Birol Ünel
Birol Ünel is a screen veteran who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. By genre, drama dominates the list. 38 years of work add up to around 35 titles. 'Enemy at the Gates' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Politruk. Among the rest of the work, 'Head-On' stands out.
Birol Ünel
25 Movies
10 Series
Birol Ünel is a screen veteran who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. By genre, drama dominates the list. 38 years of work add up to around 35 titles. 'Enemy at the Gates' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Politruk. Among the rest of the work, 'Head-On' stands out.
Movies
Plays Politruk
Enemy at the Gates
2001
Plays Yilmaz
Sleepless Night
2011
Plays Cahit Tomruk
Head-On
2004
Plays Shayn Weiss
Soul Kitchen
2009
Plays Club Doyen
In July
2000
Plays Americo
I'm Off Then
2015
Plays Schulte
Mau Mau
1992
Plays Tchangalo
Transylvania
2006
Plays Birol
King of Thieves
2003
Plays İvan
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
2018
Plays Hausmeister
Plan B
2016
Plays Herr Gold
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006
Plays Pamir
Robbery Alla Turca
2005
Plays Axel
The Unpolished
2007
Plays Lupô
Looking for Eimish
2012
Plays Demir
Kalbin Zamanı
2004
Plays Sylvester
Blackberry
2002
Plays Erdal
Dealer
1999
Plays Jaro
Valerie
2007
Plays Aslan
Falling
2016
TV Shows
Plays Zohair Y. Akache aka 'Captain Mahmoud'
Dead Pool
1997
Plays Klaus
A Case For Two
1981
Plays Houari Al'Bakr
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Nick Peters
Der Fahnder
1984
Plays Tobias Wölke
Balko
1995
Plays Siggi Kirchlechner
Tierarzt Dr. Engel
1998
Plays Bernd Schlegel
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz
2000
Plays Kemal
Auf Achse
1980
Plays Cosmo Nunnari
Der Clown
1998
Plays Harkan Bülent
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
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Sleepless Night
Full Filmography
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
İvan
2018
Film
Falling
Aslan
2016
Film
Plan B
Hausmeister
2016
Film
Back to Nothing
Kongo
2016
Film
I'm Off Then
Americo
2015
Film
Looking for Eimish
Lupô
2012
Film
Showman Olli Schulz
Therapeut
2012
Film
Sleepless Night
Yilmaz
2011
Film
Soul Kitchen
Shayn Weiss
2009
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Birol Ünel still alive?
Birol Ünel passed away on September 3, 2020 at age 59.
What are the most famous roles of Birol Ünel?
Birol Ünel is best known for roles in Enemy at the Gates, Head-On, Soul Kitchen.
How many movies has Birol Ünel been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1988), Birol Ünel has appeared in 25 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Birol Ünel's first movie?
The career of Birol Ünel began with The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (1988).
What is Birol Ünel's most recent movie or series?
Birol Ünel's most recent release is Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman, which premiered on May 25, 2018.
What TV shows has Birol Ünel appeared in?
On television, Birol Ünel has appeared in Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police, Scene of the Crime, A Case For Two, Auf Achse.
Birol Ünel
1961-08-18 · Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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.Birol Ünel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.