İzzet Günay

Birthday: 1934-08-21
Birthplace: Üsküdar, İstanbul
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
		Duyun Beni	Ali
	2022-07-29	Bir Türk Masalı
	1995-03-09	Mr E.
	1981-04-01	Unutulmayanlar	İzzet
	1980-01-01	Renkli Dünya
	1976-01-01	Güngörmüşler
	1974-01-01	Kısmet
	1973-04-01	Kader Yolcuları
	1973-02-10	Hayat Mı Bu
	1972-12-01	Suya Düşen Hayal	Burhan Tayfuroğlu
	1972-05-09	Kefenin Cebi Yok
	1972-05-01	Ali Cengiz Oyunu
	1972-01-01	I Will Cry Tomorrow
	1971-10-19	Bebek Gibi Maşallah	Kemal
	1971-10-01	Mothers and Daughters	Aydın
	1971-01-01	Kezban in Paris	Ayhan
	1970-12-07	Duyduk Duymadık Demeyin	Osman
	1970-01-02	Crossroads	Bilal
	1970-01-01	Nebahat The Driver
	1969-12-18	Cesur Kabadayı	Murat
	1969-08-01	I Want to Die With You	Nihat
	1969-01-01	Garibanlar Mahallesi
	1969-01-01	Fakir Kızı Leyla	Fikret
	1968-12-09	Kalbimdeki Yabancı	Osman / Beyefendi
	1968-06-17	End of the Road	Kamal
	1968-05-25	My Prostitute Love	Halil
	1968-04-02	Kezban	Ferit
	1968-04-01	Menderes Köprüsü	Halit Ersoy
	1968-01-15	Arkadaşımın Aşkısın	Ahmet
	1968-01-01	İncili Çavuş	Zehir Ali
	1968-01-01	This Is How Destiny Wanted	Ahmet
	1967-12-31	Düşman Aşıklar	Vedat
	1967-04-01	Hırçın Kadın
	1967-01-02	Dolmus Driver
	1967-01-01	The Crying Woman	Osman
	1967-01-01	Sefiller	Nazım
	1967-01-01	Kederli Günlerim
	1966-12-19	Namus Kanla Yazılır
	1966-12-09	Tehlikeli Oyun	Ahmet
	1966-06-01	Ailenin Yüz Karası
	1966-01-01	Kanli Mezar	Murat
	1966-01-01	The Evening Sun	Nazmi
	1966-01-01	Umit Street	Ali
	1966-01-01	Yumrukların Kanunu
	1965-12-09	Şeker Hafiye	Osman
	1965-04-26	Kumarbaz
	1965-04-12	The Bread Seller Woman	Kemal Sırman
	1965-01-08	Nazar Değmez İnşallah	Saim
	1965-01-03	Elveda Sevgilim	Kemal Selimoğlu
	1965-01-01	Cici Kızlar	Ömer Çiftbaş
	1965-01-01	Kartalların Öcü: Severek Ölenler	Üsteğmen Kemal
	1964-12-24	Kimse Fatma Gibi Öpemez	Kemal
	1964-12-09	Öpüşmek Yasak	Kaya
	1964-12-09	Tophaneli Osman	Osman / Murat
	1964-12-04	Acemi Çapkın
	1964-12-04	Anasının Kuzusu
	1964-02-01	Death Toll
	1964-02-01	Varan Biiir	Zımba Hüseyin (Kılıç)
	1964-01-15	The Bomb Girl	Erol
	1964-01-11	Kavga Var	Remzi
	1964-01-06	Some Like it Hot	Naci
	1964-01-01	The Adventure Woman
	1964-01-01	Afili Delikanlılar
	1964-01-01	Tığ Gibi Delikanlı	Hilton Ali
	1964-01-01	Asfalt Rıza	Asfalt Rıza
	1964-01-01	Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür	İzzet / Orhan
	1964-01-01	Anadolu Çocuğu	Eşrefpaşalı Osman
	1963-12-07	The Stolen Love	Ali
	1963-11-04	Barut Fıçısı	Osman
	1963-11-03	Osman Killed Me	Filinta Osman
	1963-02-11	Hop Dedik	Hüseyin Külyutmaz
	1963-01-01	Tatlı Sert
	1962-02-07	Fatoş'un Bebekleri	Haşmet
	1962-01-01	Çifte Nikâh	Metin
	1959-01-01	The Broken Disk