Mümtaz Alpaslan (March 2, 1927, Istanbul - October 20, 2001, Istanbul) is a Turkish filmmaker who contributed to Yeşilçam as an actor, director, screenwriter and producer in his working life of nearly half a century. His first attempt at directing, The Belly Dancer Who Comes to the Village (1955), is a production in which he played the leading role.
Yeşilçam years
He received his theater education at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. His first leading role on the big screen was in 1952's Beyoğlu Mystery. He directed eighteen films from 1955 to 1986; Bitter Days, Pirate, Women Are Not Beaten, King of Roughnecks, Golden Tomb, Rush Hour and Girl with Roses are some of them. He was also responsible for the script or production of a significant portion of the films he directed.
He appeared in front of the camera in more than fifty films. So-called Girls, Ortaşark Yaniyor, Mercenaries, Tatlı Nigâr and Korkak Kahraman are among the films he starred in. In the following years, she appeared in character roles in productions such as Üşütük (1984), Naylon Kemal, Sarhoş ve Kızlar Kızı (1994).
Television and its final years
In the nineties, he focused on TV series acting; Oh My Father, Zillionaire, Mother Zehra and Alien Zekiye are the works of this period. In 1993, his book titled Three Long Stories, which collected his memories, was published.
Alpaslan died in Istanbul on October 20, 2001, at the age of 74.
