Salih Güney

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Salih Güney (born January 1, 1945) is a Turkish actor who has appeared in more than 150 films and TV shows. He was born in Adana; his father was Circassian. He studied theatre in Ankara and began acting at 19 on stage and in movies. He is nicknamed the "James Dean" of Turkish cinema for his rebellious, attractive image. His film debut was in Haldun Dormen's Bozuk Düzen.

In 1969, at age 25, he stopped stage acting after producers warned it would limit his movie roles. That year he acted in the Columbia Pictures film You Can’t Win ’Em All (1970) with Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson and Michèle Mercier. He then went to Sweden and England to study behind the camera, moved to the United States and became a US citizen, and later lived in Europe while continuing to appear on TV. He loves archaeology and fights for keeping Turkish artifacts in Turkey, including efforts to recover the stolen Heracles sculpture from a private collection in the USA. He has two daughters.