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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(83)
Balalayka
Kemal Sunal (anısına)
2000
Propaganda
Mehdi
1999
Varyemez
Ragıp Elibol
1991
Koltuk Belası
Zühtü
1990
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
Ademoğlu Ali
1990
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
İbrahim Küheylan
1990
The Laughing Man
Yusuf Şaplak
1989
Zehir Hafiye
Cemal
1989
Sevimli Hırsız
Metin Mertoğlu
1989
Talih Kuşu
Osman Abalı
1989
Polizei
Ali Ekber
1988
The Teacher
Hüsnü Öğretmen
1988
Queer World
Mehmet
1988
Bıçkın
Ali / Kemal Sunal
1988
Stubborn
Bayram
1988
Uyanık Gazeteci
Ali
1988
Japanese Connection
Veysel
1987
Kiracı
Kerim
1987
The Handsome
Selim
1987
Poor
Kemal
1986
Yoksul
Yoksul
1986
Tarzan Rıfkı
Tarzan Rıfkı
1986
Deli Deli Küpeli
Deli Kaymakam
1986
Davacı
Yunus
1986
Keriz
Zülfü
1985
Şendul Şaban
Şaban
1985
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
Şaban
1985
Expat Şaban
Şaban Yıldız
1985
Katma Değer Şaban
Şaban
1985
Sosyete Şaban
Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
1985
Şabaniye
Şaban/Şabaniye
1984
The Postman
Adem
1984
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
Şaban
1984
Tokatçı
Osman
1984
Atla Gel Şaban
Niyazi
1984
Henpecked
Kamil Yavaş
1983
Troublemaker Hüsnü
Hüsnü
1983
En Büyük Şaban
Şaban
1983
Doktor Civanım
Kemal
1983
Çarıklı Milyoner
Bayram
1983
Kanlı Nigar
Abdi
1981
Davaro
Memo
1981
Trickster
Rıfkı
1981
Gerzek Şaban
Osman / Seyfi
1980
The Top Scorer
Sait Sarıoğlu
1980
Zübük
İbrahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
1980
Windfall
Mustafa
1980
Bekçiler Kralı
Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
1979
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
Şaban
1979
İnek Şaban
İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
1979
Korkusuz Korkak
Mülayim Sert
1979
Nightingale
Şaban Ballıses
1979
Our Hope Is Şaban
Ringo Şaban
1979
100 Numaralı Adam
Şaban
1978
Köşeyi Dönen Adam
Adem Zengin
1978
Feyzo, The Polite One
Feyzo
1978
Apdi The Gullıble
Apdi
1978
A Good Family Kid
Kemal / Cemal
1978
Saban, Son of Saban
Şaban
1977
Sakar Şakir
Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
1977
The King of the Street Cleaners
Abdi Şakrak
1977
King of the Doormen
Seyit
1977
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
İnek Şaban
1977
İbo and Güllüşah
İbo
1977
Nosey Zühtü
Köfteci Zühtü
1976
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
İnek Şaban
1976
Fake Gangster
Kemal
1976
The Foster Brothers
Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
1976
Tosun Pasha
Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
1976
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
İnek Şaban
1975
The Chaos Class
İnek Şaban
1975
Hanzo
Hanzo / Cabbar
1975
The Confused Groom
Apti
1975
The Blue Bead
Kaymakam Cafer
1975
Salako
Salako
1974
From the Village to the City
Saffet
1974
Salak Milyoner
Saffet
1974
Longing
Yanık
1974
Yalancı Yarim
Kemal
1973
My Dear Brother
Yolcu
1973
Oh Olsun
Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
1973
Güllü is Coming
Kiralik Katil
1973
Sweet Talker
Kemal
1972