Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 21, 1934
Place of Birth
Üsküdar, İstanbul
Credits
90 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
To Love, To Lose
You Can Do It, My Dear!
Self
Bir Türk Masalı
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
Self
Persona
Albay
İzzet Günay Belgeseli
Self
Aşka Sürgün
Hasan Azizoğlu
Yadigar
Yeşilçam Denizi
Mr E.
Siyaset Meydanı
Unutulmayanlar
İzzet
A Colorful World
Güngörmüşler
Kısmet
Golden Butterfly Awards
Self - Winner
Kader Yolcuları
Hayat Mı Bu
Suya Düşen Hayal
Burhan Tayfuroğlu
Kefenin Cebi Yok
Ali Cengiz Oyunu
I Will Cry Tomorrow
Bebek Gibi Maşallah
Kemal
Mothers and Daughters
Aydın
Kezban in Paris
Ayhan
Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin
Osman
Crossroads
Bilal
Nebahat The Driver
Cesur Kabadayı
Murat
I Want to Die With You
Nihat
Altın Koza
Nominee
Garibanlar Mahallesi
Fakir Kızı Leyla
Fikret
Kalbimdeki Yabancı
Osman / Beyefendi
End of the Road
Kamal
My Prostitute Love
Halil
Kezban
Ferit
Menderes Köprüsü
Halit Ersoy
Arkadaşımın Aşkısın
Ahmet
This Is How Destiny Wanted
Ahmet
İncili Çavuş
Zehir Ali
Düşman Aşıklar
Vedat
Hayat Acıları
Orhan
Hırçın Kadın
Dolmus Driver
Sefiller
Nazım
The Crying Woman
Osman
Kederli Günlerim
Kardeş Kavgası
Ayrılık Saati