Birol Ünel
Born
August 18, 1961
Died
September 3, 2020 (59 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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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Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
İvan
2018
Falling
Aslan
2016
Plan B
Hausmeister
2016
Back to nothing
Kongo
2016
I'm Off Then
Americo
2015
Netekim Karakolu
2015
Looking for Eimish
Lupô
2012
Sleepless Night
Yilmaz
2011
The Cricket
Worker
2011
Soul Kitchen
Shayn Weiss
2009
The Moon and Other Lovers
Gansar
2008
Valerie
Jaro
2007
The Unpolished
Axel
2007
House of the Sleeping Beauties
Herr Gold
2006
Transylvania
Tchangalo
2006
KRIMI.DE
Herr Weiß · (1 episode)
2005
Robbery Alla Turca
Pamir
2005
Kalbin Zamanı
Demir
2004
German Dream
Birol Ünel
2004
Head-On
Cahit Tomruk
2004
Leute am Donnerstag
himself · (1 episode)
2004
Not a Lovestory
Guru
2004
King of Thieves
Birol
2003
Der gestohlene Mond
Nick
2003
Blackberry
Sylvester
2002
My Mother
Hasan
2002
Inspektor Rolle
Tschokan Bischkek · (1 episode)
2002
Enemy at the Gates
Politruk
2001
Planet Alex
Milan
2001
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz
Bernd Schlegel · (1 episode)
2000
In July
Club Doyen
2000
Tour Abroad
Osman
2000
Unknown Friend
Moritz
1999
Dealer
Erdal
1999
Der Clown
Cosmo Nunnari · (1 episode)
1998
Frankfurt Millennium
Mustafa
1998
Tierarzt Dr. Engel
Siggi Kirchlechner · (1 episode)
1998
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur
1997
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord
Dieter Lohmann · (1 episode)
1996
Landgang für Ringo
Yusuf
1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Harkan Bülent · (1 episode)
1996
Mau Mau
Schulte
1992
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom
1990
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988
North Pole
Balko
Tobias Wölke · (1 episode)
1995
Balko
Achim Koch · (1 episode)
1995
Der Fahnder
Nick Peters · (1 episode)
1984
Der Fahnder
Erol · (1 episode)
1984
A Case For Two
Klaus · (1 episode)
1981
Auf Achse
Kemal · (1 episode)
1980
Scene of the Crime
Houari Al'Bakr · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Gürkan Agban · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Rico Baumann · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Henkel · (1 episode)
1970
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951