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Kemal Sunal

Kemal Sunal

Actor · 1944–2000 · İstanbul, Türkiye

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Kemal Sunal's 9 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 85, led by The Chaos Class (89) and Tosun Pasha (86), against 67 for those from the 1980s.

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.

Acted in 87

1990s

  1. 1999

    Propaganda

    Mehdi

  2. 1997

    Şaban ile Şirin

    Şaban · 13 episodes

  3. 1996

    Aynalar

    TV

  4. 1994

    Bay Kamber

    Bay Kamber · 11 episodes

  5. 1993

    Şaban Askerde

    Şaban · 28 episodes

  6. 1992

    Saygılar Bizden

    Rıza · 13 episodes

  7. 1991

    Varyemez

    Ragıp Elibol

  8. 1990

    Seat Trouble

    Zühtü

  9. Abuk Sabuk Bir Film

    Ademoğlu Ali

  10. Boynu Bükük Küheylan

    İbrahim Küheylan

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Laughing Man

    Yusuf Şaplak

  2. Zehir Hafiye

    Cemal

  3. Sevimli Hırsız

    Metin Mertoğlu

  4. Talih Kuşu

    Osman Abalı

  5. 1988

    Polizei

    Ali Ekber

  6. The Teacher

    Hüsnü Öğretmen

  7. Queer World

    Mehmet

  8. Bıçkın

    Ali / Kemal Sunal

  9. İnatçı

    Bayram

    67

  10. Uyanık Gazeteci

    Ali

  11. 1987

    Japanese Connection

    Veysel

  12. Kiracı

    Kerim

  13. The Handsome

    Selim

  14. The Plaintiff

    Yunus

  15. 1986

    Poor

    Kemal

  16. Yoksul

    Yoksul

  17. Tarzan Rıfkı

    Tarzan Rıfkı

  18. Deli Deli Küpeli

    Deli Kaymakam

  19. 1985

    Keriz

    Zülfü

  20. Şendul Şaban

    Şaban

    65

  21. Şaban Pabucu Yarım

    Şaban

  22. Expat Şaban

    Şaban Yıldız

  23. Katma Değer Şaban

    Şaban

  24. Sosyete Şaban

    Şaban Ağa / Dilaver

  25. 1984

    Şabaniye

    Şaban/Şabaniye

  26. The Postman

    Adem

  27. Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class

    Şaban

  28. Tokatçı

    Osman

  29. Atla Gel Şaban

    Niyazi

  30. 1983

    Henpecked

    Kamil Yavaş

  31. Troublemaker Hüsnü

    Hüsnü

  32. En Büyük Şaban

    Şaban

  33. Doktor Civanım

    Kemal

  34. Çarıklı Milyoner

    Bayram

  35. 1981

    Kanlı Nigar

    Abdi

    70

  36. Davaro

    Memo

  37. Trickster

    Rıfkı

  38. 1980

    Idiot Saban

    Osman / Seyfi

  39. The Top Scorer

    Sait Sarıoğlu

  40. Zübük

    İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe

  41. Windfall

    Mustafa

1970s

  1. 1979

    King of The Guards

    Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş

  2. Dokunmayın Şabanıma

    Şaban

  3. Korkusuz Korkak

    Mülayim Sert

  4. Nightingale

    Şaban Ballıses

    74

  5. Our Hope Is Şaban

    Ringo Şaban

  6. 1978

    100 Numaralı Adam

    Şaban

  7. The Man Who Strikes Gold

    Adem Zengin

  8. Feyzo, The Polite One

    Feyzo

    85

  9. Apdi The Gullıble

    Apdi

  10. İnek Şaban

    İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent

  11. A Good Family Kid

    Kemal / Cemal

  12. 1977

    Saban, Son of Saban

    Şaban

    85

  13. Sakar Şakir

    Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz

  14. The King of the Street Cleaners

    Abdi Şakrak

    83

  15. King of the Doormen

    Seyit

  16. The Chaos Class Is on Vacation

    İnek Şaban

  17. İbo and Güllüşah

    İbo

  18. 1976

    Nosey Zühtü

    Köfteci Zühtü

  19. The Chaos Class Is Waking Up

    İnek Şaban

    84

  20. Fake Gangster

    Kemal

  21. The Foster Brothers

    Şaban (Süt Oğlan)

    86

  22. Tosun Pasha

    Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa

    86

  23. The Chaos Class Failed the Class

    İnek Şaban

    85
  24. 1975

    Hanzo

    Hanzo / Cabbar

  25. The Chaos Class

    İnek Şaban

    89

  26. The Confused Groom

    Apti

  27. The Blue Bead

    Kaymakam Cafer

  28. 1974

    Salako

    Salako

  29. From the Village to the City

    Saffet

  30. The Stupid Millionaire

    Saffet

  31. Longing

    Yanık

  32. 1973

    Yalancı Yarim

    Kemal

  33. My Dear Brother

    Yolcu

  34. Oh Olsun

    Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi

  35. Güllü is Coming

    Kiralik Katil

  36. 1972

    Sweet Talker

    Kemal

Wrote 4

1980s

  1. 1986

    Poor

    Writer

  2. 1985

    Sosyete Şaban

    Screenplay

  3. 1983

    Çarıklı Milyoner

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1976

    Nosey Zühtü

    Writer

Produced 3

1970s

  1. 1979

    Dokunmayın Şabanıma

    Producer

  2. 1978

    100 Numaralı Adam

    Producer

  3. İnek Şaban

    Producer