Salih Kalyon

Theater, film, and television series actor. Born on February 2, 1946, in Ağrı, Turkey. His family originally hails from the Koldere village of the Çaykara district in Trabzon; however, due to his father's profession as a watchmaker, the family relocated to Ağrı, where he was born. They later settled in Sakarya, where he spent his childhood and completed his primary and secondary education. He launched his professional acting career in 1964 at the Ankara Art Theater (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu). Throughout his extensive career, he has performed with prominent theater companies such as Dostlar Tiyatrosu and BKM Oyuncuları. Salih Kalyon dedicated nearly 20 years at the beginning of his career to children's theater, writing, directing, and acting in plays for young audiences. He captured widespread industry recognition and nationwide popularity through his diverse roles in motion pictures and prime-time television series. A notable milestone in his television career includes starring alongside Tolga Çevik in the popular improvisational comedy program "Komedi Dükkanı"; he later chose to leave the show to pursue alternative artistic projects. Interesting facts: Despite his extensive later screen work, he maintained a profound, selective stance toward cinema in his early years. In an interview, reflecting on his relationship with the film industry, he stated that when he first arrived in Istanbul as a stage actor, he frequently visited movie sets out of a deep love for cinema, but always returned to the stage feeling grateful for his theater roots, realizing that the chaotic reality of film sets back then did not align with the artistic cinema he had imagined. Marital Status: Widowed (he was married to Hülya Kalyon until her passing in 2018). He has a child.