Kemal Sunal
Acting
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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moviePropaganda
1999
Mehdi
tvBay Kamber
1994
Bay Kamber
tvŞaban Askerde
1993
Şaban
movieVaryemez
1991
Ragıp Elibol
movieAbuk Sabuk Bir Film
1990
Ademoğlu Ali
movieBoynu Bükük Küheylan
1990
İbrahim Küheylan
movieThe Laughing Man
1989
Yusuf Şaplak
movieSevimli Hırsız
1989
Metin Mertoğlu
movieTalih Kuşu
1989
Osman Abalı
moviePolizei
1988
Ali Ekber
movieThe Teacher
1988
Hüsnü Öğretmen
movieQueer World
1988
Mehmet
movieBıçkın
1988
Ali / Kemal Sunal
movieStubborn
1988
Bayram
movieKiracı
1987
Kerim
moviePoor
1986
Kemal
movieYoksul
1986
Yoksul
movieTarzan Rıfkı
1986
Tarzan Rıfkı
movieDeli Deli Küpeli
1986
Deli Kaymakam
movieKeriz
1985
Zülfü
movieExpat Şaban
1985
Şaban Yıldız
movieSosyete Şaban
1985
Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
movieŞabaniye
1984
Şaban/Şabaniye
movieTokatçı
1984
Osman
movieAtla Gel Şaban
1984
Niyazi
movieHenpecked
1983
Kamil Yavaş
movieDavaro
1981
Memo
movieTrickster
1981
Rıfkı
movieGerzek Şaban
1980
Osman / Seyfi
movieThe Top Scorer
1980
Sait Sarıoğlu
movieZübük
1980
İbrahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
movieWindfall
1980
Mustafa
movieKing of The Guards
1979
Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
movieİnek Şaban
1979
İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
movieKorkusuz Korkak
1979
Mülayim Sert
movieNightingale
1979
Şaban Ballıses
movieOur Hope Is Şaban
1979
Ringo Şaban
movieThe Man Who Strikes Gold
1978
Adem Zengin
movieA Good Family Kid
1978
Kemal / Cemal
movieSakar Şakir
1977
Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
movieThe King of the Street Cleaners
1977
Abdi Şakrak
movieThe Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977
İnek Şaban
movieNosey Zühtü
1976
Köfteci Zühtü
movieThe Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
İnek Şaban
movieThe Foster Brothers
1976
Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
movieTosun Pasha
1976
Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
movieHanzo
1975
Hanzo / Cabbar
movieThe Chaos Class
1975
İnek Şaban
movieThe Blue Bead
1975
Kaymakam Cafer
movieSalako
1974
Salako
movieLonging
1974
Yanık
movieOh Olsun
1973
Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
movieGüllü is Coming
1973
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