Acting · İstanbul, Türkiye · Born November 11, 1944
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.
MoviePropaganda
1999
as Mehdi
TVŞaban ile Şirin
1997
as Şaban
TVAynalar
1996
TVBay Kamber
1994
as Bay Kamber
TVŞaban Askerde
1993
as Şaban
TVSaygılar Bizden
1992
as Rıza
MovieVaryemez
1991
as Ragıp Elibol
MovieSeat Trouble
1990
as Zühtü
MovieAbuk Sabuk Bir Film
1990
as Ademoğlu Ali
MovieBoynu Bükük Küheylan
1990
as İbrahim Küheylan
MovieThe Laughing Man
1989
as Yusuf Şaplak
MovieZehir Hafiye
1989
as Cemal
MovieSevimli Hırsız
1989
as Metin Mertoğlu
MovieTalih Kuşu
1989
as Osman Abalı
MoviePolizei
1988
as Ali Ekber
MovieThe Teacher
1988
as Hüsnü Öğretmen
MovieQueer World
1988
as Mehmet
MovieBıçkın
1988
as Ali / Kemal Sunal
MovieStubborn
1988
as Bayram
MovieUyanık Gazeteci
1988
as Ali
MovieJapanese Connection
1987
as Veysel
MovieKiracı
1987
as Kerim
MovieThe Handsome
1987
as Selim
MoviePoor
1986
as Kemal
MovieYoksul
1986
as Yoksul
MovieTarzan Rıfkı
1986
as Tarzan Rıfkı
MovieDeli Deli Küpeli
1986
as Deli Kaymakam
MovieThe Plaintiff
1986
as Yunus
MovieKeriz
1985
as Zülfü
MovieŞendul Şaban
1985
as Şaban
MovieŞaban Pabucu Yarım
1985
as Şaban
MovieExpat Şaban
1985
as Şaban Yıldız
MovieKatma Değer Şaban
1985
as Şaban
MovieSosyete Şaban
1985
as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
MovieŞabaniye
1984
as Şaban/Şabaniye
MovieThe Postman
1984
as Adem
MovieŞaban, a Man from the Middle Class
1984
as Şaban
MovieTokatçı
1984
as Osman
MovieAtla Gel Şaban
1984
as Niyazi
MovieHenpecked
1983
as Kamil Yavaş
MovieTroublemaker Hüsnü
1983
as Hüsnü
MovieEn Büyük Şaban
1983
as Şaban
MovieDoktor Civanım
1983
as Kemal
MovieÇarıklı Milyoner
1983
as Bayram
MovieKanlı Nigar
1981
as Abdi
MovieDavaro
1981
as Memo
MovieTrickster
1981
as Rıfkı
MovieIdiot Saban
1980
as Osman / Seyfi
MovieThe Top Scorer
1980
as Sait Sarıoğlu
MovieZübük
1980
as İbrahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
MovieWindfall
1980
as Mustafa
MovieKing of The Guards
1979
as Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
MovieDokunmayın Şabanıma
1979
as Şaban
Movieİnek Şaban
1979
as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
MovieNightingale
1979
as Şaban Ballıses
MovieKorkusuz Korkak
1979
as Mülayim Sert
MovieOur Hope Is Şaban
1979
as Ringo Şaban
Movie100 Numaralı Adam
1978
as Şaban
MovieThe Man Who Strikes Gold
1978
as Adem Zengin
MovieFeyzo, The Polite One
1978
as Feyzo
MovieApdi The Gullıble
1978
as Apdi
MovieA Good Family Kid
1978
as Kemal / Cemal
MovieSaban, Son of Saban
1977
as Şaban
MovieSakar Şakir
1977
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
MovieThe King of the Street Cleaners
1977
as Abdi Şakrak
MovieKing of the Doormen
1977
as Seyit
MovieThe Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977
as İnek Şaban
Movieİbo and Güllüşah
1977
as İbo
MovieNosey Zühtü
1976
as Köfteci Zühtü
MovieThe Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
as İnek Şaban
MovieFake Gangster
1976
as Kemal
MovieThe Foster Brothers
1976
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
MovieTosun Pasha
1976
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
MovieThe Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976
as İnek Şaban
MovieHanzo
1975
as Hanzo / Cabbar
MovieThe Chaos Class
1975
as İnek Şaban
MovieThe Confused Groom
1975
as Apti
MovieThe Blue Bead
1975
as Kaymakam Cafer
MovieSalako
1974
as Salako
MovieFrom the Village to the City
1974
as Saffet
MovieThe Stupid Millionaire
1974
as Saffet
MovieLonging
1974
as Yanık
MovieYalancı Yarim
1973
as Kemal
MovieMy Dear Brother
1973
as Yolcu
MovieOh Olsun
1973
as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
MovieGüllü is Coming
1973
as Kiralik Katil
MovieSweet Talker
1972
as Kemal
