Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a
Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in ''Selamsız Bandosu'' (1987) and ''
Muhsin Bey'' (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in ''
Eşkıya'' (1996).
Filmography
Actor
* 1984 – ''Fahriye Abla''
* 1985 – ''Aşık Oldum''
* 1986 – ''Teyzem''
* 1986 – ''Milyarder''
* 1987 – ''Selamsız Bandosu''
* 1987 – ''
Muhsin Bey''
* 1988 – ''
Arabesk''
* 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet''
* 1996 – ''
Eşkıya''
* 2000 – ''
Balalayka''
* 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar''
* 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık''
* 2005 – ''Hırsız Polis''
* 2008 – ''
New York, I Love You
''New York, I Love You'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology film consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love, and are set among the five boroughs of New ...
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* 2008 – ''Canım Ailem''
* 2009 – ''
Soul Kitchen''
* 2010 – ''
Ejder Kapanı
''Dragon Trap'' ( tr, Ejder Kapanı) is a 2010 Turkish crime-thriller film, directed by Uğur Yücel, about two detectives investigating a series of murders of released pedophiles, which was sponsored by the Istanbul Police Department. The film, wh ...
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* 2012 – ''Aşk ve Ceza''
* 2013 – ''
Benim Dünyam
''Benim Dünyam'' (My World) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Uğur Yücel. It is the remake of the 2005 Indian film, ''Black (2005 film), Black'' which in turn was inspired by the true story of American political activist and lecturer Hel ...
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* 2013 – ''Aramızda Kalsın''
* 2014 – ''Soğuk''
* 2015 – ''Yaktın Beni''
* 2015 – ''
Kötü Kedi Şerafettin''
* 2016 – ''Familya''
* 2017 – ''
İçerde''
* 2018 – ''Nefes Nefese''
* 2018 – ''Muhteşem İkili''
* 2019 – ''Yüzleşme''
* 2019 – ''Cinayet Süsü''
* 2021 – ''Kırmızı Oda''
* 2021 – ''
Fatma''
* 2021 – ''
Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz
''The Bandit'' ( tr, Eşkıya) is a 1996 Turkish film written and directed by Yavuz Turgul and starring Şener Şen and Uğur Yücel.
According to the director the film, which is about a bandit who comes to Istanbul after serving a 35-year jai ...
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* 2022 – ''
Uysallar''
* 2022 – ''Hakim''
Director
* 1999 – ''
Ä°kinci Bahar''
* 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar''
* 2003 – ''
Yazı Tura''
* 2006 – ''Hayatımın Kadınısın''
* 2010 – ''
Ejder Kapanı
''Dragon Trap'' ( tr, Ejder Kapanı) is a 2010 Turkish crime-thriller film, directed by Uğur Yücel, about two detectives investigating a series of murders of released pedophiles, which was sponsored by the Istanbul Police Department. The film, wh ...
''
* 2013 – ''
Benim Dünyam
''Benim Dünyam'' (My World) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Uğur Yücel. It is the remake of the 2005 Indian film, ''Black (2005 film), Black'' which in turn was inspired by the true story of American political activist and lecturer Hel ...
''
* 2014 – ''Soğuk''
Producer
* 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık''
* 2003 – ''Yazı Tura''
Screenwriter
* 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet''
* 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar''
* 2003 – ''Yazı Tura''
* 2006 – ''Hayatımın Kadınısın''
* 2014 – ''Soğuk''
Music
* 1998 – ''Gemide''
* 1998 – ''Laleli'de Bir Azize''
Editor
* 2003 – ''Yazı Tura''
Awards
* 1987 – 24.
Antalya Film ÅženliÄŸi (Antalya Film Festival), Muhsin Bey, Best actor
* 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best film
* 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best screenplay
* 2004 – 41. Antalya Film Şenliği (Antalya Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best director
* 2005 – 16. Ankara Film Festivali (Ankara Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Mahmut Tali Öngören special award
* 2005 – Nürnberg Türkiye/Almanya Film Festivali, Yazı Tura, Best film
* 2005 – 24.
Istanbul Film Festival, İstanbul Film Festivali (Istanbul Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Best director
* 2005 – 24. İstanbul Film Festivali (İstanbul Film Festival), Yazı Tura, Public jury award
* 2005 – 12.
Adana Altın Koza Film Şenliği, Yazı Tura, Best director
External links
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; Photographs
PicturePicture (right)
1957 births
Best Director Golden Boll Award winners
Best Director Golden Orange Award winners
Best Screenplay Golden Orange Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winners
Living people
Film people from Istanbul
Turkish male film actors
Turkish film directors
Turkish male screenwriters
Turkish male television actors
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