980 - Turkey/Sweden)

Awards

* "Best Screenplay" at 1981 Antalya Film Festival for his script '' Gül Hasan'' * "

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" at the

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for his role in the

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

External links

Zeytin Publishing - ''Interview with Tuncel Kurtiz''
* Biyografi.net
''Biography of Tuncel Kurtiz''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtiz, Tuncel 1936 births People from İzmit Turkish people of Bosniak descent Istanbul University alumni Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish film directors Turkish male screenwriters Best Screenplay Golden Orange Award winners Best Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winners Best Supporting Actor Golden Boll Award winners 2013 deaths Haydarpaşa High School alumni Golden Orange Life Achievement Award winners Silver Bear for Best Actor winners Philologists 20th-century Turkish male actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Turkish dramatists and playwrights Turkish film producers Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in Turkey Neurological disease deaths in Turkey Deaths from head injury 20th-century dramatists and playwrights Turkish socialists