Yılmaz Duru

Biography

Yılmaz Duru (8 August 1929, Adana - 2 March 2010, Istanbul ) was a Turkish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and dancer. Duru, who started his art career in 1944 with the operetta "The Voice", started acting in 1954 after working as a professional dancer for a while. He married Nilüfer Aydan . He went to America and taught dance. He received training in cinema and television there and after returning to Turkey, he founded a company called Tura Film and started directing and producing. He worked with Soviet film producers. He wrote scripts. He composed music for three films in his art life.

Most Known For

Altın Koza

as Nominee

Mother

as Üzeyir

Azap Yolları

Zorlu Düşman

Çapraz Delikanlı

Bitter Bread

as Murat

Mankurt

Çete

My Love, My Sorrow

as Vizier

Düşman Kardeşler

İnce Memed Vuruldu

as Ince Memed

Oyuncu Kız

Dağların Aslanı Sepetçioğlu

as Sepetçioğlu Osman Efe

Beyoğlu Piliçleri

as Ahmet

Fakir Kızın Kısmeti

Red Carnations

as Yılmaz

İki Ateş Arasında

Hello from the Other World

as Kefli Iskender

Bin Yıllık Yol

as Evliya Mustafa

Hancı

as Yılmaz