Kemal Sunal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1944
- Died
- July 3, 2000 (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- İstanbul, Türkiye
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. 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
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Filmography
Propaganda
Movie · as Mehdi
Şaban ile Şirin
TV · as Şaban · 13 eps
Aynalar
TV · 1 ep
Bay Kamber
TV · as Bay Kamber · 11 eps
Şaban Askerde
TV · as Şaban · 28 eps
Saygılar Bizden
TV · as Rıza · 13 eps
Varyemez
Movie · as Ragıp Elibol
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
Movie · as İbrahim Küheylan
Seat Trouble
Movie · as Zühtü
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
Movie · as Ademoğlu Ali
Zehir Hafiye
Movie · as Cemal
Sevimli Hırsız
Movie · as Metin Mertoğlu
Talih Kuşu
Movie · as Osman Abalı
The Laughing Man
Movie · as Yusuf Şaplak
Bıçkın
Movie · as Ali / Kemal Sunal
İnatçı
Movie · as Bayram
Polizei
Movie · as Ali Ekber
Uyanık Gazeteci
Movie · as Ali
Queer World
Movie · as Mehmet
The Teacher
Movie · as Hüsnü Öğretmen
Kiracı
Movie · as Kerim
The Handsome
Movie · as Selim
The Plaintiff
Movie · as Yunus
Japanese Connection
Movie · as Veysel
Tarzan Rıfkı
Movie · as Tarzan Rıfkı
Yoksul
Movie · as Yoksul
Deli Deli Küpeli
Movie · as Deli Kaymakam
Poor
Movie · as Kemal
Katma Değer Şaban
Movie · as Şaban
Sosyete Şaban
Movie · as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
Movie · as Şaban
Şendul Şaban
Movie · as Şaban
Expat Şaban
Movie · as Şaban Yıldız
Keriz
Movie · as Zülfü
Atla Gel Şaban
Movie · as Niyazi
Tokatçı
Movie · as Osman
The Postman
Movie · as Adem
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
Movie · as Şaban
Şabaniye
Movie · as Şaban/Şabaniye
Çarıklı Milyoner
Movie · as Bayram
Troublemaker Hüsnü
Movie · as Hüsnü
En Büyük Şaban
Movie · as Şaban
Henpecked
Movie · as Kamil Yavaş
Doktor Civanım
Movie · as Kemal
Davaro
Movie · as Memo
Kanlı Nigar
Movie · as Abdi
Trickster
Movie · as Rıfkı
Idiot Saban
Movie · as Osman / Seyfi
Windfall
Movie · as Mustafa
Zübük
Movie · as İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
The Top Scorer
Movie · as Sait Sarıoğlu
King of The Guards
Movie · as Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
Korkusuz Korkak
Movie · as Mülayim Sert
Nightingale
Movie · as Şaban Ballıses
Our Hope Is Şaban
Movie · as Ringo Şaban
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
Movie · as Şaban
Feyzo, The Polite One
Movie · as Feyzo
The Man Who Strikes Gold
Movie · as Adem Zengin
100 Numaralı Adam
Movie · as Şaban
Apdi The Gullıble
Movie · as Apdi
İnek Şaban
Movie · as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
A Good Family Kid
Movie · as Kemal / Cemal
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
Movie · as İnek Şaban
Saban, Son of Saban
Movie · as Şaban
King of the Doormen
Movie · as Seyit
The King of the Street Cleaners
Movie · as Abdi Şakrak
Sakar Şakir
Movie · as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
İbo and Güllüşah
Movie · as İbo
The Foster Brothers
Movie · as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
Movie · as İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Movie · as İnek Şaban
Tosun Pasha
Movie · as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
Nosey Zühtü
Movie · as Köfteci Zühtü
Fake Gangster
Movie · as Kemal
The Blue Bead
Movie · as Kaymakam Cafer
The Chaos Class
Movie · as İnek Şaban
Hanzo
Movie · as Hanzo / Cabbar
The Confused Groom
Movie · as Apti
From the Village to the City
Movie · as Saffet
Longing
Movie · as Yanık
Oh Olsun
Movie · as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
The Stupid Millionaire
Movie · as Saffet
Salako
Movie · as Salako
My Dear Brother
Movie · as Yolcu
Güllü is Coming
Movie · as Kiralik Katil
Yalancı Yarim
Movie · as Kemal
Sweet Talker
Movie · as Kemal