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Kemal Sunal
🕊️ In Memoriam (1944 – 2000)
Acting Deceased Legend (1944 – 2000)

Kemal Sunal

Date of Birth
Nov 11, 1944
Date of Passing
Jul 03, 2000
Age at Passing
55 Years
Birthplace
İstanbul, Türkiye

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.

Notable Roles & Works

PROPAGANDA
Official
1999

PROPAGANDA

Movie

SABAN ILE SIRIN
Official
1997

SABAN ILE SIRIN

TV Series

BAY KAMBER
Official
1994

BAY KAMBER

TV Series

SABAN ASKERDE
Official
1993

SABAN ASKERDE

TV Series

SAYGILAR BIZDEN
Official
1992

SAYGILAR BIZDEN

TV Series

VARYEMEZ
Official
1991

VARYEMEZ

Movie

KOLTUK BELASI
Official
1990

KOLTUK BELASI

Movie

ABUK SABUK BIR FILM
Official
1990

ABUK SABUK BIR FILM

Movie

BOYNU BUKUK KUHEYLAN
Official
1990

BOYNU BUKUK KUHEYLAN

Movie

GULEN ADAM
Official
1989

GULEN ADAM

Movie

ZEHIR HAFIYE
Official
1989

ZEHIR HAFIYE

Movie

TALIH KUSU
Official
1989

TALIH KUSU

Movie

DUTTURU DUNYA
Official
1988

DUTTURU DUNYA

Movie

BICKIN
Official
1988

BICKIN

Movie

INATCI
Official
1988

INATCI

Movie

JAPON ISI
Official
1987

JAPON ISI

Movie

KIRACI
Official
1987

KIRACI

Movie

YAKISIKLI
Official
1987

YAKISIKLI

Movie

GARIP
Official
1986

GARIP

Movie

YOKSUL
Official
1986

YOKSUL

Movie

TARZAN RIFKI
Official
1986

TARZAN RIFKI

Movie

DELI DELI KUPELI
Official
1986

DELI DELI KUPELI

Movie

DAVACI
Official
1986

DAVACI

Movie

KERIZ
Official
1985

KERIZ

Movie

SENDUL SABAN
Official
1985

SENDUL SABAN

Movie

SABAN PABUCU YARIM
Official
1985

SABAN PABUCU YARIM

Movie

GURBETCI SABAN
Official
1985

GURBETCI SABAN

Movie

KATMA DEGER SABAN
Official
1985

KATMA DEGER SABAN

Movie

SOSYETE SABAN
Official
1985

SOSYETE SABAN

Movie

SABANIYE
Official
1984

SABANIYE

Movie

POSTACI
Official
1984

POSTACI

Movie

ORTADIREK SABAN
Official
1984

ORTADIREK SABAN

Movie

TOKATCI
Official
1984

TOKATCI

Movie

ATLA GEL SABAN
Official
1984

ATLA GEL SABAN

Movie

KILIBIK
Official
1983

KILIBIK

Movie

YEDI BELA HUSNU
Official
1983

YEDI BELA HUSNU

Movie

EN BUYUK SABAN
Official
1983

EN BUYUK SABAN

Movie

DOKTOR CIVANIM
Official
1983

DOKTOR CIVANIM

Movie

CARIKLI MILYONER
Official
1983

CARIKLI MILYONER

Movie

KANLI NIGAR
Official
1981

KANLI NIGAR

Movie

DAVARO
Official
1981

DAVARO

Movie

UC KAGITCI
Official
1981

UC KAGITCI

Movie

GERZEK SABAN
Official
1980

GERZEK SABAN

Movie

GOL KRALI
Official
1980

GOL KRALI

Movie

ZUBUK
Official
1980

ZUBUK

Movie

DEVLET KUSU
Official
1980

DEVLET KUSU

Movie

BEKCILER KRALI
Official
1979

BEKCILER KRALI

Movie

DOKUNMAYIN SABANIMA
Official
1979

DOKUNMAYIN SABANIMA

Movie

INEK SABAN
Official
1979

INEK SABAN

Movie

UMUDUMUZ SABAN
Official
1979

UMUDUMUZ SABAN

Movie

KORKUSUZ KORKAK
Official
1979

KORKUSUZ KORKAK

Movie

SARK BULBULU
Official
1979

SARK BULBULU

Movie

KOSEYI DONEN ADAM
Official
1978

KOSEYI DONEN ADAM

Movie

KIBAR FEYZO
Official
1978

KIBAR FEYZO

Movie

AVANAK APTI
Official
1978

AVANAK APTI

Movie

IYI AILE COCUGU
Official
1978

IYI AILE COCUGU

Movie

SABAN OGLU SABAN
Official
1977

SABAN OGLU SABAN

Movie

SAKAR SAKIR
Official
1977

SAKAR SAKIR

Movie

COPCULER KRALI
Official
1977

COPCULER KRALI

Movie

KAPICILAR KRALI
Official
1977

KAPICILAR KRALI

Movie

HABABAM SINIFI TATILDE
Official
1977

HABABAM SINIFI TATILDE

Movie

IBO ILE GULLUSAH
Official
1977

IBO ILE GULLUSAH

Movie

MERAKLI KOFTECI
Official
1976

MERAKLI KOFTECI

Movie

HABABAM SINIFI UYANIYOR
Official
1976

HABABAM SINIFI UYANIYOR

Movie

SAHTE KABADAYI
Official
1976

SAHTE KABADAYI

Movie

TOSUN PASA
Official
1976

TOSUN PASA

Movie

SUT KARDESLER
Official
1976

SUT KARDESLER

Movie

HABABAM SINIFI SINIFTA KALDI
Official
1975

HABABAM SINIFI SINIFTA KALDI

Movie

HABABAM SINIFI
Official
1975

HABABAM SINIFI

Movie

MAVI BONCUK
Official
1975

MAVI BONCUK

Movie

SALAKO
Official
1974

SALAKO

Movie

KOYDEN INDIM SEHIRE
Official
1974

KOYDEN INDIM SEHIRE

Movie

SALAK MILYONER
Official
1974

SALAK MILYONER

Movie

HASRET
Official
1974

HASRET

Movie

YALANCI YARIM
Official
1973

YALANCI YARIM

Movie

CANIM KARDESIM
Official
1973

CANIM KARDESIM

Movie

OH OLSUN
Official
1973

OH OLSUN

Movie

GULLU GELIYOR GULLU
Official
1973

GULLU GELIYOR GULLU

Movie

TATLI DILLIM
Official
1972

TATLI DILLIM

Movie

Frequent Co-Stars

Screen Partnerships & Collaborations

Full Career History

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