Kaya Gürel was a well-known Turkish theater and cinema artist who was born in Manisa on January 22, 1933 and died in Istanbul on November 21, 2010. Gürel, who mastered the art of pantomime, passed on the subtleties of stage movements and body language to future generations by teaching.
Gürel, who started his artistic career as a mime artist, gained acting experience in İsmail Dümbüllü's theatre. He also taught stage movement, body language and pantomime at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Gürel, who joined the Turkish workers living in Berlin in the 1980s, was also known as one of the names who started the first theater works among them.
The artist, who stepped into the world of cinema in the mid-1980s, was loved by large audiences, especially with his performances in the films Varyemez and Talih Kuşu, starring Kemal Sunal.
Gürel, who started to appear in television series since the end of the 1990s, gave life to unforgettable characters in productions such as Deli Yürek, Çılgın Bediş, Yılmaz Hikâyesi and Cennet Mahallesi. The artist, who had difficulties due to lung failure in his last years, passed away on November 21, 2010 and was buried in Çengelköy Cemetery.
Kaya Gürel was born on January 22, 1933 in Manisa, Türkiye. He died on November 21, 2010.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 23 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) — Vater Günes
- Doctors (2006)
- Gülşen Abi (1994) — Hilmi
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Yorgo
- Sıdıka (1997)
- Milky Way (1989) — Professor
- Drenched (1998)
- Don't Forget Me (2008) — Reha
- Brave Doubt (2001)
- Polizei (1988) — Mehmet
- The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies (1990) — Abdülkadir Aksu
- Turkish Passion (1994) — Doctor
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
