Birol Ünel

Turkish-German actor (1961–2020)

Person human Q25839

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: August 18, 1961
Date of death: September 3, 2020
Place of birth: Silifke
Place of death: Berlin
Country of citizenship: Turkey, Germany^[9]^[10]
Occupation: film actor, stage actor, television actor, actor
Educated at: Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media^[12]
Award received: German Film Award^[13]
Cause of death: cancer^[15]
Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actor, Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor^[19]^[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, Turkish^[21]^[22]
End of work period: 2020^[25]
Family name: Ünel^[16]
Given name: Birol^[17]
Manner of death: natural causes^[18]
Name in native language: Birol Ünel^[23]
Native language: Turkish^[11]
Start of work period: 1988^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 57

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VIAF cluster ID: 85091317
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr2004030940
GND ID: 142431788
AllMovie person ID: p155361
AlloCiné person ID: 49091
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15554871f
CANTIC ID: 981060741963106706
CINE21 person ID: 21159
CINEFOX person ID: 110530
CONOR.SI ID: 87800163
CineMagia person ID: 20993

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Crew United person and company ID: 7217
DDB person (GND) ID: 142431788
Danish National Filmography person ID: 188295
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 142431788
Discogs artist ID: 3285822
Douban movie celebrity ID: 1022917
Douban personage ID: 27228644
EDb person ID: n0014583
ElCinema person ID: 2011264
ElFilm person ID: 666176
Elonet person ID: 1251619
Film.ru person ID: birol-unel
FilmPolski ID: 105264
Filmportal ID: 591d80671e1d47ab96a6038dca57b2eb
Filmweb.pl person ID: 100003
Freebase ID: /m/0c9qm0
George Eastman Museum people ID: 142509
HAND ID: 3CEF-E3EA-142E-3F9E-A98C
IMDb ID: nm0960379
IdRef ID: 084564261
Ivi person ID: birol-yunel
J9U entity ID: 987007431886605171
KMDb person ID: 00058660
Kinobox person ID: 85905
Kinopoisk person ID: 51630
LdiF person ID: 132802
MYmovies person ID: 40393
Munzinger person ID: 00000025253
MusicBrainz artist ID: 1b94d9cc-dec6-4ec8-8436-87c936bd011b
NL CR AUT ID: pna2005311700
NUKAT ID: n2011060644
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1735811
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 270029737
Open Media Database person ID: 5117
PORT person ID: 180883
Plex person key: 5d7768266f4521001ea98d01
Prabook ID: 2470396
Prisma ID: 59708
Scope.dk person ID: 26785
Sinemalar person ID: 26130
Swedish Film Database person ID: 276113
TMDB person ID: 5117
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981060741963106706
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwxKGXFVwwfx7jcyWTfv3
ČSFD person ID: 15820

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Occupation 3

film actor, stage actor, television actor

Country of citizenship 2

Turkey, Germany

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

German, Turkish

Nominated for 2

European Film Award for Best Actor, Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor

Award received 1

German Film Award

Cause of death 1

cancer

Educated at 1

Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Native language 1

Turkish

Place of birth 1

Silifke

Place of death 1

Berlin

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Birol Ünel was born on August 18, 1961^[1], in Silifke^[2]. He died on September 3, 2020^[3], in Berlin^[4]. He worked as a film actor^[5], stage actor^[6], television actor^[7], and actor^[8].

FAQs

Where was Birol Ünel born?

Birol Ünel's place of birth was Silifke^[2].

Where did Birol Ünel die?

Birol Ünel died in Berlin^[4].

What did Birol Ünel do for work?

Birol Ünel worked as a film actor^[5], stage actor^[6], television actor^[7], and actor^[8].

Where did Birol Ünel go to school?

Birol Ünel was educated at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media^[12].

What awards did Birol Ünel receive?

Honors received include German Film Award^[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Birol Ünel — place of birth (P19): Silifke. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Birol Ünel — place of death (P20): Berlin. La Vanguardia. focus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Birol Ünel — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Birol Ünel — country of citizenship (P27): Turkey. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Birol Ünel — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Birol Ünel — educated at (P69): Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Birol Ünel — native language (P103): Turkish. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Birol Ünel — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Birol Ünel — occupation (P106): stage actor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Birol Ünel — occupation (P106): television actor. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Birol Ünel — occupation (P106): actor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Birol Ünel — award received (P166): German Film Award. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Birol Ünel — cause of death (P509): cancer. La Vanguardia. focus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Birol Ünel — date of birth (P569): August 18, 1961. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-15. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Birol Ünel — date of death (P570): September 3, 2020. La Vanguardia. focus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Birol Ünel — family name (P734): Ünel. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Birol Ünel — given name (P735): Birol. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Birol Ünel — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. La Vanguardia. lavanguardia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Birol Ünel — nominated for (P1411): European Film Award for Best Actor. europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22. europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Birol Ünel — nominated for (P1411): Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22. europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Birol Ünel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Birol Ünel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Turkish. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Birol Ünel — name in native language (P1559): Birol Ünel. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Birol Ünel — start of work period (P2031): 1988. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Birol Ünel — end of work period (P2032): 2020. wikidata.org.

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8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

MusicBrainz artist ID → 1b94d9cc-dec6-4ec8-8436-87c936bd011b

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9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sinemalar person ID → 26130

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HAND ID → 3CEF-E3EA-142E-3F9E-A98C

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CINEFOX person ID → 110530

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CINE21 person ID → 21159

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22w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image of grave → Grave of Birol Ünel IMG 20251022 1415371.jpg

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22w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

George Eastman Museum people ID → 142509

"Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 142509, Matched to Birol Unel (#118209167) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George Eastman Museum"
24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Place of birth → Silifke

End of work period → +2020-00-00T00:00:00Z

Educated at → Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

Cause of death → cancer

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