Birol Ünel
Acting
Born 1961-08-18
Died 2020-09-03
Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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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
Scene of the Crime
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
A Case For Two
German Film Award
Der Fahnder
Enemy at the Gates
Balko
Auf Achse
Sleepless Night
KRIMI.DE
Head-On
Der Clown
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz
Leute am Donnerstag
Tierarzt Dr. Engel
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord
Soul Kitchen
Landgang für Ringo
In July
Mau Mau
Inspektor Rolle
King of Thieves
House of the Sleeping Beauties
I'm Off Then
Dead Pool
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
Looking for Eimish
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
Tour Abroad
Plan B
Der gestohlene Mond
Transylvania
The Moon and Other Lovers
North Pole
Robbery Alla Turca
The Cricket
Netekim Karakolu
Planet Alex
Back to Nothing
Frankfurt Millennium
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom
Showman Olli Schulz
The Unpolished
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur
Blackberry
Dealer
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Kalbin Zamanı
Valerie
Unknown Friend
My Mother
Not a Lovestory
German Dream
Falling
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