Birol Ünel was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. He was perhaps best known for his role as the alcoholic Cahit Tomruk in Fatih Akin's 2004 drama film Head-On, for which he received the German film prize for Best Actor.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Plan BMovie | Hausmeister | 55 |
| 2015 | I'm Off ThenMovie | Americo | 54 |
| 2011 | Sleepless NightMovie | Yilmaz | 50 |
| 2009 | Soul KitchenMovie | Shayn Weiss | 48 |
| 2008 | The Moon and Other LoversMovie | Gansar | 47 |
| 2006 | TransylvaniaMovie | Tchangalo | 45 |
| 2005 | KRIMI.DESeries | Herr Weiß | 44 |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla TurcaMovie | Pamir | 44 |
| 2004 | Leute am DonnerstagSeries | himself | 43 |
| 2004 | Head-OnMovie | Cahit Tomruk | 43 |
| 2004 | German DreamMovie | Birol Ünel | 43 |
| 2004 | Not a LovestoryMovie | Guru | 43 |
| 2003 | Der gestohlene MondMovie | Nick | 42 |
| 2002 | Inspektor RolleSeries | Tschokan Bischkek | 41 |
| 2002 | BlackberryMovie | Sylvester | 41 |
| 2002 | My MotherMovie | Hasan | 41 |
| 2001 | Enemy at the GatesMovie | Politruk | 40 |
| 2001 | Planet AlexMovie | Milan | 40 |
| 2000 | Der Puma - Kämpfer mit HerzSeries | Bernd Schlegel | 39 |
| 2000 | In JulyMovie | Club Doyen | 39 |
| 2000 | Tour AbroadMovie | Osman | 39 |
| 1999 | DealerMovie | Erdal | 38 |
| 1999 | Unknown FriendMovie | Moritz | 38 |
| 1998 | Der ClownSeries | Cosmo Nunnari | 37 |
| 1998 | Tierarzt Dr. EngelSeries | Siggi Kirchlechner | 37 |
| 1997 | Dead PoolSeries | Zohair Y. Akache aka 'Captain Mahmoud' | 36 |
| 1997 | Buddies - Leben auf der ÜberholspurMovie | — | 36 |
| 1996 | Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries | Harkan Bülent | 35 |
| 1996 | Friedemann Brix - Eine Schwäche für MordSeries | Dieter Lohmann | 35 |
| 1996 | Landgang für RingoMovie | Yusuf | 35 |
| 1995 | BalkoSeries | Tobias Wölke | 34 |
| 1992 | Mau MauMovie | Schulte | 31 |
| 1990 | A Wopbobaloobop a LopbamboomMovie | — | 29 |
| 1988 | The Passenger – Welcome to GermanyMovie | — | 27 |
| 1984 | Der FahnderSeries | Erol | 23 |
| 1981 | A Case For TwoSeries | Klaus | 20 |
| 1980 | Auf AchseSeries | Kemal | 19 |
| 1970 | Scene of the CrimeSeries | Houari Al'Bakr | 9 |
| 1970 | Scene of the CrimeSeries | Gürkan Agban | 9 |
| 1951 | German Film AwardSeries | Self | — |