İsmet Ay (28 December 1924 – 7 October 2004) was a Turkish actor.

Ay graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Theater Department. He joined the City Theatres in 1948 and started his acting career there. After working at the City Theaters for a long period of time, he started to appear in movies. He worked for the City Theaters for 32 years before retiring in 1980. He gained acclaim for his role as "Sermet" in the Süper Baba series. Meanwhile, he continued his career on stage as a guest artist in the theatre founded by Tolga Aşkıner and Ali Poyrazoğlu. Towards the end of his life, the actor starred in the TV series Cennet Mahallesi even though he was suffering from poor health. Ay died in 2004 and was buried in Şile.

İsmet Ay

Awards

4th Ankara Film Festival, 1992, Best Supporting Actor - Seni Seviyorum Rosa

Avni Dilligil Theatre Award, 1987, Best Actor - The Cherry Orchard

Ministry of Culture, 1988, Best Actor

Theatre

Tartuffe : Molière - Istanbul City Theatres - 1992

The Birds : Aristophanes - Istanbul City Theatres - 1989

The Cherry Orchard : Anton Chekhov - Istanbul City Theatres - 1987

The Liar : Carlo Goldoni - Istanbul City Theatres - 1969

Bozuk Düzen : Güner Sümer - Ankara Art Theatre - 1965

Filmography

Abdülhamit Düşerken - 2002

Benimle Evlenir misin - 2001

Kara Kentin Çocukları - 1999

Kaçıklık Diploması - 1998

Cumhuriyet - 1998

Baba Evi- 1997

Tatlı Kaçıklar - 1996

İz - 1994

Süper Baba - 1993

Seni Seviyorum - 1992

Hiçbir Gece - 1989

Afife Jale - 1987

Hoşgeldin Ramazan - 1987

Asılacak Kadın - 1986

Kaşık Düşmanı - 1984

Renkli Dünya - 1980

Talihli Amele - 1980

Bir Yürek Satıldı - 1977

Özgürlüğün Bedeli - 1977

Fatoş Talihsiz Yavru - 1970

Kalbimin Sahibi - 1969

Acı İle Karışık - 1969

İnleyen Nağmeler - 1969

Bozuk Düzen - 1965

Tatlı Günah - 1961

Aslan Yavrusu - 1960

Can Yoldaşı - 1952

References

External links

Turkish male stage actors

Turkish male film actors

Turkish male television actors

1924 births

2004 deaths

Male actors from Istanbul

20th-century Turkish male actors

İsmet Ay