Kemal Sunal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 11, 1944
- Died
- Jul 3, 2000 (aged 55)
- Place of birth
- İstanbul, Türkiye
- Credits
- 87
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
The Chaos Class
1975Movie
İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976Movie
İnek Şaban
Tosun Pasha
1976Movie
Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977Movie
Abdi Şakrak
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976Movie
İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977Movie
İnek Şaban
Filmography
Propaganda
1999Movie
Mehdi
Şaban ile Şirin
1997TV
Şaban
Aynalar
1996TV
Bay Kamber
1994TV
Bay Kamber
Şaban Askerde
1993TV
Şaban
Saygılar Bizden
1992TV
Rıza
Varyemez
1991Movie
Ragıp Elibol
Seat Trouble
1990Movie
Zühtü
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
1990Movie
Ademoğlu Ali
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
1990Movie
İbrahim Küheylan
The Laughing Man
1989Movie
Yusuf Şaplak
Zehir Hafiye
1989Movie
Cemal
Sevimli Hırsız
1989Movie
Metin Mertoğlu
Talih Kuşu
1989Movie
Osman Abalı
Polizei
1988Movie
Ali Ekber
The Teacher
1988Movie
Hüsnü Öğretmen
Queer World
1988Movie
Mehmet
Bıçkın
1988Movie
Ali / Kemal Sunal
Stubborn
1988Movie
Bayram
Uyanık Gazeteci
1988Movie
Ali
Japanese Connection
1987Movie
Veysel
Kiracı
1987Movie
Kerim
The Handsome
1987Movie
Selim
The Plaintiff
1987Movie
Yunus
Poor
1986Movie
Kemal
Yoksul
1986Movie
Yoksul
Tarzan Rıfkı
1986Movie
Tarzan Rıfkı
Deli Deli Küpeli
1986Movie
Deli Kaymakam
Keriz
1985Movie
Zülfü
Şendul Şaban
1985Movie
Şaban
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
1985Movie
Şaban
Expat Şaban
1985Movie
Şaban Yıldız
Katma Değer Şaban
1985Movie
Şaban
Sosyete Şaban
1985Movie
Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
Şabaniye
1984Movie
Şaban/Şabaniye
The Postman
1984Movie
Adem
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
1984Movie
Şaban
Tokatçı
1984Movie
Osman
Atla Gel Şaban
1984Movie
Niyazi
Henpecked
1983Movie
Kamil Yavaş
Troublemaker Hüsnü
1983Movie
Hüsnü
En Büyük Şaban
1983Movie
Şaban
Doktor Civanım
1983Movie
Kemal
Çarıklı Milyoner
1983Movie
Bayram
Kanlı Nigar
1981Movie
Abdi
Davaro
1981Movie
Memo
Trickster
1981Movie
Rıfkı
Idiot Saban
1980Movie
Osman / Seyfi
The Top Scorer
1980Movie
Sait Sarıoğlu
Zübük
1980Movie
İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
Windfall
1980Movie
Mustafa
King of The Guards
1979Movie
Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
1979Movie
Şaban
Korkusuz Korkak
1979Movie
Mülayim Sert
Nightingale
1979Movie
Şaban Ballıses
Our Hope Is Şaban
1979Movie
Ringo Şaban
100 Numaralı Adam
1978Movie
Şaban
The Man Who Strikes Gold
1978Movie
Adem Zengin
Feyzo, The Polite One
1978Movie
Feyzo
Apdi The Gullıble
1978Movie
Apdi
İnek Şaban
1978Movie
İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
A Good Family Kid
1978Movie
Kemal / Cemal
Saban, Son of Saban
1977Movie
Şaban
Sakar Şakir
1977Movie
Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977Movie
Abdi Şakrak
King of the Doormen
1977Movie
Seyit
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977Movie
İnek Şaban
İbo and Güllüşah
1977Movie
İbo
Nosey Zühtü
1976Movie
Köfteci Zühtü
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976Movie
İnek Şaban
Fake Gangster
1976Movie
Kemal
The Foster Brothers
1976Movie
Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
Tosun Pasha
1976Movie
Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976Movie
İnek Şaban
Hanzo
1975Movie
Hanzo / Cabbar
The Chaos Class
1975Movie
İnek Şaban
The Confused Groom
1975Movie
Apti
The Blue Bead
1975Movie
Kaymakam Cafer
Salako
1974Movie
Salako
From the Village to the City
1974Movie
Saffet
The Stupid Millionaire
1974Movie
Saffet
Longing
1974Movie
Yanık
Yalancı Yarim
1973Movie
Kemal
My Dear Brother
1973Movie
Yolcu
Güllü is Coming
1973Movie
Kiralik Katil
Oh Olsun
1973Movie
Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
Sweet Talker
1972Movie
Kemal