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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 21, 1934
Place of Birth
Üsküdar, İstanbul
Also Known As
- Иззет Гюнай
İzzet Günay
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
You Can Do It, My Dear!
as Self
2022
6.3
Bir Türk Masalı
2022
0.0
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
as Self
2019
7.1
Persona
as Albay
2018
8.1
Aşka Sürgün
as Hasan Azizoğlu
2005
7.3
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Yadigar
2004
0.0
Mr E.
1995
3.0
Unutulmayanlar
as İzzet
1981
3.5
Renkli Dünya
1980
0.0
Güngörmüşler
1976
0.0
Kısmet
1974
0.0
Golden Butterfly Awards
as Self - Winner
1973
0.0
Kader Yolcuları
1973
0.0
Hayat Mı Bu
1973
6.0
Suya Düşen Hayal
as Burhan Tayfuroğlu
1972
6.0
Kefenin Cebi Yok
1972
0.0
Ali Cengiz Oyunu
1972
0.0
I Will Cry Tomorrow
1972
0.0
Bebek Gibi Maşallah
as Kemal
1971
6.0
Mothers and Daughters
as Aydın
1971
6.0
Kezban in Paris
as Ayhan
1971
5.1
Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin
as Osman
1970
0.0
Crossroads
as Bilal
1970
7.5
Nebahat The Driver
1970
4.8
Cesur Kabadayı
as Murat
1969
0.0
I Want to Die With You
as Nihat
1969
6.0
Altın Koza
as Nominee
1969
0.0
Fakir Kızı Leyla
as Fikret
1969
0.0
Garibanlar Mahallesi
1969
0.0
Kalbimdeki Yabancı
as Osman / Beyefendi
1968
0.0
End of the Road
as Kamal
1968
0.0
My Prostitute Love
as Halil
1968
7.7
Kezban
as Ferit
1968
6.2
Menderes Köprüsü
as Halit Ersoy
1968
0.0
This Is How Destiny Wanted
as Ahmet
1968
7.7
İncili Çavuş
as Zehir Ali
1968
1.0
Düşman Aşıklar
as Vedat
1967
0.0
Hırçın Kadın
1967
0.0
Dolmus Driver
1967
0.0
Kederli Günlerim
1967
0.0
Sefiller
as Nazım
1967
4.0
The Crying Woman
as Osman
1967
0.0
Namus Kanla Yazılır
1966
0.0
Tehlikeli Oyun
as Ahmet
1966
0.0
Kanli Mezar
as Murat
1966
0.0
The Evening Sun
as Nazmi
1966
0.0
Umit Street
as Ali
1966
0.0
Yumrukların Kanunu
1966
0.0
Şeker Hafiye
as Osman
1965
0.0
Kumarbaz
1965
0.0
The Bread Seller Woman
as Kemal Sırman
1965
4.0
Nazar Değmez İnşallah
as Saim
1965
0.0
Elveda Sevgilim
as Kemal Selimoğlu
1965
0.0
Cici Kızlar
1965
0.0
Kartalların Öcü: Severek Ölenler
as Üsteğmen Kemal
1965
0.0
Kimse Fatma Gibi Öpemez
as Kemal
1964
0.0
Öpüşmek Yasak
as Kaya
1964
0.0
Tophaneli Osman
as Osman / Murat
1964
0.0
Acemi Çapkın
1964
0.0
Anasının Kuzusu
1964
0.0
Death Toll
1964
0.0
Varan Biiir
as Hüseyin
1964
0.0
The Bomb Girl
as Erol
1964
0.0
Kavga Var
as Remzi
1964
0.0
Some Like it Hot
as Naci
1964
6.5
Anadolu Çocuğu
as Eşrefpaşalı Osman
1964
0.0
Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür
1964
8.0
The Adventure Woman
1964
0.0
Tığ Gibi Delikanlı
as Hilton Ali
1964
0.0
Asfalt Rıza
as Asfalt Rıza
1964
3.8
Afili Delikanlılar
1964
0.0
The Stolen Love
as Ali
1963
0.0
Barut Fıçısı
as Osman
1963
0.0
Osman Killed Me
as Filinta Osman
1963
7.0
Hop Dedik
as Hüseyin
1963
0.0
Tatlı Sert
1963
0.0
Fatoş'un Bebekleri
as Haşmet
1962
0.0
Çifte Nikâh
as Metin
1962
0.0
The Broken Disk
1959
8.0
Arkadaşımın Aşkısın
as Ahmet
N/A
0.0
İzzet Günay Belgeseli
as Self(as Sinemamızın Unutulmaz Sempatik Aktörü İzzet Günay)
N/A
0.0