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Birol Ünel

Acting 59 (deceased) years old Silifke, Mersin, Turkey ★ 0.3
Born: August 18, 1961
Died: September 3, 2020

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961) was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.

Ünel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory.

Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akın's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.

His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film Hırsız var! in 2005.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (59)

Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman İvan 2018
Falling
Falling Aslan 2016
Plan B
Plan B Hausmeister 2016
Back to Nothing
Back to Nothing Kongo 2016
I'm Off Then
I'm Off Then Americo 2015
Netekim Karakolu
Netekim Karakolu 2015
Looking for Eimish
Looking for Eimish Lupô 2012
Showman Olli Schulz
Showman Olli Schulz Therapeut 2012
Sleepless Night
Sleepless Night Yilmaz 2011
The Cricket
The Cricket Worker 2011
Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen Shayn Weiss 2009
The Moon and Other Lovers
The Moon and Other Lovers Gansar 2008
Valerie
Valerie Jaro 2007
The Unpolished
The Unpolished Axel 2007
House of the Sleeping Beauties
House of the Sleeping Beauties Herr Gold 2006
Transylvania
Transylvania Tchangalo 2006
KRIMI.DE
KRIMI.DE Herr Weiß 2005
Robbery Alla Turca
Robbery Alla Turca Pamir 2005
Kalbin Zamanı
Kalbin Zamanı Demir 2004
German Dream
German Dream Birol Ünel 2004
Head-On
Head-On Cahit Tomruk 2004
Leute am Donnerstag
Leute am Donnerstag himself 2004
Not a Lovestory
Not a Lovestory Guru 2004
King of Thieves
King of Thieves Birol 2003
Der gestohlene Mond
Der gestohlene Mond Nick 2003
Blackberry
Blackberry Sylvester 2002
My Mother
My Mother Hasan 2002
Inspektor Rolle
Inspektor Rolle Tschokan Bischkek 2002
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates Politruk 2001
Planet Alex
Planet Alex Milan 2001
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz Bernd Schlegel 2000
In July
In July Club Doyen 2000
Tour Abroad
Tour Abroad Osman 2000
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht Günther 1999
Unknown Friend
Unknown Friend Moritz 1999
Dealer
Dealer Erdal 1999
Der Clown
Der Clown Cosmo Nunnari 1998
Frankfurt Millennium
Frankfurt Millennium Mustafa 1998
Tierarzt Dr. Engel
Tierarzt Dr. Engel Siggi Kirchlechner 1998
Dead Pool
Dead Pool Zohair Y. Akache aka 'Captain Mahmoud' 1997
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur 1997
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord Dieter Lohmann 1996
Landgang für Ringo
Landgang für Ringo Yusuf 1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police Harkan Bülent 1996
Balko
Balko Tobias Wölke 1995
Balko
Balko Achim Koch 1995
Mau Mau
Mau Mau Schulte 1992
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom 1990
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany 1988
Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder Nick Peters 1984
Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder Erol 1984
A Case For Two
A Case For Two Klaus 1981
Auf Achse
Auf Achse Kemal 1980
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Houari Al'Bakr 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Gürkan Agban 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Rico Baumann 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Henkel 1970
German Film Award
German Film Award Self 1951
North Pole
North Pole

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