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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
all 54
Movies 39
TV Shows 15
self 3
Falling (2016)
Plan B (2016)
I'm Off Then (2015)
The Cricket (2011)
Soul Kitchen (2009)
Transylvania (2006)
KRIMI.DE (2005)
German Dream (2004)
Head-On (2004)
Leute am Donnerstag (2004)
Blackberry (2002)
Inspektor Rolle (2002)
Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz (2000)
In July (2000)
Dealer (1999)
Der Clown (1998)
Tierarzt Dr. Engel (1998)
Dead Pool (1997)
Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord (1996)
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996)
Balko (1995)
Mau Mau (1992)
Der Fahnder (1984)
Auf Achse (1980)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
North Pole
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-08-18
Deathday2020-09-03 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSilifke, Turkey
CitizenshipsTurkey, Germany
AwardsGerman Film Award
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