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İzzet Günay

İzzet Günay

Birthday: 1934-08-21 | Place of Birth: Üsküdar, İstanbul

İzzet Günay (born 21 August 1934) is Turkish film and stage actor. He is one of the most experienced and well-known Turkish actors with appearances in more than 100 films across six decades. Günay studied at Haydarpaşa High School and Deniz High School. He worked at the İstanbul Municipal Public Works department and then in the lignite business. Günay answered a casting call in a newspaper and ended up being cast in Haldun Dormen's play Kara Ağaçlar Altında. He then appeared in several other plays such as Sokak Kızı İrma, and Pasifik Şarkısı Zafer Madalyası. In 1959, Günay made his film debut in the Kemal Film production Kırık Plak as Zeki Müren's driver. After a number of small roles, he landed the main role in Varan Bir. For a short time, he had a musical career in classical music. He won the Best Actor award at the Antalya Golden Orange Festival for his role in Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür in 1964.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
You Can Do It, My Dear!

as    Self

2005
Aşka Sürgün

as    Hasan Azizoğlu

1972
Suya Düşen Hayal

as    Burhan Tayfuroğlu

1971
Kezban in Paris

as    Ayhan

1970
Crossroads

as    Bilal

1970
Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin

as    Osman

1969
I Want to Die With You

as    Nihat

1968
This Is How Destiny Wanted

as    Ahmet

1968
My Prostitute Love

as    Halil

1968
End of the Road

as    Kamal

1968
İncili Çavuş

as    Zehir Ali

1966
Ümit Sokağı

as    Ali

1964
Kimse Fatma Gibi Öpemez

as    Kemal