Erol Sander

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Erol Sander

Erol Sander , real name Urçun Salihoğlu , (born November 9, 1968 in Istanbul , Turkey ) is a German actor .

Life

Erol Sander came to Munich from Turkey in 1973 at the age of five with his mother and sister . After graduating from high school in Munich, he began studying economics and political science . In 1990 he went to Paris to work as a model for Armani , Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior, among others . Parallel to his work as a model, Sander took acting lessons. In Paris he later met the French Caroline Goddet, a niece of the film director Oliver Stone , whom he married in 2000; they have two sons.

In January 2018, Sander accepted a penalty warrant for drug possession in the amount of 25,200 euros; He is considered to have a criminal record, but neither the consumption nor the possession of drugs could be proven, as all the tests that he had voluntarily submitted to were negative. One domestic violence case has been dropped.

Acting career

He chose the stage name Erol Sander because his Turkish name Urçun Salihoğlu is difficult to pronounce.

Sander first appeared on screen in 1997 in the French television series Paradis d'enfer (directed by Dominique Masson). He made his debut on German television in 1999 as a TV commissioner of Turkish origin in the title role of Sinan Toprak . This was followed by roles in television films such as Betty - Schön wie der Tod (2002, director: Peter Keglevic) and together with Veronica Ferres in the two-part play Forever Lost (2003, director: Uwe Janson). He made his Hollywood debut in 2004 opposite Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie in Oliver Stone's Alexander in the supporting role of Prince Pharnakes. In German television films, the actor played the main role in the two- parter Soraya (2003, directed by Lodovico Gasparini), in the remake of the Heinz Rühmann classic When the Father with the Son (2005, directed by Udo Witte), alongside Maximilian Schell in the melodrama Die Liebe eines Priesters (2005, director: Franz-Josef Gottlieb) and Mein Mann, mein Leben und du (2005, director: Helmut Förnbacher). In 2007 Sander appeared in the television films The Magic of the Rainbow (director: Dagmar Damek ) and The Queen of Roses with Maximilian Schell (director: Peter Weck). In 2008, the actor played in Rebecca Ryman: Who Promises Love with Mario Adorf (Director: Dieter Kehler) and in A Love Under the Sign of the Dragon . In 2009 roles followed in Alle Sehnsucht hier Erde with Christine Neubauer (director: Wolf Gremm) and in the crime thriller Tatort: ​​Family constellation

From 2008 to the setting of the series in 2020 played Sander in the ARD - crime series Homicide Istanbul , the main role of the Commissioner Mehmet Özakın. The series comprised a total of 33 episodes.

For the 2007 open air season he took over from Gojko Mitić as Winnetou at the Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg . Winnetou and Old Firehand followed in the 2008 season and in 2009 he played with Martin Semmelrogge in Der Schatz im Silbersee . In 2010 he was there in Halbblut , 2011 in The Oil Prince and 2012 in Winnetou II . His contract was not renewed in 2013. During his participation, the Karl May Festival achieved a new attendance record of over 320,000 spectators.

In 2013, Sander began his nationwide recitation of Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde . The Nibelungen Festival in Worms engaged him for the 2014 season. In the production by Dieter Wedel , he played the role of King Etzel in the play Hebbel's Nibelung - born this way .

In 2017 and 2018, Sander toured Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the Miss Marple play A Murder is Announced in the leading role of Inspector Craddock.

Filmography (selection)

Theater / stage / recitation

  • 2007: Winnetou I - Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2008: Winnetou and Old Firehand - Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2009: The treasure in Silbersee - Karl May games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2010: Half-blood - Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2011: The Oil Prince - Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2012: Winnetou II - Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg
  • 2013–2016: The Portrait of Dorian Gray - Oskar Wilde recitation
  • 2014: Hebbels Nibelungen - born this way - Nibelungen Festival Worms
  • 2014/2015: Bassa Selim - Abduction from the Seraglio, Opéra Garnier in Paris
  • 2017: Bassa Selim - Abduction from the Seraglio, Semperoper in Dresden
  • 2017: Martin Luther - The attack in Bad Hersfeld
  • 2017/2018: Miss Marple - A murder is announced, tour in Germany / Austria / Switzerland

Awards / nominations / awards

  • 2004: Burda Publisher: Best Dressed Men Film
  • 2007: Axel-Springer Publisher: Grooming-Man of the Year
  • 2007: Men's Health: Best Fashion, Best Dressed Men Film
  • 2009: Bauer Verlag: Audience Award for Best Actor "My Star of the Year"
  • 2011: Felix Burda Award: "Stars for Prevention"
  • 2011: VDH: Ambassador of the dog
  • 2012: Health man Bunte
  • 2012: Grazia: "Best Dressed Award"
  • 2014: "HCW" Order Weimar
  • 2015: "Kybele" 2015: German-Turkish friendship award
  • 2017: Busche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: "Connoisseur of the year"

Others

  • The name Erol Sander has been registered and protected as a trademark at the DPMA since March 2011. Erol Sander has been selling its own line of cosmetics under this brand since 2018. The products are currently only available on the Internet.

literature

Web links

Commons : Erol Sander  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Because of marijuana possession: Erol Sander accepts the penalty order. January 8, 2018, accessed March 5, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart Germany: Murder Commission Istanbul: That's why the crime series is discontinued. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Karl May Games officially part with Erol Sander. In: Welt Online . September 5, 2012, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Ingolstadt: Erol Sander investigates in Agatha Christie's crime play “A murder is announced” Guest performance on December 30th in the Ingolstadt ballroom. Retrieved March 5, 2019 .
  5. ^ Register information from the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Erol Sander.pdf. Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Sander, Erol
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salihoğlu, Urçun (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor of Turkish origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul , Turkey