In January 1956, Ali Güney, the voice of one of the lands of Şanlıurfa and one of the unforgettable figures of Turkish cinema, passed away on August 24, 2022. The master actor, who lived 66 years in his life, was hospitalized on August 21 due to shortness of breath. After a struggle that lasted only two days, he was buried in Ayazağa Cemetery after the funeral prayer performed in Teşvikiye Mosque.
Güney, who stepped into the cinema with the movie "Milcano" in 1981, attracted attention with his almost non-stop work pace since the mid-1980s. He worked like a machine, appearing in front of the camera in more than one film in just one year. While he won the hearts of cinema lovers with his films of 1982 such as "Didn't the Crying Laugh?", "Bir Sunday Day", "Four Side of Me Hell" and "Kelepçe"; He reinforced this love with productions such as "Love Island", "Gecenin Sonu" and "Ayşem" in 1983-1984.
A year later, films such as "Child of Pain", "Altar", "I Die a Thousand Times", "Man of the Law", "The Price of Anger" and "Criminal Youth" revealed how versatile an actor he was.
In 1986, he appeared in films such as "Ağla Anam Ağla", "Ayrılık Hasreti", "I am not a Millionaire", "Foolish Brother-in-law" and "Hekimoğlu". He managed to make a name for himself with projects such as “Divine Justice”, “The Magnificent Tramp”, “Immortal Love”, “Murder in the Hotel” and “Ramo / Turkish Rambo”.
In 1987 and 1988, he strengthened his place on the screens with films such as "Endless Man", "Foundation / Osmancık", "Mine", "Patronice", "In the Darkness", "Wolves Love the Night" and "Mikrop".
In the early 1990s, Güney took part in productions such as "Abuk Sabuk 1 Film", "Merciless", "They Call Me Bela", "The Price of the Kingdom" and "Kurdoğlu / Ottoman Wants a Price", and between 1993 and 1995, he starred in "From 19 May to 30 August", "Our Neighborhood", "Blood Brothers", "How Did You Kill Us", He met the audience in many different projects such as "Ziller", "Flower Taxi" and "Police File". In the following years, he continued his presence in the cinema world with films such as "For My Child", "Ah Nalan Ah", "Çılgın Bediş", "Song of Solitude", "Bahar'la Umut", "Karbeyaz", "Our Street" and "Towards the Sun".
Ali Güney was born in 1956 in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. He died on August 24, 2022.
Ali Güney, who was born in Siverek, Şanlıurfa, in 1956, went to Izmir at the age of 9, and this journey became his most important journey in life.
Güney, who sold bagels, worked in factories and did transportation in Izmir, was very impressed by Yılmaz Güney's looks and tone of voice and fell in love with cinema.
Güney, who worked as a photo novel screenwriter in 1972, stepped into cinema in 1973. Güney, who started producing in 1977, quickly became famous in Istanbul Yeşilçam.
Ali Güney, who was introduced to the cinema by director Remzi Aydın Jöntürk, later met director Natuk Baytan and starred in 20 films. The master actor, who worked as a production manager and assistant director in about 30-40 films, became famous throughout Türkiye with his bad guy roles.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 51 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Leyla and Mecnun (2011)
- Auf Achse (1980) — Ganove
- Henna Lambs (2006)
- Day of the Sword (2010)
- Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman Empire: Doomsday (2012) — İrşadi Baba
- Establishment Osmancık (1988)
- Five Minarets in New York (2010)
- Miracle (2015) — Bandit
- The Neverending Man (1987)
- You Are Another (1995) — Peasant
- World of the Awakened (1985)
- Third Page (1999)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
