Haldun Dormen

Acting

Haldun Dormen

Born 1928-04-05 · Mersin, Türkiye

Ahmet Haldun Dormen (born 5 April 1928) is a Turkish theater, movie and TV series actor and film director. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent. His father Sait Ömer Bey was a Cypriot businessman, while his mother Nimet Rüştü Hanım was the daughter of a pasha from Istanbul. His family settled in Şişli before Dormen's first birthday. He had his first acting experience on stage as a junior high school student at the Galatasaray High School, portraying a character in a play titled Demirbank. He finished his education at the Robert College. At the age of eight, his left foot was injured due to an accident. For his theater education, he went to the USA and studied at Yale University. He graduated with a master's degree. For two years, he worked as an actor and director in various theaters in the United States. He performed in 4 plays in Pasadena Playhouse in Hollywood. When he returned to Istanbul, he entered the Küçük Sahne stage under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul and had his first role in front of the Turkish audience with the play Cinayet Var.

Acting credits

Bizimkiler: Hüdaverdi ve Pırtık poster
8.2

No synopsis available yet.

Bizimkiler: Hüdaverdi ve Pırtık

1971

Düşkünüm Sana poster
NR

Nükhet and Orhan are two young people who love each other. Orhan's father pressures Orhan to break up with Nükhet, and they separate. Nükhet becomes a famous singer. Orhan marries another woman and has a child. They meet Nükhet on a business trip, and their old love reignites. Nükhet, who wants to become a famous dancer, meets Selim.

Düşkünüm Sana

1983

Girgiriye poster
6.3

A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is belong to and turns recalcitrant against the pavilion runner.

Girgiriye

1981

Hicran Sokağı poster
1.5

A neighborhood story with loves and fights.

Hicran Sokağı

2007

Kibarlık Budalası poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kibarlık Budalası

2020

Bitmeyen Yolculuk poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bitmeyen Yolculuk

2018

Şeytan Tüyü poster
1.5

Turkish comedy directed by Murat Senoy.

Şeytan Tüyü

2016

Adım Adım poster
NR

The life of Şevket, a former ballet dancer, changes suddenly when his son Tolga leaves his visually impaired daughter Ayşen with him. Devoting himself to Ayşen, who embraces life through music, Şevket finds himself in the predicament of different lives on this journey of hope.

Adım Adım

2016

Hain poster
NR

With its intriguing chess-like plot, Hain explores the scheming world of those in power who consider themselves "chosen" in Turkey and around the world. The seemingly unshakeable order of this powerful group is destroyed by female heroes, and the revenge-filled story is brought to the big screen with cinematic magic.

Hain

2024

You Can Do It, My Dear! poster
6.3

Throughout his impressive acting career, Haldun Dormen inspired and encouraged his theater students to work hard and follow their dreams.

You Can Do It, My Dear!

2022

Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey: Bir Tutkunun Kahramanı poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey: Bir Tutkunun Kahramanı

2023

That Woman poster
10.0

The film tells the story of a love affair between a doctor and his patient. Gönül is a model at a fashion house. At the insistence of her fiancé Haluk, she starts working with advertising executive Kazım. Kazım has his eye on the young woman. During a yacht trip, he agrees with Haluk and rapes Gönül. Gönül meets Dr. Cihat at the hospital where she is admitted due to the trauma she experienced. Cihat is on the verge of divorcing his wife. Gönül and Cihat fall in love with each other. However, their pasts will not leave them alone.

That Woman

1982

İzzet Günay Belgeseli poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

İzzet Günay Belgeseli

2008

Sweetie poster
6.1

‘Theatre is my life,’ Yıldız Kenter admits in her biography written by Dikmen Gürün. This is the story of a star, who has dedicated her whole life to her theatre company, students, the stage. Recounting the prizes received as well as the prices paid for pursuing your passion, Sweetie is a testimony to the transforming cultural landscape of the country as it tells Kenter Theatre’s story and thus how a private theatre has managed to survive. Including interviews by family members, students, fellow actors, as well as rare archival images and footage, Sweetie is an homage to the ‘North Star of Turkish theatre.’ The documentary was written by Zeynep Miraç, scored by Murat Evgin, and features Dikmen Gürün as advisor.

