İzzet Günay

İzzet Günay born 21 August 1934 is Turkish film and stage actor He is one of the most experienced and wellknown 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 Dormens 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 Mürens 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