İzzet Günay

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1934-08-21

Place of Birth

Üsküdar, İstanbul

İzzet Günay

Biography

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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Acting History

2022
You Can Do It, My Dear! as Self
2022
Bir Türk Masalı
2019
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema as Self
2018
Persona as Albay
2005
Aşka Sürgün as Hasan Azizoğlu
2004
Yadigar
1995
Mr E.
1981
Unutulmayanlar as İzzet
1980
Renkli Dünya
1976
Güngörmüşler
1974
Kısmet
1973
Golden Butterfly Awards as Self - Winner
1973
Kader Yolcuları
1973
Hayat Mı Bu
1972
Suya Düşen Hayal as Burhan Tayfuroğlu
1972
Kefenin Cebi Yok
1972
Ali Cengiz Oyunu
1972
I Will Cry Tomorrow
1971
Bebek Gibi Maşallah as Kemal
1971
Mothers and Daughters as Aydın
1971
Kezban in Paris as Ayhan
1970
Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin as Osman
1970
Crossroads as Bilal
1970
Nebahat The Driver
1969
Cesur Kabadayı as Murat
1969
I Want to Die With You as Nihat
1969
Altın Koza as Nominee
1969
Fakir Kızı Leyla as Fikret
1969
Garibanlar Mahallesi
1968
Kalbimdeki Yabancı as Osman / Beyefendi
1968
End of the Road as Kamal
1968
My Prostitute Love as Halil
1968
Kezban as Ferit
1968
Menderes Köprüsü as Halit Ersoy
1968
This Is How Destiny Wanted as Ahmet
1968
İncili Çavuş as Zehir Ali
1967
Düşman Aşıklar as Vedat
1967
Hırçın Kadın
1967
Dolmus Driver
1967
The Crying Woman as Osman
1967
Kederli Günlerim
1967
Sefiller as Nazım
1966
Namus Kanla Yazılır
1966
Tehlikeli Oyun as Ahmet
1966
Kanli Mezar as Murat
1966
The Evening Sun as Nazmi
1966
Umit Street as Ali
1966
Yumrukların Kanunu
1965
Şeker Hafiye as Osman
1965
Kumarbaz
1965
The Bread Seller Woman as Kemal Sırman
1965
Nazar Değmez İnşallah as Saim
1965
Elveda Sevgilim as Kemal Selimoğlu
1965
Cici Kızlar
1965
Kartalların Öcü: Severek Ölenler as Üsteğmen Kemal
1964
Kimse Fatma Gibi Öpemez as Kemal
1964
Öpüşmek Yasak as Kaya
1964
Tophaneli Osman as Osman / Murat
1964
Anasının Kuzusu
1964
Acemi Çapkın
1964
Varan Biiir as Hüseyin
1964
Death Toll
1964
The Bomb Girl as Erol
1964
Kavga Var as Remzi
1964
Some Like it Hot as Naci
1964
Tığ Gibi Delikanlı as Hilton Ali
1964
Anadolu Çocuğu as Eşrefpaşalı Osman
1964
Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür
1964
The Adventure Woman
1964
Afili Delikanlılar
1964
Asfalt Rıza as Asfalt Rıza
1963
The Stolen Love as Ali
1963
Barut Fıçısı as Osman
1963
Osman Killed Me as Filinta Osman
1963
Hop Dedik as Hüseyin
1963
Tatlı Sert
1962
Fatoş'un Bebekleri as Haşmet
1962
Çifte Nikâh as Metin
1959
The Broken Disk
Arkadaşımın Aşkısın as Ahmet