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Oğuz Oktay (1939-2015) was a Turkish theater and film actor. In a nearly 60-year career, he acted in numerous plays, TV series, and films. Born in Yalova in 1939, Oktay attended Kabataş High School (1955-1956) and studied Interior Architecture at Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts (1963-1964). He began his theater career during his high school years at Kabataş. Throughout his theater career, he worked with many different theater groups. His theater credits include (but are not limited to): Kabataş Boys High School (1955) - Captives; İTÜ Arts Club (1956/1957) - Inheritance Chest, Three Separate Incidents; Dormen Pocket Theatre (1957/1958) - The Three-Cornered Hat; Fatih Theatre (1958) - Great Troubles, Pantomime; Dormen (1958/60) - The Inspector General, Victory Medal, Camp 17, The Priest Ran Away; Münir Özkul Bulvar Theatre (1960/61) - Dear Shadow, The General's Love, The Rainmaker; Ulvi Uraz (1961) - Man of the Day; City Players (1961/62) - Euripides, The Great Sebastians, Slippers; Gülriz Sururi Engin Cezzar (1963/1968) - The Legend of Ali from Keşan, Between the Poles, Zilli Zarife, The Overcoat, Ferhat and Şirin, I Am a Woman, Goodbye Charlie, Tin; Gen-Ar (1968/69) - The Girl in the Soup, Caligula, You Name It; Hadi Çaman (1989/1996) - Pepsi, Let's Run Away, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Yes Yes Yes; Bora Ayanoğlu (1997) - Flowery Pot Street; Gülriz Sururi (2005/2006) - Ayşe Operetta. Oktay also worked extensively in film and television, appearing in films such as *Abdülhamit Düşerken* and numerous television series including *Hababam Sınıfı*, *Şenolasın Nuri Bey*, *Seni Bekliyeceğim*, *Ak Saçlı Delikanlılar*, *Gurbetçiler*, *Gölge Çiçeği*, *Tatlı Hayat*, *Çekirdek Aile*, *Çiçek Taksi*, *Aslı ile Kerem*, *Kurtlar Vadisi*, *Mühürlü Güller*, *Hürrem Sultan*, *Havada Bulut*, *Sihirli Annem*, *Şarkılar Seni Söyler*, *Hadi Uç Bakalım*, *Günahım Neydi Allahım*, *Büyükannenin Konağı*, *Alacakaranlık*, *Esir Şehrin İnsanları*, *Yarım Elma*, *Patron Kim*, *Evli ve Çocuklu*, *Ekmek Teknesi*, *Karım ve Annem*, *Kampüsistan*, *Gizli Dünyalar*, *Aşkın Mucizeleri*, *Metro Palas*, *İncir Çekirdeği*, *Bir Dilim Aşk*, *Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir*, *Kadın İsterse*, *Büyük Buluşma*, *Gülün Çilesi*, *Eski Fotoğraflar*, *Hayat Bilgisi*, *Yabancı Damat*, *Zeynep*, *Acı Hayat*, *Kızlar Yurdu*, *Yirmidokuz Otuz*, and various commercials. Oktay died on January 22, 2015, in Istanbul at Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Aynur Oktay. He spoke English.