Altan Günbay was born in Konya on January 19, 1931 and passed away in Istanbul on March 3, 2014. After completing his education at Gazi High School, he continued his education at Ankara State Conservatory and then studied in Germany. After his graduation, he performed at the Ankara State Opera and Ballet, and with the establishment of the Istanbul State Opera in 1969, he settled in Istanbul and worked there as a soloist, director and assistant director.
In addition to the opera stage, Günbay also stepped into the cinema. The artist, who started her cinema career with the 1964 movie "Şehrazat", was engraved in the memory of the audience with the character Camoka she played in the "Karaoğlan" series, starring Kartal Tibet. Throughout his career, he starred in more than 250 films, composed the background music of the movie "Uykusuz Geceler" and contributed to the music world with works such as "Bugulu Gözler" and "I'm Waiting".
Recently, he met with the television audience by playing the father of the character Haluk in the TV series "Child Duymasın".
There are also important turning points in the artist's personal life; She married opera singer Müveddet Günbay and ran for mayor of Istanbul/Bahçeşehir from DSP in the 2004 local elections. After his death, he was buried in Büyükçekmece Cemetery.
Altan Günbay was born on January 19, 1931 in Konya, Türkiye. He died on March 3, 2014.
After graduating from Gazi High School, he graduated from Ankara State Conservatory and studied in Germany. He worked at Ankara State Opera and Ballet. It was moved to Istanbul in 1969 with the establishment of the Istanbul State Opera. Here, in addition to being a soloist, he also served as director and assistant manager.
He started acting in cinema in 1964 with the movie "Scheherazade". She is engraved in memories with the character Camoka she played in the Karaoğlan series, starring Kartal Tibet. He has acted in more than 250 movies. Finally, he played the father of the character Haluk in the television series titled Çocuk Duymasın.
Günbay, who made the background music of the movie "Uykusuz Geceler", also composed many songs such as "Bugulu Gözler" and "I'm Waiting". He died on March 3, 2014 and was buried in Büyükçekmece Cemetery.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 76 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Don't Let Children Hear (2002) — Mustafa
- The Last Fathers Hear (2002) — Zühtü
- Fairy Tale (2008) — Tevfik
- Jinns and Fairies (2001)
- Olive Branch (2005)
- A Suicide (1975) — The Prosecutor
- Hot Gypsy (1969) — Kör Salih
- North Wind (2007)
- Gazi (2008)
- The Wedding (1973) — Cabbar
- Separate Worlds (1997) — Nizami Ateşoğlu
- Mansion of Maniacs (1963)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
