Uğur Yücel

Actor
Director
Writer

A down-and-out sports betting writer is roped into teaming up with the ghost of a bossy business tycoon demanding to crack his own murder case.

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Bet Your Life (2025)

Ugur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul Belediye Konservatuari Tiyatro Bölüm). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and San Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in Selamsiz Bandosu (1987) and Muhsin Bey (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in Eskiya (1996).

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Awards
- 14 wins & 8 nominations total

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Known for

Toss-Up

7.6

Director(as Ugur Yücel)

2004

The Bandit

8.1

Cumali

1996

Mr. Muhsin

8.4

Ali Nazik(as Ugur Yücel)

1987

Soul Kitchen

7.2

Knochenbrecher(as Ugur Yücel)

2009

Credits

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Actor

Halef: Köklerin Çagrisi
4.5
TV Series
- Aşiret Reisi Babahan (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2026
Esref Rüya
6.8
TV Series
- Ihtiyar (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2026
Bet Your Life
6.4
TV Series
- Refik (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2025
Sandik Kokusu
5.7
TV Series
- Hasan (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2024–2025
Askin Dünkü Çocuklari
7.4
- Arif (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2025
Dünya Mali: Eksi Bir
7.2
- (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2024
Sadik Ahmet
7.3
- Erik Siesby (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2024
Too Much Love
4.1
- Özkan (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2023
The Last Day
7.7
TV Series
- Vedat (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2023
Rheingold
6.7
- Onkel Yero
- 2022
Hakim
6.2
TV Series
- Cevdet Dagistanli (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2022
Wild Abandon
7.1
TV Series
- Olcay Uysal (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2022
Zoraki Misafir
5.0
- Osman Koral (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2021
A Bandit Cannot Rule the World
6.9
TV Series
- (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2021
The Red Room
7.3
TV Series
- Vahit Karahanoglu (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2021

Director

Nefes Nefese
6.4
TV Series
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2018
My World
7.5
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2013
Soguk
5.9
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2013
Dragon Trap
6.5
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2010
Hayatimin Kadinisin
6.1
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2006
Toss-Up
7.6
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2004
Karanlikta Kosanlar
8.5
TV Mini Series
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 2001
Second Spring
8.7
TV Series
- Director (as Ugur Yücel)
- 1998–1999

Writer

Videos8

Personal details

Alternative names
- Ugur Yucel
Born
- May 26, 1957
- Istanbul, Turkey
Spouse
- Derya Alabora1983 - present (1 child)
Other works
Did stand-up shows in the 90s.

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[After earning huge sums of money in a very short time from a series of TV commercials, at the peak of his popularity in the late 80's] I didn't know what to do. My biggest mistake in those days was buying a private jet.