Erol Günaydın was born on April 16, 1933 in Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for
Güzel Bir Gün Için (1965),
Yilmayan Seytan (1972) and
I Saw the Sun (2009). He was married to Günes Günaydin. He died on October 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.