Salih Kalyon was born on February 2, 1946 in Aฤrฤฑ. The artist's grandfather, who was originally from Koldere village in Trabzon's รaykara district, was one of the important calligraphers of the Ottoman period. His father, Abdurrahman Kalyon, was a clock and sign maker; After coming from รaykara to Aฤrฤฑ during his military service, he got married here and had three children.
The family later moved to Sakarya, where Kalyon spent his childhood and youth. The actor, who completed primary and secondary school in Sakarya, continued his education at the secondary level.
Kalyon, who started his artistic life professionally at Ankara Art Theater in 1964, worked intensively in the field of theater for many years. In his early years, he wrote and directed children's plays and also appeared on stage for more than twenty years. Although he did not appear in movies much, he met the audience on television screens in the 2010s.
One of his best-known television works is the program Komedi Dรผkkanฤฑ, in which he appeared with Tolga รevik. However, he left this program to pursue different projects. Throughout his career, the actor has played various roles in both theater and cinema, and has worked with companies such as Dostlar Theater and BKM Players.
Kalyon's theatrical adventure started with plays staged at Ankara Art Theatre. During this period, he took part in important works such as Foot Leg Factory, Sultan Bride, Arturo Ui's Preventable Climb. The artist, who continued to act in theater in the 1970s, also took the stage in classic plays such as Ana and Dimitrof.
Although the projects he took part in varied over the years, he never lost his commitment to theatre. For example, he also took part in modern plays such as Have You Ever Seen a Firefly?, written and directed by Yฤฑlmaz Erdoฤan in 1998, and Bana Bir ลeyhler O Olma in 2002.
Sharing his thoughts about cinema in an interview about his career, Kalyon stated that when he started acting, he went to movie sets and watched the works, but he realized that the cinema in his dreams was different from the real cinema. After these experiences, the actor focused more on theater rather than cinema, thus stepping into a long-term artistic life.
Kalyon, who took part in many projects as both a writer, director and actor, is remembered as one of the important names who contributed to the development of Turkish theatre.
He is originally from Koldere village of รaykara district of Trabzon. He went from รaykara to Aฤrฤฑ because his father was a watchmaker, and that's why he was born there. They later settled in Sakarya. He spent his childhood here. He completed primary and secondary school here. The artist, who is a secondary school graduate, plays in companies such as Dostlar Theater, BKM Players, movies and TV series.
He took part in the entertainment program Komedi Dรผkkanฤฑ with Tolga รevik, but later left this program due to other projects.
He started doing theater in 1964, and at the beginning of his career, he wrote, directed and acted in children's plays for about 20 years. In an interview, he responded to a question about not taking much part in movies: "I started acting professionally at the Ankara Art Theater in 1964, that is, 44 years ago. When I came to Istanbul as a theater actor, I would always go to the sets and watch the works from a distance, with the love of making movies.
Every time I watched it, I would return with gratitude for my situation. When I went to the sets, I saw that the cinema I dreamed of was not that cinema." he said.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 72 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- รukur (2017) โ Yavuz
- Green Sea (2014) โ Vural Alvur
- Storm (2006) โ Hasan
- Ours (1989) โ Knock Knock Sedat
- Ezel (2009) โ Serdar Tezcan
- ลevkat Yerimdar (2017) โ Cevdet Uรงar
- Night and Day (2008)
- The Last Hope (2014) โ Dr. Ibrahim
- Galip Derviล (2013) โ Salim Derviล
- Immortal Love (2003)
- Summer Houses (1993) โ ลahin (Pasha)
- Stickman (2022) โ Bรผlent
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
