Kemal Sunal
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1944-11-11
- Died
- 2000-07-03
- Place of birth
- İstanbul, Türkiye
- Also known as
- Ali Kemal Sunal · Ali Sunal's father · کمال سونال
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (83)
Seat Trouble
1990
as Zühtü
Balalayka
2000
as Kemal Sunal (anısına)
The Plaintiff
1986
as Yunus
Yalancı Yarim
1973
as Kemal
The Laughing Man
1989
as Yusuf Şaplak
Japanese Connection
1987
as Veysel
Hanzo
1975
as Hanzo / Cabbar
The Postman
1984
as Adem
Varyemez
1991
as Ragıp Elibol
The Foster Brothers
1976
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1975
as İnek Şaban
Tokatçı
1984
as Osman
The Chaos Class
1975
as İnek Şaban
100 Numaralı Adam
1978
as Şaban
Zübük
1980
as İbrahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977
as Abdi Şakrak
Apdi The Gullıble
1978
as Apdi
Trickster
1981
as Rıfkı
Gerzek Şaban
1980
as Osman / Seyfi
The Top Scorer
1980
as Sait Sarıoğlu
Expat Şaban
1985
as Şaban Yıldız
İbo and Güllüşah
1977
as İbo
Poor
1986
as Kemal
Korkusuz Korkak
1979
as Mülayim Sert
Salako
1974
as Salako
Saban, Son of Saban
1977
as Şaban
Davaro
1981
as Memo
Zehir Hafiye
1989
as Cemal
Keriz
1985
as Zülfü
Longing
1974
as Yanık
Atla Gel Şaban
1984
as Niyazi
Şabaniye
1984
as Şaban/Şabaniye
Fake Gangster
1976
as Kemal
Şendul Şaban
1985
as Şaban
The Blue Bead
1975
as Kaymakam Cafer
The Handsome
1987
as Selim
Nosey Zühtü
1976
as Köfteci Zühtü
Queer World
1988
as Mehmet
Sakar Şakir
1977
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
1990
as Ademoğlu Ali
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
as İnek Şaban
From the Village to the City
1974
as Saffet
Güllü is Coming
1973
as Kiralik Katil
My Dear Brother
1973
as Yolcu
Kiracı
1987
as Kerim
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
1990
as İbrahim Küheylan
The Man Who Strikes Gold
1978
as Adem Zengin
Kanlı Nigar
1981
as Abdi
Sosyete Şaban
1985
as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
The Stupid Millionaire
1974
as Saffet
Propaganda
1999
as Mehdi
Tosun Pasha
1976
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977
as İnek Şaban
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
1984
as Şaban
Tarzan Rıfkı
1986
as Tarzan Rıfkı
Sevimli Hırsız
1989
as Metin Mertoğlu
Doktor Civanım
1983
as Kemal
Feyzo, The Polite One
1978
as Feyzo
Our Hope Is Şaban
1979
as Ringo Şaban
Deli Deli Küpeli
1986
as Deli Kaymakam
King of The Guards
1979
as Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
Oh Olsun
1973
as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
King of the Doormen
1977
as Seyit
A Good Family Kid
1978
as Kemal / Cemal
The Confused Groom
1975
as Apti
Bıçkın
1988
as Ali / Kemal Sunal
En Büyük Şaban
1983
as Şaban
Talih Kuşu
1989
as Osman Abalı
Yoksul
1986
as Yoksul
Çarıklı Milyoner
1983
as Bayram
Katma Değer Şaban
1985
as Şaban
Troublemaker Hüsnü
1983
as Hüsnü
Polizei
1988
as Ali Ekber
Nightingale
1979
as Şaban Ballıses
The Teacher
1988
as Hüsnü Öğretmen
Uyanık Gazeteci
1988
as Ali
Sweet Talker
1972
as Kemal
İnek Şaban
1979
as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
1979
as Şaban
Windfall
1980
as Mustafa
Henpecked
1983
as Kamil Yavaş
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
1985
as Şaban
Stubborn
1988
as Bayram
About Kemal Sunal
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 lat… With 88 credits spanning from 1972 to 2000, Kemal Sunal has appeared in 83 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Seat Trouble (1990) — as Zühtü
- Balalayka (2000) — as Kemal Sunal (anısına)
- The Plaintiff (1986) — as Yunus
- Yalancı Yarim (1973) — as Kemal
- The Laughing Man (1989) — as Yusuf Şaplak
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