{{Short description|Syrian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Salim Kallas | image = Slim Kallas.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Slim Kallas in August 2010. | birth_name = Salim Kallas | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Damascus, Syria | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|12|2|1936|11|13|df=y}} | death_place = Damascus, Syria | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1970–2013 | website = }}
'''Salim Kallas''' ({{langx|ar|سليم كلاس}}; 13 November 1936 − 2 December 2013) was a Syrian actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shoofeetv.com/celebrity/4272/salim-kallas|title=Salim Kallas|publisher=ShooFeeTV|access-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205112751/http://www.shoofeetv.com/celebrity/4272/salim-kallas|archive-date=5 December 2013|df=}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=24&article=716817&issueno=12494#.UYIFTkpNW8Y سليم كلاس: لم أتقبل نفسي باللهجة المصرية] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012614/http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=24&article=716817&issueno=12494#.UYIFTkpNW8Y |date=2013-12-03 }} {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
A Damascus-native, He worked at the national theater and at ''Syrian TV''. He began his career in 1970<ref>[http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/127791/report-syrian-actor-salim-kallas-passes-away-at-ag Syrian actor Salim Kallas passes away at age 77] LBC 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.</ref> by participating in plays with university students, and then he worked at the national theater and later at the Syrian TV one year after it was established, where he made his television debut in a television film called "Asha'a al-Wada'a" (Farewell Dinner).
Salim Kallas started his career in theatre while at university, then later entering major theatre productions. Later when television started, Salim began his career as a television star in numerous shows and later on to films. Salim Kallas has five daughters and one son named Mohammed Kallas. His daughters currently live in Lebanon, Lina Kallas, Rania Kallas, Lotus Kallas, Shireen Kallas, and except for one who has moved to America Dima Kallas.
Kallas's acting career expanded on the stage, TV, cinema and radio. On the stage, he performed in Merchant of Venice and Macbeth, while on the radio he was a recurring performer in the popular radio series "Hokm al-Adala" (Rule of Justice).
While appearing in only in four cinematic movies, Kallas's TV career was expansive, which began with the long-running comedy series "Maraya" (Mirrors) in which he performed from its first season up to the most recent one, leading to a long career spanning all genres of Syrian TV shows and making him a mainstay of the medium and a popular figure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SyrianArabNewsAgencySana/posts/660397567316107 |title=Syrian actor Salim Kallas passes away... – Syrian Arab News Agency SANA|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>
Kallas died following a long illness on 2 December 2013, aged 77, in Damascus. He left behind his wife, a son and five daughters. His burial took place on the following day, 3 December.<ref>[http://sana.sy/eng/28/2013/12/02/515574.htm Syrian renowned actor Salim Kallas passes away] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002343/http://sana.sy/eng/28/2013/12/02/515574.htm |date=2013-12-03 }} ''SANA'' 2 December 2013</ref>
==Television== {|class='wikitable' |- ! Year !! Show |- | 1970 || Harat Al Qasr |- | 1980 || Harb Al Sanawat Al Arba'a |- | 1982 || Maraya |- | 1984 || Maraya 84 |- | 1986 || Maraya 86 |- | 1988 || Maraya 88 |- | 1990 || Al bina'a 22 |- | 1991 || Shoofoo Al-Nas |- | 1992 || Ayam Shamiyeh |- | 1994 || Jawaher |- | 1994 || Hamam Al-Qishani |- | 1995 || Maraya 95 |- | 1996 || Maraya 96 |- | 1997 || Maraya 97 |- | 1997 || Hamam Al-Qishani 2 |- | 1997 || Maraya 98 |- | 1998 || Hamam Al-Qishani 3 |- | 1998 || Jawaher 2 |- | 1998 || Ikwet Al-Torab 2 |- | 1998 || Maraya 99 |- | 1999 || Maraya 2000 |- | 2000 || Al-Khawali |- | 2001 || Hamam Al-Qishani 4 |- | 2003 || Hamam Al-Qishani 5 |- | 2004 || Layali Al-Salihiyeh |- | 2004 || Qatl Al-Rabee' |- | 2006 || Bab Al-Hara |- | 2007 || Bab Al-Hara 2 |- | 2008 || Bab Al-Hara 3 |- | 2008 || Bayt Jidy |- | 2009 || Bab Al-Hara 4 |- | 2009 || Bayt Jidy 2 (Al Sham Al-'Adiyeh) |- | 2010 || Bab Al-Hara 5 |- | 2010 || Al-Dabour |- | 2011 || Yawmeyat Modeer A'am 2 |- | 2011 || Maraya 2011 |- | 2011 || Al-Dabour 2 |- | 2012 || Tahoun Al-Shar |- | 2012 || Zaman Al-Barghout |- | 2013 || Qamar Sham |}
==Theatre== * Venice Merchant * Macbeth * False confessions (Al E'atarafat Al Kathebah)
==Cinema== * Lail Al Rejal * Naji Al Ali * Short We Fanilla We Cap * Wilad Al Amm
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|4892677}}
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