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 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.
Filmography
Propaganda
as Mehdi
Propaganda
as Mehdi
Varyemez
as Ragıp Elibol
Varyemez
as Ragıp Elibol
Seat Trouble
as Zühtü
Seat Trouble
as Zühtü
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
as Ademoğlu Ali
Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
as Ademoğlu Ali
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
as İbrahim Küheylan
Boynu Bükük Küheylan
as İbrahim Küheylan
The Laughing Man
as Yusuf Şaplak
The Laughing Man
as Yusuf Şaplak
Zehir Hafiye
as Cemal
Zehir Hafiye
as Cemal
Sevimli Hırsız
as Metin Mertoğlu
Sevimli Hırsız
as Metin Mertoğlu
Talih Kuşu
as Osman Abalı
Talih Kuşu
as Osman Abalı
Polizei
as Ali Ekber
Polizei
as Ali Ekber
The Teacher
as Hüsnü Öğretmen
The Teacher
as Hüsnü Öğretmen
Queer World
as Mehmet
Queer World
as Mehmet
Bıçkın
as Ali / Kemal Sunal
Bıçkın
as Ali / Kemal Sunal
Stubborn
as Bayram
Stubborn
as Bayram
Uyanık Gazeteci
as Ali
Uyanık Gazeteci
as Ali
Japanese Connection
as Veysel
Japanese Connection
as Veysel
Kiracı
as Kerim
Kiracı
as Kerim
The Handsome
as Selim
The Handsome
as Selim
Poor
as Kemal
Poor
as Kemal
Yoksul
as Yoksul
Yoksul
as Yoksul
Tarzan Rıfkı
as Tarzan Rıfkı
Tarzan Rıfkı
as Tarzan Rıfkı
Deli Deli Küpeli
as Deli Kaymakam
Deli Deli Küpeli
as Deli Kaymakam
The Plaintiff
as Yunus
The Plaintiff
as Yunus
Keriz
as Zülfü
Keriz
as Zülfü
Şendul Şaban
as Şaban
Şendul Şaban
as Şaban
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
as Şaban
Şaban Pabucu Yarım
as Şaban
Expat Şaban
as Şaban Yıldız
Expat Şaban
as Şaban Yıldız
Katma Değer Şaban
as Şaban
Katma Değer Şaban
as Şaban
Sosyete Şaban
as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
Sosyete Şaban
as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
Şabaniye
as Şaban/Şabaniye
Şabaniye
as Şaban/Şabaniye
The Postman
as Adem
The Postman
as Adem
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
as Şaban
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
as Şaban
Tokatçı
as Osman
Tokatçı
as Osman
Atla Gel Şaban
as Niyazi
Atla Gel Şaban
as Niyazi
Henpecked
as Kamil Yavaş
Henpecked
as Kamil Yavaş
Troublemaker Hüsnü
as Hüsnü
Troublemaker Hüsnü
as Hüsnü
En Büyük Şaban
as Şaban
En Büyük Şaban
as Şaban
Doktor Civanım
as Kemal
Doktor Civanım
as Kemal
Çarıklı Milyoner
as Bayram
Çarıklı Milyoner
as Bayram
Kanlı Nigar
as Abdi
Kanlı Nigar
as Abdi
Davaro
as Memo
Davaro
as Memo
Trickster
as Rıfkı
Trickster
as Rıfkı
Idiot Saban
as Osman / Seyfi
Idiot Saban
as Osman / Seyfi
The Top Scorer
as Sait Sarıoğlu
The Top Scorer
as Sait Sarıoğlu
Zübük
as İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
Zübük
as İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
Windfall
as Mustafa
Windfall
as Mustafa
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
as Şaban
Dokunmayın Şabanıma
as Şaban
İnek Şaban
as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
İnek Şaban
as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
Korkusuz Korkak
as Mülayim Sert
Korkusuz Korkak
as Mülayim Sert
Nightingale
as Şaban Ballıses
Nightingale
as Şaban Ballıses
100 Numaralı Adam
as Şaban
100 Numaralı Adam
as Şaban
The Man Who Strikes Gold
as Adem Zengin
The Man Who Strikes Gold
as Adem Zengin
Feyzo, The Polite One
as Feyzo
Feyzo, The Polite One
as Feyzo
Apdi The Gullıble
as Apdi
Apdi The Gullıble
as Apdi
A Good Family Kid
as Kemal / Cemal
A Good Family Kid
as Kemal / Cemal
Saban, Son of Saban
as Şaban
Saban, Son of Saban
as Şaban
Sakar Şakir
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
Sakar Şakir
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
The King of the Street Cleaners
as Abdi Şakrak
The King of the Street Cleaners
as Abdi Şakrak
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
as İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
as İnek Şaban
İbo and Güllüşah
as İbo
İbo and Güllüşah
as İbo
Nosey Zühtü
as Köfteci Zühtü
Nosey Zühtü
as Köfteci Zühtü
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
as İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
as İnek Şaban
Fake Gangster
as Kemal
Fake Gangster
as Kemal
The Foster Brothers
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
The Foster Brothers
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
Tosun Pasha
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
Tosun Pasha
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
Hanzo
as Hanzo / Cabbar
Hanzo
as Hanzo / Cabbar
The Chaos Class
as İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class
as İnek Şaban
The Confused Groom
as Apti
The Confused Groom
as Apti
The Blue Bead
as Kaymakam Cafer
The Blue Bead
as Kaymakam Cafer
Salako
as Salako
Salako
as Salako
From the Village to the City
as Saffet
From the Village to the City
as Saffet
The Stupid Millionaire
as Saffet
The Stupid Millionaire
as Saffet
Longing
as Yanık
Longing
as Yanık
Yalancı Yarim
as Kemal
Yalancı Yarim
as Kemal
My Dear Brother
as Yolcu
My Dear Brother
as Yolcu
Güllü is Coming
as Kiralik Katil
Güllü is Coming
as Kiralik Katil
Oh Olsun
as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
Oh Olsun
as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
Sweet Talker
as Kemal
Sweet Talker
as Kemal