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.
Acting
Movie
The Chaos Class
as İnek Şaban
1975
Movie
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as İnek Şaban
1975
Movie
Tosun Pasha
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
1976
Movie
The King of the Street Cleaners
as Abdi Şakrak
1977
Movie
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
as İnek Şaban
1976
Movie
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
as İnek Şaban
1977
Movie
The Foster Brothers
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
1976
Movie
Saban, Son of Saban
as Şaban
1977
Movie
Feyzo, The Polite One
as Feyzo
1978
Movie
King of the Doormen
as Seyit
1977
Movie
From the Village to the City
as Saffet
1974
Movie
The Blue Bead
as Kaymakam Cafer
1975
Movie
Propaganda
as Mehdi
1999
Movie
Korkusuz Korkak
as Mülayim Sert
1979
Movie
My Dear Brother
as Yolcu
1973
Movie
Sakar Şakir
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
1977
Movie
Troublemaker Hüsnü
as Hüsnü
1983
Movie
Davaro
as Memo
1981
Movie
The Stupid Millionaire
as Saffet
1974
Movie
Fake Gangster
as Kemal
1976
Movie
Tokatçı
as Osman
1984
Movie
Salako
as Salako
1974
Movie
King of The Guards
as Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
1979
Movie
Japanese Connection
as Veysel
1987
