Haluk Bilginer
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1954 (age 72)
Born in
İzmir, Turkey
Credits
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Biography
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
Known For
Halloween
18 Oct 2018
Ben-Hur
17 Aug 2016
The International
03 Feb 2009
Winter Sleep
13 Jun 2014
Maria
27 Nov 2024
Alex Rider
12 Nov 2020
Buffalo Soldiers
31 Oct 2002
W.E.
01 Sep 2011
Photos
Filmography
2025
- The Eighth Family8 episodes
- Yan Yanaas Refik
- Lovers & Liarsas Kadir22 episodes
2023
- The Turkish Detectiveas Çetin İkmen8 episodes
2022
- Hot Skullas Haluk4 episodes
- Wild Abandonas Berhudar8 episodes
- Babaas Emin Saruhanlı30 episodes
2021
- Stuck Apartas Erbil
- Şeref Beyas Şeref10 episodes
2020
- Leyla Everlastingas Adem
- Alex Rideras Dr. Greif7 episodes
2019
- Noah Landas Ibrahim
2017
- Forget About Nickas Nick
- Shelteras Ahmet
- Cingöz Recaias Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
- Trendyas Hasan
- The Bank of Broken Heartsas Yusuf Yağmur
- The Ottoman Lieutenantas Khalil Bey
- Black Letteras Oğuz Karahan6 episodes
- The Last Schnitzelas The President
- Innocentas Cevdet Bayrakçı8 episodes
2016
- Ben-Huras Simonides
2015
- Komedi Türkiye13 episodes
2014
- A Long Cold Winter
- Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyuas Evliya Çelebi (voice)
- Rosewateras Baba Akbar
- Winter Sleepas Aydın
2013
- Kaçakas Faysal Mengen18 episodes
- The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Nazmi Kemal
2012
- Hayatımın Rolüas Müşfik19 episodes
- Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip Hikayeleras Sinan
- Acayip Hikayeleras Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı)1 episode
- Antonius and Cleopatraas Antonius
2011
- W.E.as Al Fayed
- İstanbul'un Altınlarıas Reşat Altın16 episodes
- 7
- Çanakkale Çocuklarıas Kasim
2010
- Cuma'ya Kalsaas Cuma12 episodes
- Five Minarets in New Yorkas Hacı
2009
- 7 Husbands for Hurmuzas Cebrail
- The Watercolor-Suluboya
- Ezelas Kenan Birkan38 episodes
- Sıkı Dostlaras Hikmet23 episodes
- The Internationalas Ahmet Sunay
2008
- A Son of the Sunas Alper Canan
- Cars of the Revolutionas Necip
- Nerede Kalmıştıkas Ateş13 episodes
2007
- Sevgili Dünürümas Ahmet21 episodes
- Policeas Musa Rami
2006
- 15 Minutes Over Low Heatas Muhtar
- Killing the Shadowsas Karagöz
2005
- Yine de Aşığımas Ali12 episodes
- Robbery Alla Turcaas Seçkin Doruk
2004
- Yes, Ministeras Samim Bayraktar14 episodes
- Disappearedas Inspector Yilmaz
- Where's Firuze?as Hayri Kalıpçı
2003
- The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the Worldas King Hattuþili III
2002
- Buffalo Soldiersas The Turk
- Spooksas Emre Celenk1 episode
2001
- Sweet Lifeas İhsan Yıldırım106 episodes
- Cesur Kuşkuas Cesur6 episodes
- Running in the Darkas Ali10 episodes
2000
- Elephants and Grassas Sabit Üzücü
- Beansas Bilge Dede
- Eyvah Kızım Büyüdüas Sedat Çolak34 episodes
- YANLIŞ İÇERİK1 episode
- Güle Güleas Zinnur
1999
- Last Haremas Abdülhamit II
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desertas Col. Ismet Bay
1998
- Eyvah Babamas Sedat Çolak39 episodes
1997
- Innocenceas Bekir
- Sawdust Talesas Aaron
- Nihavend Mucizeas Erol
1996
- Istanbul Beneath My Wingsas Evliya Çelebi
- The 80th Stepas Savcı
1994
- Gülşen Abias Abidin Özbidin115 episodes
1993
- Amerikalı
- Sıcağı Sıcağınaas Sunucu32 episodes
- Son Söz Sevginin1 episode
- Borsaas Reha Çalık11 episodes
1992
1991
- Laf Lafı Açıyor1 episode
- Cloud in Loveas Atila
1990
- Time of Deathas Ömer
1987
- Gecenin Öteki Yüzü3 episodes
- Ishtaras Guerrilla leader
- Ateşten Günleras Ahmet Rıfkı4 episodes
1986
- Half Moon Streetas First Arab
1985
- Murder of a Moderate Man5 episodes
- EastEndersas Mehmet Osman511 episodes
1984
- The Bill1 episode
1981
- Bergeracas Ahmed1 episode