Acting
Kemal Sunal
Born Nov 11, 1944 · İstanbul, Türkiye · Died Jul 3, 2000
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.
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Acting
Propaganda
1999
Comedy · Drama · History
Şaban ile Şirin
1997
Comedy
Aynalar
1996
Documentary
Bay Kamber
1994
Comedy
Şaban Askerde
1993
Comedy
Saygılar Bizden
1992
Comedy · Drama
Varyemez
1991
Comedy · Drama
Seat Trouble
1990
Comedy
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
1990
Comedy · Fantasy · Drama
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
1990
Comedy · Drama
The Laughing Man
1989
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Zehir Hafiye
1989
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Sevimli Hırsız
1989
Comedy · Action
Bird of Fortune Vintage
1989
Drama · Comedy
Polizei
1988
Comedy · Drama
The Teacher
1988
Comedy · Drama
Queer World
1988
Drama · Comedy
Bıçkın
1988
Comedy · Romance
Stubborn
1988
Comedy
Uyanık Gazeteci
1988
Comedy · Drama
Japanese Connection
1987
Comedy · Science Fiction
Kiracı
1987
Drama · Comedy
The Handsome
1987
Comedy
The Plaintiff
1987
Comedy
Poor
1986
Drama · Family · Romance
Yoksul
1986
Drama · Comedy
Tarzan Rıfkı
1986
Comedy
Deli Deli Küpeli
1986
Drama · Comedy
Keriz
1985
Comedy · Romance
Şendul Şaban
1985
Comedy
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
1985
Comedy
Expat Şaban
1985
Comedy · Family
Katma Değer Şaban
1985
Comedy · Action
Sosyete Şaban
1985
Comedy · Drama · Family
Şabaniye
1984
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Postman
1984
Comedy
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
1984
Comedy
Tokatçı
1984
Comedy
Atla Gel Şaban
1984
Comedy
Henpecked
1983
Comedy
Troublemaker Hüsnü
1983
Comedy
En Büyük Şaban
1983
Drama · Comedy
Doktor Civanım
1983
Comedy
Çarıklı Milyoner
1983
Comedy
Kanlı Nigar
1981
Comedy · Drama
Davaro
1981
Comedy
Trickster
1981
Comedy
Idiot Saban
1980
Comedy
The Top Scorer
1980
Comedy
Zübük
1980
Comedy
Windfall
1980
Comedy
King of The Guards
1979
Comedy
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
1979
Comedy
Nightingale
1979
Comedy · Drama
Korkusuz Korkak
1979
Comedy
Our Hope Is Şaban
1979
Comedy
100 Numaralı Adam
1978
Comedy
The Man Who Strikes Gold
1978
Comedy
Feyzo, The Polite One
1978
Comedy
Apdi The Gullıble
1978
Comedy
İnek Şaban
1978
Comedy
A Good Family Kid
1978
Comedy
Saban, Son of Saban
1977
Comedy
Sakar Şakir
1977
Comedy
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977
Comedy · Romance · Drama
King of the Doormen
1977
Comedy · Drama
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
İbo and Güllüşah
1977
Comedy
Nosey Zühtü
1976
Comedy · Drama
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
Comedy
Fake Gangster
1976
Comedy
The Foster Brothers
1976
Comedy · Family
Tosun Pasha
1976
Comedy
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976
Comedy
Hanzo
1975
Comedy
The Chaos Class
1975
Comedy · Drama
The Confused Groom
1975
Comedy · Romance
The Blue Bead
1975
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Salako
1974
Comedy
From the Village to the City
1974
Comedy
The Stupid Millionaire
1974
Comedy
Longing
1974
Romance · Drama
Yalancı Yarim
1973
Comedy · Romance
My Dear Brother
1973
Drama
Oh Olsun
1973
Comedy · Family
Güllü is Coming
1973
Comedy · Romance
Sweet Talker
1972
Comedy · Romance
Written
Poor
1986
Drama · Family · Romance
Sosyete Şaban
1985
Comedy · Drama · Family
Çarıklı Milyoner
1983
Comedy
Nosey Zühtü
1976
Comedy · Drama