Sweetie

2022

Tete ve Masal: Rüyalar Diyarı poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tete ve Masal: Rüyalar Diyarı

2025

Güzel Bir Gün İçin poster
9.0

Abbas, a widower, lives with his three children and his sister Zarife, who sings in a nightclub. Abbas is in love with Cemile, who works at the same store. Cemile, who feels sorry for Abbas and acts friendly toward him, giving him hope, is in a relationship with Zeki.

Güzel Bir Gün İçin

1965

Yeşil Işık poster
4.3

The legendary love story of Ali and Elif. Ali, who lost everything due to the impact of September 11 on the stock market, dies of a heart attack and goes to the other side. However, he is not accepted on the other side because his time is not up. He cannot return to the world either because his liver has been transplanted into someone else. Ali's angel, Yakup, tells him that his only chance is to find the person who received his liver and kill them.

Yeşil Işık

2002

Her Sey Mumkun poster
4.0

Ibrahim is a plumber who lives in his own little world. One day, he wins the lottery jackpot. He decides to go on a long vacation. He starts a love affair with Pelin, a famous model staying at the same hotel. However, things are not what they seem. Ibrahim looks exactly like a famous businessman and has taken his place. Everything seems to be going smoothly as Ibrahim and Pelin are in love. On one side is Ibrahim's real life that he left behind, and on the other is his wealthy world. Amidst the chaos of the mafia, betrayal, and the entertainment industry, the women will take control.

Her Sey Mumkun

2017

Behind the camera

A Strange Murder poster
NR

Famous screenwriter Mithat and famous actress Zeynep are working on a murder script for a new feature film. Things get complicated when the subject in the script starts to happen in reality.

A Strange Murder

1989

A Strange Murder poster
NR

Famous screenwriter Mithat and famous actress Zeynep are working on a murder script for a new feature film. Things get complicated when the subject in the script starts to happen in reality.

A Strange Murder

1989

Kocakarılar poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kocakarılar

1990

Bozuk Düzen poster
9.0

Based on Güner Sümer's play, Bozuk düzen tells the story of four children (Erol Keskin, Nedret Güvenç. Ekrem Bora and Salih Güney) trying to survive difficult relationships and situations they are involved in.

Bozuk Düzen

1966

Bin Yıl Önce poster
6.0

A musical comedy.

Bin Yıl Önce

1985

Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası poster
NR

The Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası brought together the most important names in Turkish theater between 1980 and 1982. First staged in 1980 at the Şan Cinema under the production of Egemen Bostancı, the Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası performed over 400 shows across Turkey until 1982. The musical featured Erol Evgin, Nevra Serezli, Adile Naşit, Ayşen Gruda, Mehmet Ali Erbil, Turgut Boralı, and İlyas Salman.

Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası

2007

A Thousand Years Later. poster
NR

Tarkan and the Roman (Byzantine) Emperor clash in the musical "A Thousand Years Ago" directed by Haldun Dormen in 1985. Popular names of the period such as Sezen Aksu, Aysen Gruda, Sener Sen, Ilyas Salman and Adile Nasit also play in the play. The play "A Thousand Years Later" is the prequel to the play "A Thousand Years Ago" which was shown in the same year.

A Thousand Years Later.

1985

Güzel Bir Gün İçin poster
9.0

Abbas, a widower, lives with his three children and his sister Zarife, who sings in a nightclub. Abbas is in love with Cemile, who works at the same store. Cemile, who feels sorry for Abbas and acts friendly toward him, giving him hope, is in a relationship with Zeki.

Güzel Bir Gün İçin

1965

Güzel Bir Gün İçin poster
9.0

Abbas, a widower, lives with his three children and his sister Zarife, who sings in a nightclub. Abbas is in love with Cemile, who works at the same store. Cemile, who feels sorry for Abbas and acts friendly toward him, giving him hope, is in a relationship with Zeki.

Güzel Bir Gün İçin

1965

Felekten Bir Gün poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Felekten Bir Gün

1987

Felekten Bir Gün poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Felekten Bir Gün

1987