Tuncel Kurtiz | |
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| Born | (1936-02-01)1 February 1936 |
| Died | 27 September 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Englishphilology |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor,playwright andfilm producer |
| Years active | 1958–2013 |
| Spouse | Menend Kurtiz |
| Awards | Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay (1981) Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor (1994) Golden Boll Award for Best Supporting Actor (1994) Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007) |
Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was aTurkish theatre, movie and TV seriesactor,playwright, andfilm director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.
He was born inBahçecik [tr],Kocaeli,[1] a town inTurkey. His father was a district governor (kaymakam) and his mother is ofBosniak descent a teacher.[2] His parents' occupation was the reason the family toured many places across the country. After graduating from the Haydarpaşa High School inIstanbul, Kurtiz studied Englishphilology atIstanbul University.
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 atGothenburg City Theatre,Stockholm Royal Theatre andSwedish Theatre inSweden,SchaubühneBerlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre inGermany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre inEngland. 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 directorYılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 filmUmut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown inCannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy.
His first film role was inŞeytanın Uşakları, shot in 1964. Since then, Tuncel Kurtiz played also in many international productions likeSwedish,German,Dutch,Italian,French,British,Israel andIndian films and TV series, mostly in the original language.
Tuncel Kurtiz died at the age of 77 on 27 September 2013 following a fall-inflictedhead trauma in his residence inEtiler,Istanbul.[3]
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| Preceded by event not held | Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay 1981 forGül Hasan shared withNurettin Sezer | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor 1994 forBir Aşk Uğruna shared withOktay Kaynarca | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Golden Boll Award for Best Supporting Actor 1994 forAgrıya Dönüş shared withFikret Hakan 1995forBir Aşk Uğruna | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor 2007 forYaşamın Kıyısında | Succeeded by incumbent |
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