İsmet Ay

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.

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