| Birth Date: | 1941 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Adana, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Spouse: | Şermin Hürmeriç (1989–1997; divorced) |
| Children: | 1 |
| Father: | Ali Şen |
| Website: | www.senersen.net |
Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in Muhsin Bey (1985) and Gönül Yarası (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. A prominent actor of classic films in the Turkish cinema, he has played a wide range of iconic characters in various genres, including drama, comedy. He received the distinction of "Turkish state artist" in 1998.[1]
Şener Şen is the son of actor Ali Şen and the brother of actress İnci Şen.[2] Şener Şen began acting in 1958 at the age of 17 as an amateur at the Yeşil Sahne Theater in Cağaloğlu. From 1964 to 1966 he taught in elementary schools in the villages of eastern Anatolia. In 1966 he returned to the stage at the City Theater in Istanbul. He made his film debut with a small role in the drama film So-Called Girls (1967), directed by Nejat Saydam.
He was the one of ensemble cast in classic comedy films Hababam Sınıfı, Tosun Paşa, Gülen Gözler, Süt Kardeşler, Şabanoğlu Şaban, Neşeli Günler, Bizim Aile.[3] [4]
Since 1980s, he continued as lead role in more than thirty films.[5]
For his role as Nazım in Yavuz Turgul's movie Gönül Yarası (2005), he won the "Best Actor" award at the 42nd International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. His roles in the movies Kabadayı (2007) and Av Mevsimi (2010) in which he shared the leading role with Çetin Tekindor and Cem Yılmaz are among his latest works. In 2015, Şen appeared in a commercial for Aygaz.[6] [7]
On 28 December 2016, at the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Prize ceremony, he received an award from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after which he said: "Stories tell us how we can live life. I have carefully selected the characters I've portrayed to serve the good and right. I believed that societies looking for good, right and beauty will always live in peace. I accept this award with the hope of contributing to our social peace."[8] [9] [10]
Şen is the father of one daughter, Bengü Şen (b. 1974) from his first marriage.[11]
| 1956 | Kalbimin Şarkısı |
| 1957 | Bir Avuç Toprak |
| 1958 | Iftıra |
| 1958 | Dokuz Dağın Efesi (Çakici Geliyor) |
| 1959 | Gurbet |
| 1960 | Taş Bebek |
| 1961 | Yaman Gazeteci |
| 1962 | Yılanların Öcü |
| 1963 | Barut Fıçısı |
| 1964 | Hizmetçi Dediğin Böyle Olur |
| 1965 | Karaoğlan Altay'dan Gelen Yiğit |
| 1966 | Karaoğlan Baybora'nın Oğlu |
| 1966 | Karaoğlan Camoka'nın Intikamı - (Karaoğlan Camoka's Revenge) |
| 1967 | So-Called Girls |
| 1968 | Yara |
| 1969 | Tarkan |
| 1970 | Casus Kıran / Yedi Canlı Adam |
| 1971 | Görünce Kurşunlayın |
| Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde | |
| 1972 | Katerina |
| Zorbanın Aşkı | |
| Zülüm | |
| Dinmeyen Sızı | |
| 1973 | Aşk Mahkumu |
| Bitirimler Sosyetede | |
| Bir Demet Menekşe | |
| 1974 | Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz |
| Ayrı Dünyalar | |
| 1975 | Bak Yeşil Yeşil |
| Bizim Aile | |
| Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı | |
| Aptal Şampiyon | |
| 1976 | Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor |
| Tosun Paşa | |
| Süt Kardeşler | |
| 1977 | Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde |
| Şabanoğlu Şaban | |
| Çöpçüler Kralı | |
| Smiling Eyes (Turkish: Gülen Gözler) | |
| 1978 | Kibar Feyzo |
| Sultan | |
| Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor | |
| Neşeli Günler | |
| 1979 | Erkek Güzeli Sefil Bilo |
| N'olacak Şimdi | |
| 1980 | Banker Bilo |
| 1981 | Gırgıriyede Şenlik Var |
| Davaro | |
| 1982 | Adile Teyze |
| Çiçek Abbas | |
| Dolap Beygiri | |
| 1983 | Gırgıriyede Cümbüş Var |
| Şekerpare | |
| The Shalvar Trouser Trial (Turkish: Şalvar Davası) | |
| 1984 | Gırgıriyede Büyük Seçim |
| High Principled (Turkish: Namuslu) | |
| 1985 | Züğürt Ağa |
| Aşık Oldum | |
| Çıplak Vatandaş | |
| 1986 | Milyarder |
| Değirmen | |
| 1987 | Mr. Muhsin (Turkish: Muhsin Bey) |
| Selamsız Bandosu | |
| 1987 | Zengin Mutfağı |
| Arabesk | |
| 1990 | Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni |
| 1992 | Gölge Oyunu |
| 1993 | Amerikalı |
| 1996 | The Bandit (Turkish: Eşkıya) |
| 2000 | İkinci Bahar (TV series) |
| 2004 | Lovelorn (Turkish: Gönül Yarası) |
| 2007 | For Love and Honor (Turkish: Kabadayı) |
| 2010 | Hunting Season (Turkish: Av Mevsimi) |
| 2017 | Fork in the Road (Turkish: Yol Ayrimi) |