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Kemal Sunal
Actor

Kemal Sunal

11 Nov 1944Born
3 Jul 2000Died
55Age at death
87Credits

Biography

Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With Hababam Sınıfı, Kapıcılar Kralı and Davaro, Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his character "Şaban", a role he frequently played.

Kemal Sunal graduated from Vefa Lisesi (Vefa High School). In his early ages, he started pursuing what was to become a long and successful acting career in minor roles in various theatres. For a brief period, he worked in the Kenterler Theatre and debuted in the play Zoraki Tabip.

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He was later transferred to the Devekuşu Kabare Theatre, where he performed his acting.

He was recognized as a real talent, and started receiving offers for movies with larger budgets and a more famous cast. His first bigger role was in the film "Tatlı Dillim" directed by Ertem Eğilmez. In a matter of years, Sunal co-starred alongside Halit Akçatepe, Şener Şen and Münir Özkul.

Perhaps the most famous of all his parts was when he played in Hababam Sınıfı (The Outrageous Class) and was known by the name of "Şaban", but most of his classmates just called him İnek (nerd) Şaban. İnek Şaban was constantly bullied and humiliated by his friends, but this never kept him from thinking the unthinkable, like digging a tunnel to escape school grounds (which later, turned out to lead to the vice-principal's office) or smoking in the school attic. The character was so pure and so fixed in the memories of the Turkish people, it was never replaced by another actor in the recent re-shootings of Hababam Sınıfı, most probably as a sign of respect to Sunal.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 87 credits.

  1. 1999PropagandaFilm: Mehdi
  2. 1997Şaban ile ŞirinSeries: Şaban (13 episodes)
  3. 1996AynalarSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1994Bay KamberSeries: Bay Kamber (11 episodes)
  5. 1993Şaban AskerdeSeries: Şaban (28 episodes)
  6. 1992Saygılar BizdenSeries: Rıza (13 episodes)
  7. 1991VaryemezFilm: Ragıp Elibol
  8. 1990Seat TroubleFilm: Zühtü
  9. 1990Abuk Sabuk Bir FilmFilm: Ademoğlu Ali
  10. 1990Boynu Bükük KüheylanFilm: İbrahim Küheylan
  11. 1989The Laughing ManFilm: Yusuf Şaplak
  12. 1989Zehir HafiyeFilm: Cemal
  13. 1989Sevimli HırsızFilm: Metin Mertoğlu
  14. 1989Talih KuşuFilm: Osman Abalı
  15. 1988PolizeiFilm: Ali Ekber
  16. 1988The TeacherFilm: Hüsnü Öğretmen
  17. 1988Queer WorldFilm: Mehmet
  18. 1988BıçkınFilm: Ali / Kemal Sunal
  19. 1988StubbornFilm: Bayram
  20. 1988Uyanık GazeteciFilm: Ali
  21. 1987Japanese ConnectionFilm: Veysel
  22. 1987KiracıFilm: Kerim
  23. 1987The HandsomeFilm: Selim
  24. 1987The PlaintiffFilm: Yunus
  25. 1986PoorFilm: Kemal, Writer
  26. 1986YoksulFilm: Yoksul
  27. 1986Tarzan RıfkıFilm: Tarzan Rıfkı
  28. 1986Deli Deli KüpeliFilm: Deli Kaymakam
  29. 1985KerizFilm: Zülfü
  30. 1985Şendul ŞabanFilm: Şaban
  31. 1985Şaban Pabucu YarımFilm: Şaban
  32. 1985Expat ŞabanFilm: Şaban Yıldız
  33. 1985Katma Değer ŞabanFilm: Şaban
  34. 1985Sosyete ŞabanFilm: Şaban Ağa / Dilaver, Screenplay
  35. 1984ŞabaniyeFilm: Şaban/Şabaniye
  36. 1984The PostmanFilm: Adem
  37. 1984Şaban, a Man from the Middle ClassFilm: Şaban
  38. 1984TokatçıFilm: Osman
  39. 1984Atla Gel ŞabanFilm: Niyazi
  40. 1983HenpeckedFilm: Kamil Yavaş
  41. 1983Troublemaker HüsnüFilm: Hüsnü
  42. 1983En Büyük ŞabanFilm: Şaban
  43. 1983Doktor CivanımFilm: Kemal
  44. 1983Çarıklı MilyonerFilm: Bayram, Writer
  45. 1981Kanlı NigarFilm: Abdi
  46. 1981DavaroFilm: Memo
  47. 1981TricksterFilm: Rıfkı
  48. 1980Idiot SabanFilm: Osman / Seyfi
  49. 1980The Top ScorerFilm: Sait Sarıoğlu
  50. 1980ZübükFilm: İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
  51. 1980WindfallFilm: Mustafa
  52. 1979King of The GuardsFilm: Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
  53. 1979Dokunmayın ŞabanımaFilm: Şaban
  54. 1979Korkusuz KorkakFilm: Mülayim Sert
  55. 1979NightingaleFilm: Şaban Ballıses
  56. 1979Our Hope Is ŞabanFilm: Ringo Şaban
  57. 1978100 Numaralı AdamFilm: Şaban
  58. 1978The Man Who Strikes GoldFilm: Adem Zengin
  59. 1978Feyzo, The Polite OneFilm: Feyzo
  60. 1978Apdi The GullıbleFilm: Apdi
  61. 1978İnek ŞabanFilm: İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
  62. 1978A Good Family KidFilm: Kemal / Cemal
  63. 1977Saban, Son of SabanFilm: Şaban
  64. 1977Sakar ŞakirFilm: Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
  65. 1977The King of the Street CleanersFilm: Abdi Şakrak
  66. 1977King of the DoormenFilm: Seyit
  67. 1977The Chaos Class Is on VacationFilm: İnek Şaban
  68. 1977İbo and GüllüşahFilm: İbo
  69. 1976Nosey ZühtüFilm: Köfteci Zühtü, Writer
  70. 1976The Chaos Class Is Waking UpFilm: İnek Şaban
  71. 1976Fake GangsterFilm: Kemal
  72. 1976The Foster BrothersFilm: Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
  73. 1976Tosun PashaFilm: Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
  74. 1976The Chaos Class Failed the ClassFilm: İnek Şaban
  75. 1975HanzoFilm: Hanzo / Cabbar
  76. 1975The Chaos ClassFilm: İnek Şaban
  77. 1975The Confused GroomFilm: Apti
  78. 1975The Blue BeadFilm: Kaymakam Cafer
  79. 1974SalakoFilm: Salako
  80. 1974From the Village to the CityFilm: Saffet

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