What is Birol Ünel?
'''Birol Ünel''' (18 August 1961 &ndash; 3 September 2020) was a Turkish-born German actor. He was born in [[Mersin]], [[Turkey]]. His first movie roles was in the 1988 German drama movie ''[[The Passenger – Welcome to Germany]]''. He later became known for starring in ''[[In July (movie)|In July]]'' (2000), ''[[Head-On (movie)|Head-On]]'' (2004), ''[[Transylvania (movie)|Transylvania]]'' (2006), and in ''[[Soul Kitchen (movie)|Soul Kitchen]]'' (2009). Ünel, suffering from [[alcoholism]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2005/01/going-to-extremes-fatih-akin-on-his-turkish-german-love-story-head-on-78433/|title=Going to Extremes: Fatih Akin on His Turkish-German Love Story “Head-On”|publisher=Indie Wire|date=19 June 2005}}</ref> was hospitalized in August 2020. He died a few weeks later from [[liver cancer]] in [[Berlin]], aged 59.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/kultur-sanat-haberleri/duvara-karsinin-yildizi-birol-unel-kansere-yenildi/|title=Duvara Karşı’nın yıldızı Birol Ünel kansere yenildi|publisher=Sozcu|access-date=4 September 2020|language=tr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0960379}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Unel, Birol}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Turkish movie actors]] [[Category:Turkish stage actors]] [[Category:Turkish television actors]] [[Category:German movie actors]] [[Category:German television actors]] [[Category:German voice actors]] [[Category:German stage actors]] [[Category:Actors from Berlin]] {{actor-stub}}