Birol Ünel
Known for acting · Born 18 August 1961 · Died 3 September 2020 · aged 59 · Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Birol Ünel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Head-On
2004
Soul Kitchen
2009
Sleepless Night
2011
Transylvania
2006
The Unpolished
2007
Dealer
1999
Robbery Alla Turca
2005
Valerie
2007
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006
Blackberry
2002
Enemy at the Gates
2001
Landgang für Ringo
1996