Ali Çatalbaş, who was born in Istanbul on November 17, 1963, received a philosophy degree from Istanbul University and stepped onto the stage in 1986 with the production called "On Duty Theatre". Two years later, he achieved the title of professional actor in Ortaoyuncular with the play "I'm Selling Istanbul"; During this period, he shared the stage with well-known names such as Münir Özkul and Erol Günaydın.
Çatalbaş, who took part in many plays under the umbrella of Ortaoyuncular, was also the writer and director of the one-man play "Kötü Çocuk". Currently, he continues to perform in plays such as "Unemployed Go to Heaven", "Nasri Hodja and His Opposition Donkey" and "Fairy Tale Inspector" and tries to impress the audience with works of different genres.
Çatalbaş, who is also an active figure in the world of cinema, took part in films such as “On Kadın”, “Pardon”, “The End”, “Kayseri Aslanı: Çin İşi”, “After the Revolution”, “Destere”, “Kolpaçino” series, “Hep Yek 2”, “Afterwards Gurme” and “Deal”. On television screens, he contributed to TV series such as "Assuming İsmail", "Shameless Man", "The Latches of the Outer Door", "Hayat A.Ş.", "Tarçın Talked", "Are You or Not?", "Prosecutor's Wife", "Bouncer", "Kısmetim Otel", "Reasyon", "Bahtiyar Ölmez" and "Başım Belada".
The artist, who also left his mark in the advertising world, has run campaigns for brands such as Akbank and Komili. In the theater repertoire, "The Man Who Passed a Trolley Through His Soul", "2019", "The Idle Walker and His Journeyman", "Play for Rent", "Did I Drive Me Crazy?", "The Last Destination of Our Love", "Quixote in Long Panties", "Hero Osman", "Köku Bitti Zıkkım in the Zula", "Fişne Pahçesu", "Very Strange Investigation", He also appears on stage with works such as "Haldun Taner Cabaret", "Living Without Money Is Expensive", "Kırkambar Night Theatre", "Logbook with Audience", "Ruined Byzantine Opera", "The Ship of Our Love Fındık Kabuğu", "Tired Matador" and of course "I Sell Istanbul".
Ali Çatalbaş was born on December 17, 1963 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 29 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Prosecutor's Wife (2005) — İbrahim
- Small Accounts (2012) — Cem
- Bahtiyar Ölmez (2017) — Memduh
- Ten Women (1987)
- I'm in Trouble (2023) — Tayfur Biçer
- Pardon (2005) — Aydın
- Shameless Man (1998)
- Later Gourmet
- Kolpaçino: Bomba (2011) — Tayfun
- Kolpaçino (2009) — Tayfun
- Reaction (2014) — Salim
- Bouncer (2007)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
