Muhsin Ertuğrul
Born
27 February 1892 (134)
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
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...
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.
Filmography (39)
The Carpetmaker Girl
1953
Married or Single
1951
Ateşten Gömlek
1950
Kara Koyun
1946
Yayla Kartalı
1945
Kıskanç
1942
Kahveci Güzeli
1941
Akasya Palas
1940
Victim of Lust
1940
Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast
1940
Allah'ın Cenneti
1939
Bir Kavuk Devrildi
1939
Tosun Pasha
1939
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Aynaroz Kadısı
1938
The Girl From The Marsh Croft
1934
The Chickpea Seller
1934
The Million Hunters
1934
Cici Berber
1933
Naşit Dolandırıcı
1933
Karım Beni Aldatırsa
1933
Wrong Path
1933
Söz Bir Allah Bir
1933
Bir Millet Uyanıyor
1932
The Streets of Istanbul
1931
Smugglers
1929
Ankara Postası
1928
Bir Sigara Yüzünden
1928
Tamilla
1927
Spartacus
1926
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So-Called Girls
1924
The Chickpea Seller
1923
On the Path of Glory
1923
Shirt of Fire
1923
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi
1923
A Love Tragedy in Istanbul
1922
The Mystery on the Bosphorus
1922
The Black Tulip Festival
1920
Samson
1919
Die Fürstin von Beranien
1918