Kemal Sunal

Actor

November 11, 1944 (55 years)

† July 3, 2000

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 Theatr…

Filmography

8.0

The Foster Brothers

Şaban (Süt Oğlan)

Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when real Saban and Bayram come to the residence. Now Saban has to be Ramazan and Bayram has to be Saban. Meanwhile, a gulyabani (a ghoul from Turkish folklore) haunts the residence.

7.9

Feyzo, The Polite One

Feyzo

To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father.

8.5

Zübük

İbrahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe

This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.

3.7

Şaban ile Şirin

Şaban

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8.0

The Chaos Class

İnek Şaban

A group of affluent private school slackers enjoy a prankster lifestyle until a tough new disciplinarian headmaster arrives.

6.9

Koltuk Belası

Zühtü

Political satire comedy featuring the memories of a red leather chair. He is aware that no matter who the next governor will be, more corrupted will the system get. But only until the last governor who decides to set him on fire.

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Aynalar

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7.8

Saygılar Bizden

Rıza

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7.1

The Postman

Adem

Sevtap and Adem, the postman in the neighborhood, are in love with each other. Sevtap remained single until the age of 30 because no one liked her, so she is still a virgin and has settled for Adem. However, there is someone who opposes this love, her older brother Latif, who was raised in German culture but can be described as a complete fool. One day, Sevtap and Adem send a telegram from Sevtap's father's mouth to convince him to accept the situation. After this telegram, wedding preparations begin. However, during this time, Latif returns permanently from Germany to Turkey, and the truth about the couple is revealed. Latif opposes the marriage at any cost, even if it means harming Adem. Later, despite his reservations, he accepts the marriage and fulfills Adem's every request.

5.9

Bay Kamber

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7.7

The Chaos Class Failed the Class

İnek Şaban

A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.

7.6

The Chaos Class Is on Vacation

İnek Şaban

Lazy, uneducated male students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. Because of the financial crisis, the headmaster agrees to enroll female students. As the new students try to fit in, a struggle between both parties start, trying to prank the other part away. The prank war continues until PE-Teacher decides to take the class out on a trip for a becoming scouts.

4.3

Şaban Askerde

Şaban

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6.0

Bıçkın

Ali / Kemal Sunal

Ali, who looks exactly like the famous actor Kemal Sunal, is in love with his neighbor Zehra. However, Zehra, who is a fan of Kemal Sunal, does not reciprocate Ali's love. Despite Ali's insistence, she rejects him. Ali will temporarily take Kemal Sunal's place in order to be with Zehra.

7.3

Tokatçı

Osman

A tragicomedy dramatizing how an innocent villager is driven into the crime world only to collect enough cash to make his biggest dream come true: Return to his village home and marry the girl next door.

7.0

Salako

A man falls hopelessly in love with a village leader's daughter, who herself has feelings for an outlaw.

6.7

Kanlı Nigar

Abdi

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7.8

Davaro

Memo

Memo returns from Germany to get married with his love but his fathers killer Sulo is being released from jail. As a village rule he has to get revenge for his fahter or he can not get married but he doesn't want to kill so they stage a fake death with Sulo and after that his luck runs out.

5.7

İbo and Güllüşah

İbo

A poor villager who cannot marry the girl he loves because he cannot afford a bride-price, follows her to Istanbul. But he is unable to raise the money and appear in front of his father. Meanwhile, his friendship with a little girl he meets by chance complicates everything. Seeking attention from her family, the girl tells the young man to kidnap her for ransom. In this way, both she will test whether she is loved or not, and the poor boy will get the girl he loves and wants to marry thanks to the ransom. But things turn into a tangle in an instant.

5.8

Japanese Connection

Veysel

Veysel loves a singer named Basak. But she doesn’t love him back. One day Veysel saves the life of a Japanese tourist. Later, the tourist sends a gift to Veysel from Japan. The gift is a robot that looks exactly like the singer he loves, Basak.