Salih Güney
Born: 1945-01-01 in Adana, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
Salih Güney (born 1 January 1945) is a Turkish film actor. Güney graduated in theatre from the republican conservatory of Ankara. He made his film debut in Haldun Dormen's Bozuk Düzen. He has gone on to act in over 150 films and series. He started acting professionally on stage and in movies when he was only 19 years old. He is considered the 'James Dean' of Turkey, a rebellious and attractive star of the Turkish movies. In 1969, at age 25, he stopped acting on stage, not because he wanted to, but because the producers said that with all his work on the stage, he would not get a great part in movies. In that same year, he starred in the 1970 Columbia Pictures movie, You Can't Win 'Em All with Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson and Michèle Mercier. After this production he went to Sweden and England to develop his skills behind the camera. He moved to the United States and became a US citizen. He now lives in Europe and still appears on TV regularly. Besides acting, he avidly pursues his hobby of archeology. He strongly supports the idea that archeological artifacts from Turkey stay in Turkey and fought for bringing back the stolen sculpture of Heracles, which appeared in a private collection in the USA. He has two daughters.
Filmography
2022
- You Can Do It, My Dear! as Self
2021
- Yalancı Sevgilim as Sami Akyanak
2009
- Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? as Haldun
- Kül ve Ateş as Zafer İsfendiyar
- Golden Girls
2006
- Shattered Soul as Savcı
2003
- Serseri Aşıklar as Ekrem
- Yeşilçam Denizi
2001
- Sweet Life as Self
1996
- Kaldırım Çiçeği
- Otostop as Orhan
1994
1993
1990
1987
- Mesela Muzaffer as Suavi
- Arkadaşım ve Ben as Salih
- Aphrodite as Murat
1984
- Kızgın Güneş as Ahmet
- Yangın
1978
- Kanlı Hayat
- Güneşten de Sıcak as Rıza
- Vahşi Ve Tatlı as Murat
1976
- Aman Karım Duymasın as Fikret
- Deli Gibi Sevdim as Tarık
1975
- The Forbidden Love as Behlül
- Sabıkalı
- Çirkef as Murat
- Hasan Almaz Basan Alır
1974
- Sayılı Kabadayılar as Sümbülzade Bilal
- Niyet as Fikret
- Kahramanlar as Salih
1972
- Dinmeyen Sızı as Ömer
- Asi Gençler as Yücel
- Binbir Gece Masalları as Alaaddin
- Kanun Adamı
- Suya Düşen Hayal as Bülent
- Acı Pirinç
- Benimle Sevişir misin
- Ah Koca Dünya as Fikret
1971
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Prens
- Korkusuz Kaptan Swing
- Hürmüz with Seven Husbands as Doktor
- Aşk Hikayesi as Taner
- İki Ruhlu Kadın as Orhan
- Bir Genç Kızın Romanı
- Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde as Altın Prens
1970
- You Can't Win 'Em All as Capt. Enver
- Aşktan da Üstün as Turgut
- Crossroads as Kemal
- Talihsiz Baba
- Güller ve Dikenler
- Firari Aşıklar
- Ah Müjgân Ah as Faruk
1969
- Sevgili Babam as Murat
- Tatlı Sevgilim
1968
- Funda as Süha
- Aşk Eski Bir Yalan
- Ağlayan Bir Ömür
1966
- Bozuk Düzen as Ömer
- O Kadın
- Çıtkırıldım as Ergun
1965
- Star Hill as Ali
- Şehvetin Esiriyiz as Atila
- Yasak Sokaklar