Şemsi İnkaya

Born

13 April 1939 (aged 87)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 series

Şemsi İnkaya was born on 13 April 1939 in Istanbul. After commercial high school, he received conservatory training. He first went on stage as an amateur in the play Pabuççu Ahmet at the Istanbul University Student Union Youth Theatre; he trained in many companies, above all the theaters of Avni Dilligil and Ulvi Uraz.

In the 1970s and 1980s he was frequently seen in character roles in Yeşilçam's comedy films. He played Terzi Cemal in Zübük, Bekir in Gırgıriye and the lottery seller Şakir Sucu in Talih Kuşu; Görgüsüzler is also among the beloved films of this period.

After the 1990s he turned mainly to dramatic roles. He came to prominence with the character Halil Güneşli in the series Üvey Baba, and then played Pamir in the vampire-themed series Efsane. He gave life to İsmet İnönü in Ben Onu Çok Sevdim and Ekrem Bey in Kertenkele; he also acted in the series Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu and Canan. A member of the Theater Actors Association, İnkaya was deemed worthy of the Lifetime Honorary Award at the 24th International Adana Film Festival in 2017.

İnkaya played Muhtar in Avşar Film's 2006 series Kırık Kanatlar.