Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 27, 1892
Died
Apr 29, 1979
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Credits
39 titles
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Biography
Muhsin Ertuğrul (28 February 1891 – 29 April 1979), also known as Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. His mother, Fatma Dilruh Verdrich is of German descent. His father is Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa. Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to Turkish cinema and Turkish theatre's western style instead of traditional theater. He was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. In 1932, He directed in first Turkish sound film "Bir Millet Uyanıyor" alongside Atıf Kaftan, Naşit Özcan. He married in 1929 Neyyire Neyir (née Münire Eyüp), one of the first ever Turkish actresses, who debuted in the 1923 movie Ateşten Gömlek, directed by himself. The marriage lasted until Neyyire's death in 1943. Ertuğrul then married Handan Uran (born 1927) in 1950. A stage actress, she starred in her only movie, the 1953 Halıcı Kız which first Turkish colour film, once again directed by Ertuğrul himself. She survived her husband's death in 1979.
Known For
Filmography
The Carpetmaker Girl
Director
Married or Single
Writer
Ateşten Gömlek
Kara Koyun
Director
Yayla Kartalı
Director
Kıskanç
Kahveci Güzeli
Director
Akasya Palas
Director
Victim of Lust
Ahmet Barksever
Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast
Director
Allah'ın Cenneti
Director
Bir Kavuk Devrildi
Director
Tosun Pasha
Director
Aynaroz Kadısı
Director
The Girl From The Marsh Croft
The Chickpea Seller
Director
The Million Hunters
Director
Cici Berber
Director
Naşit Dolandırıcı
Director
Karım Beni Aldatırsa
Director
Wrong Path
Director
Söz Bir Allah Bir
Director
Bir Millet Uyanıyor
Director
The Streets of Istanbul
Director
Smugglers
Scenario Writer
Ankara Postası
Bir Sigara Yüzünden
Director
Tamilla
Director
Spartacus
Director
So-Called Girls
Scenario Writer
The Chickpea Seller
Director
On the Path of Glory
Director
Shirt of Fire
İhsan
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi
The Mystery on the Bosphorus
Director
A Love Tragedy in Istanbul
Writer
The Black Tulip Festival
Director
Samson
Die Fürstin von Beranien