Haldun Dormen completed secondary school at Galatasaray High School, high school at Robert College and university at Yale University in the United States. Haldun Dormen, who studied theater here, first performed in front of a Turkish audience in 1954. Haldun Dormen, who has since been involved in theatre, cinema and TV series projects, is one of the doyens of his field…
WHO IS HALDUN DORMEN?
Haldun Dormen, who was born in 1928, celebrated his 94th birthday with dancing this year. His grandfather Ömer Efendi was originally from Manavgat and was born in Cyprus to his Cyprus-based family while his paternal grandmother is Lebanese. His father, Sait Ömer Bey, was born and raised in Cyprus and settled in Mersin after completing his education in England.
Haldun Dormen, who was born on April 5, 1928 in Mersin to the children of Hatice Nimet Rüştü Hanım, the daughter of an Istanbul pasha, and Sait Ömer Bey, an intellectual businessman from Cyprus, moved to Şişli, Istanbul with his family, before he was a year old. Haldun Dormen, who founded Şişli 19 Mayıs Primary School, injured his left foot in an accident at the age of 8. The master name took his first step on the stage when he was a secondary school student at Galatasaray High School.
Dormen, who graduated from Robert College with a high school degree and studied theater at Yale University, made his first stage appearance in America in 1951. After his return to Istanbul in 1954, the detective character he embodied in the play Cinayet Var in Küçük Sahne, directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul, made his first appearance in front of a Turkish audience. After collaborating with Muhsin Ertuğrul for a year and a half, in 1955 he founded the Cep Theater with a 60-seat hall behind Beyoğlu Finger Street and in 1957 the Dormen Theater in Istanbul’s Feriköy district with the comedy Pastor Kaçtı.
The cast of the Cep Theater with names like Nisa Serezli, Erol Günaydın, Metin Serezli, Erol Keskin has not changed in the Dormen Theater either. The community experienced its heyday between 1957 and 1972. He directed the musicals “Lüküs Hayat”, which were played in the city theaters for many years, and “Kral ve I” at the Istanbul Opera.
Haldun Dormen did his military service as a reserve officer in the Supply Division in Halıcıköy, Istanbul.
In 1959, Haldun Dormen married Betül Mardin, a world-renowned name in public relations. From this eight-year marriage, a son named Ömer emerged.
HALDUN DORMEN AWARDS
- 1966 – Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 1st Prize for Best Film, Broken Order
- 1966 – Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Best Screenplay Award, Broken Order
- 1967 – Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Best Comedy, For A Nice Day
SOME THEATER DIRECTED BY HALDUN DORMEN
2013 – How Much Daddy: Ray Cooney – Bakırkoy Municipal Theater
2010 – One of the Two: Ray Cooney – İzmit City Theater
2009 – A funny thing happened while driving on the road last night: Larry Gelbert – Bert Shevelove – Little Drawer Municipal Theatre
2009 – Vanilla Relations: Asuman Çakır – Asuman Dabak Theater
2008 – You are the hermit’s desire: Georges Feydau – Istanbul City Theatre
2008 – Lice Biters: Georges Feydeau – Eskişehir City Theater
2007 – Miraculous Wedding: Robin Hawdon – Asuman Dabak Theater
2006 – This play is another play: Ken Ludwig – Asuman Dabak Theater
2006 – Mixed Mixture: Ray Cooney – Eskişehir City Theater
2005 – The Priest Escaped: Philip King – Asuman Dabak Theater
2005 – Cantonese: Haldun Dormen – Istanbul City Theater
2000 – Amphitryon 2000: Haldun Dormen – Dormen Theater
2000 – A Winter Tale (Before the Ice Melts): Cevat Fehmi Başkut
1999 – Victory Medal: Thomas Heggen, Joshua Logan – Dormen Theater
1998 – Happy New Years (Acting): Bernard Slade – Dormen Theater
1998 – Is Somebody Up: Ray Cooney – Dormen Theater
1997 – Ace of Square: Ray Cooney – Tony Hilton – Dormen Theater
1996 – I saw this film: Bricaire et Lasaygues – Dormen Theater
1995 – Tangle: Georges Feydeau – Dormen Theater
1995 – Funny Money: Ray Cooney – Dormen Theater
1994 – The Magnificent Duo: Dormen Theater
1994 – Take Care of My Lover: George Feydeau – Dormen Theatre
1993 – Five to Seven: Gerard Lauzier – Dormen Theater
1992 – Sick of Sickness: Moliere – Dormen Theater
1992 – Almost Woman: Dormen Theater
1991 – Crazy Autumn: Pierrette Bruno
1991 – Good Morning Weill: Haldun Dormen – Dormen Theater
1988 How Much Daddy: Ray Cooney – Dormen Theater
1986 – A thousand years ago, a thousand years later: Yavuz Turgul Vural Sözer – Singing Theater
1985 – Lüküs Hayat: Ekrem Resit Rey, Cemal Resit Rey – Istanbul City Theatre
1985 – One of the Two: Ray Cooney – Dormen Theater
1980 – Shared Wonders Company: Haldun Dormen – Voice Theatre
1978 – Sweet Voice of Youth: Tennessee Williams – Istanbul City Theater
1973 – A Winter’s Tale: William Shakespeare – Istanbul City Theatre
1971 – Gigi: Colette – Dormen Theater
1971 – Hand to Hand: George Ferdeau – Dormen Theatre
1971 – Living in Our House: Lindsey and Craise – Dormen Theatre
1966 – Shattered: Turgut Özakman – Dormen Theater
1965 – Puntila Agha and his servant Matti: Bertolt Brecht – Dormen Theater
1964 – One half comes from Germany: Dormen Theater
1963 – Wonderful Bits (Tovarisch): Jacques Deval – Dormen Theater
1962 – Bear Tale: Dormen Theatre
1962 – Golden Fist: Dormen Theater
1961 – Stray Girl Irma: Alexandre Breffort, Marguerite Monnot – Dormen Theater
1959 – So-Called Angels: Dormen Theater
1959 – Inspector: Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol – Dormen Theater
1958 – Victory Medal: Thomas Heggen, Joshua Logan – Dormen Theater
1957 – Chocolate Soldier: Dormen Theater
1957 – Five Fingers: Peter Shaffer – Dormen Theater
1957 – Priest Escaped: Phillip King: Dormen Theatre
THE FILMS AND SERIES OF HALDUN DORMEN
Producer :
- 1967 – For a Good Day (movie)
- 1966 – Broken Order (movie)
SERIES AND FILMS BY HALDUN DORMEN
- 2018 – Çukur – Episode 28 (The Wizard Şanar) Guest Star (TV Series)
- 2017 – Anything is Possible (İdris Candan) (Movie)
- 2000 – Nanny (Uşak Pertev) (TV Series)
- 2016 – Step by Step (Şevket) (Movie)
- 2015 – Devil’s Feather (Movie)
- 2012 – States of Love (TV Series)
- 2007 – Hicran Street (Seyfettin Usta) (Movie)
- 2006 – Unforgettables (Guest Player) (Movie)
- 2004 – Dear Minister (Burhan) (TV Series)
- 2001 – Green Light (Jacob) (Movie)
- 1994 The Wonderful Strays (TV Movie)
- 1982 – This Woman (Fashionist) (Movie)
- 1982 – My Lover For You (Movie)
- 1981 – Gırgıriye (TV Player) (Movie)
- 1971 – Hüdaverdi-Pırtik (Ali Bey) (Movie)
- 1967 For A Good Day (The Thief) (Movie)
