Erol Günaydın
Actor · died at 79
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| Age | died at 79 |
|---|---|
| Birth date | April 16, 1933 |
| Birthplace | Akçaabat |
| Died | October 15, 2012 |
| Profession | Actor |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
Erol Günaydın — Biography
Erol Günaydın (16 April 1933, Akçaabat, Trabzon - 15 October 2012, Istanbul) was a Turkish theatre and film actor. He took up acting at Galatasaray High School and made his professional stage debut in 1955 at the Haldun Dormen Pocket Theatre with the play "Papaz Kaçtı"; his first film role followed in 1960.
He was especially renowned for his portrayal of Nasreddin Hoca and for his performances in the traditional Turkish meddah one-man shows. Over a career of roughly fifty years he appeared in numerous films, series and stage plays, among them Yılmayan Şeytan (1972), Pardon (2005), Beyaz Melek (2007), Nekrüt (2008), and Orada and Kanal-İ-zasyon (2009), as well as the television series Cennet Mahallesi and Akasya Durağı.
Hospitalised in Bodrum in August 2012, Günaydın died in Istanbul on 15 October 2012.
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Filmography / Projects
- 1972 The Deathless Devil (Yılmayan Şeytan)
- 2005 Pardon
- Tired Matador (Yorgun Matador)
- I am selling Istanbul. (İstanbul'u Satıyorum) (translated)
- 1968 Bitter Revenge (Acı İntikam) (translated)
- 2008 Nekrut (Nekrüt) (translated)
- 2009 There (Orada)
- 2007 The White Angel (Beyaz Melek)
- 2009 Channel-i-zation (Kanal-İ-zasyon) (translated)
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