Yaşar Güner

Born

2 December 1943

Place of birth

Rize

Died

31 March 2013 (aged 69)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Yaşar Güner was born on 2 December 1943 in Rize. He studied Russian language and literature at university. He first connected with the stage at the Naşit Theatre, and throughout his career he pursued acting together with writing and directing.

He served in many troupes, including Ankara Küçük Komedi, Istanbul Yeni Sahne and Sivri Sinek Kabare, as well as the Avni Dilligil Theatre, the Lale Oraloğlu Theatre, the Ankara Meydan Stage and the Nisa Serezli-Tolga Aşkıner Theatre. He wrote and staged theatre plays, both wrote and directed television plays, and wrote the screenplays of the films Eskici ve Oğulları and Sınır for cinema.

On the big screen he played Müezzin Lütfü in the film Postacı, Temel Reis in Kanlı Nigar and Hacı Baba in Umuda Yolculuk. Remembered also for the role of Tahir Baba in the film Her Şey Çok Güzel Olacak, Güner appeared on television in the series Yaprak Dökümü.

He died in Istanbul on 31 March 2013 as a result of a heart attack.

Güner appeared in Avşar Film's 2001 film Hemşo.