Muhsin Ertuğrul
- Directing
- February 27, 1892 · Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
- April 29, 1979
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 · Director, Writer
- Ateşten Gömlek
- Kara Koyun · Director
- Yayla Kartalı · Director
- Kıskanç · Director
- Kahveci Güzeli · Director
- Akasya Palas · Director
- Victim of Lust · Ahmet Barksever, Director
- Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast · Director
- Allah'ın Cenneti · Director
- Bir Kavuk Devrildi · Director, Writer
- Tosun Pasha · Director
- Aynaroz Kadısı · Director
- The Girl From The Marsh Croft · Director
- The Chickpea Seller · Director, Writer
- 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, Director
- Ankara Postası · Writer, Director
- Bir Sigara Yüzünden · Director, Scenario Writer
- Tamilla · Director
- Spartacus · Director
- So-Called Girls · Director, Scenario Writer
- The Chickpea Seller · Writer, Director
- On the Path of Glory · Director
- Shirt of Fire · İhsan, Scenario Writer
- The Tragedy at Kizkulesi · Director, Screenplay
- A Love Tragedy in Istanbul · Writer, Director
- The Mystery on the Bosphorus · Director
- The Black Tulip Festival · Director
- Samson · Director, Producer
- Die Fürstin von Beranien