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.

Directed

1. The Girl From The Marsh Croft (1934) — Director
2. The Carpetmaker Girl (1953) — Director
3. A Love Tragedy in Istanbul (1922) — Director
4. Bir Millet Uyanıyor (1932) — Director
5. Victim of Lust (1940) — Director
6. Wrong Path (1933) — Director
7. Married or Single (1951) — Director
8. Tamilla (1927) — Director
9. So-Called Girls (1924) — Director
10. Akasya Palas (1940) — Director
11. Samson (1919) — Director
12. Bir Sigara Yüzünden (1928) — Director
13. Smugglers (1929) — Director
14. Aynaroz Kadısı (1938) — Director
15. Shirt of Fire (1923) — Director
16. The Million Hunters (1934) — Director
17. The Mystery on the Bosphorus (1922) — Director
18. The Streets of Istanbul (1931) — Director
19. The Tragedy at Kizkulesi (1923) — Director
20. Naşit Dolandırıcı (1933) — Director
21. Bir Kavuk Devrildi (1939) — Director
22. Yayla Kartalı (1945) — Director
23. Karım Beni Aldatırsa (1933) — Director
24. Kahveci Güzeli (1941) — Director
25. Söz Bir Allah Bir (1933) — Director
26. Kıskanç (1942) — Director
27. The Chickpea Seller (1934) — Director
28. Kara Koyun (1946) — Director
29. Cici Berber (1933) — Director
30. Ankara Postası (1928) — Director
31. The Chickpea Seller (1923) — Director
32. Allah'ın Cenneti (1939) — Director
33. Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast (1940) — Director
34. The Black Tulip Festival (1920) — Director
35. On the Path of Glory (1923) — Director
36. Tosun Pasha (1939) — Director
37. Spartacus (1926) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Girl From The Marsh Croft (1934)
2. Victim of Lust (1940) — Ahmet Barksever
3. Shirt of Fire (1923) — İhsan
4. Samson (1919)
5. Kıskanç (1942)
6. The Tragedy at Kizkulesi (1923)
7. Ankara Postası (1928)
8. Die Fürstin von Beranien (1918)
9. Ateşten Gömlek (1950)