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Birol Ünel

Birol Ünel

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1961-08-18

Birth Place

Silifke, Mersin, Turkey

Movies and TV shows :

poster

A Case For Two

1981

5.2

TV
poster

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

1996

6.4

TV
poster

Auf Achse

1980

6.3

TV
Back to nothing

Back to nothing

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

Balko

1995

5.8

TV
Blackberry

Blackberry

2002

4.3

Movie
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur

Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur

1997

5.5

Movie
Dealer

Dealer

1999

4.6

Movie
poster

Der Clown

1998

7.3

TV
poster

Der Fahnder

1984

6.9

TV
Der gestohlene Mond

Der gestohlene Mond

2003

0.0

Movie
poster

Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz

2000

8.0

TV
poster

Deutscher Filmpreis

1951

6.0

TV
Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

2001

7.4

Movie
Falling

Falling

2016

6.0

Movie
Frankfurt Millennium

Frankfurt Millennium

1998

8.0

Movie
poster

Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für Mord

1996

0.0

TV
German Dream

German Dream

2004

0.0

Movie
Head-On

Head-On

2004

7.5

Movie
House of the Sleeping Beauties

House of the Sleeping Beauties

2006

5.4

Movie
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman

Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman

2018

4.2

Movie
I'm Off Then

I'm Off Then

2015

6.2

Movie
In July

In July

2000

7.3

Movie
poster

Inspektor Rolle

2002

0.0

TV
Kalbin Zamanı

Kalbin Zamanı

2004

8.3

Movie
King of Thieves

King of Thieves

2003

6.3

Movie
poster

KRIMI.DE

2005

0.0

TV
Landgang für Ringo

Landgang für Ringo

1996

5.0

Movie
poster

Leute am Donnerstag

2004

0.0

TV
Looking for Eimish

Looking for Eimish

2012

5.3

Movie
Mau Mau

Mau Mau

1992

5.0

Movie
My Mother

My Mother

2002

4.0

Movie
Netekim Karakolu

Netekim Karakolu

2015

0.0

Movie
North Pole

North Pole

0.0

Movie
Not a Lovestory

Not a Lovestory

2004

0.0

Movie
Plan B

Plan B

2016

6.5

Movie
Planet Alex

Planet Alex

2001

0.0

Movie
Robbery Alla Turca

Robbery Alla Turca

2005

4.9

Movie
poster

Scene of the Crime

1970

6.1

TV
Sleepless Night

Sleepless Night

2011

6.0

Movie
Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

2009

6.9

Movie
The Cricket

The Cricket

2011

0.0

Movie
The Moon and Other Lovers

The Moon and Other Lovers

2008

5.0

Movie
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

1988

5.7

Movie
The Unpolished

The Unpolished

2007

6.0

Movie
poster

Tierarzt Dr. Engel

1998

0.0

TV
Tour Abroad

Tour Abroad

2000

0.0

Movie
Transylvania

Transylvania

2006

5.5

Movie
Unknown Friend

Unknown Friend

1999

1.0

Movie
Valerie

Valerie

2007

5.3

Movie