İzzet Günay

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1934

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Üsküdar, İstanbul

Also Known As

Иззет Гюнай

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.

Known For

Düşman Aşıklar

My Prostitute Love

Altın Koza

The Crying Woman

Varan Biiir

Persona

Şeker Hafiye

Hop Dedik

Filmography

2022
You Can Do It, My Dear!
as Self
2019
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
as Self
1981
Unutulmayanlar
as İzzet
1972
Suya Düşen Hayal
as Burhan Tayfuroğlu
1971
Bebek Gibi Maşallah
as Kemal
Mothers and Daughters
as Aydın
Kezban in Paris
as Ayhan
1970
Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin
as Osman
Crossroads
as Bilal
1969
Cesur Kabadayı
as Murat
I Want to Die With You
as Nihat
Fakir Kızı Leyla
as Fikret
1968
Kalbimdeki Yabancı
as Osman / Beyefendi
End of the Road
as Kamal
My Prostitute Love
as Halil
Kezban
as Ferit
Menderes Köprüsü
as Halit Ersoy
This Is How Destiny Wanted
as Ahmet
İncili Çavuş
as Zehir Ali
1967
Düşman Aşıklar
as Vedat
The Crying Woman
as Osman
Sefiller
as Nazım
1966
Tehlikeli Oyun
as Ahmet
Kanli Mezar
as Murat
The Evening Sun
as Nazmi
Umit Street
as Ali
1965
Şeker Hafiye
as Osman
The Bread Seller Woman
as Kemal Sırman
Nazar Değmez İnşallah
as Saim
Elveda Sevgilim
as Kemal Selimoğlu
Kartalların Öcü: Severek Ölenler
as Üsteğmen Kemal
1964
Kimse Fatma Gibi Öpemez
as Kemal
Öpüşmek Yasak
as Kaya
Tophaneli Osman
as Osman / Murat
Varan Biiir
as Hüseyin
The Bomb Girl
as Erol
Kavga Var
as Remzi
Some Like it Hot
as Naci
Anadolu Çocuğu
as Eşrefpaşalı Osman
Tığ Gibi Delikanlı
as Hilton Ali
Asfalt Rıza
as Asfalt Rıza
1963
The Stolen Love
as Ali
Barut Fıçısı
as Osman
Osman Killed Me
as Filinta Osman
Hop Dedik
as Hüseyin
1962
Fatoş'un Bebekleri
as Haşmet
Çifte Nikâh
as Metin