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Birol Ünel

Aug 18, 1961 - Sep 03, 2020 (59 years old) in 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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Known For

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A Case For Two
Klaus
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Scene of the Crime
Houari Al'Bakr
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Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Harkan Bülent
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Der Fahnder
Nick Peters
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Balko
Tobias Wölke
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Auf Achse
Kemal
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Tierarzt Dr. Engel
Siggi Kirchlechner
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Enemy at the Gates
Politruk
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Der Clown
Cosmo Nunnari
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KRIMI.DE
Herr Weiß

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