Haluk Bilginer
ActingBorn Jun 5, 1954
İzmir, Turkey
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.
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Filmography
2025The Eighth Familytv2025Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yanaas Refikmovie2025Lovers & Liarsas Kadirtv2024Mariaas Aristotle Onassismovie2024The Veilas Mr. Demirtv2023The Turkish Detectiveas Çetin İkmentv2022El-Gomgoma El-Sakhenaas Haluktv2022Wild Abandonas Berhudartv2022Babaas Emin Saruhanlıtv2021Stuck Apartas Erbilmovie2021Şeref Beyas Şereftv2020Leyla Everlastingas Ademmovie2020Alex Rideras Dr. Greiftv2019Noah Landas Ibrahimmovie2018Halloweenas Dr. Sartainmovie2018Personaas Agâh Beyoğlutv2017Forget About Nickas Nickmovie2017Shelteras Ahmetmovie2017Cingöz Recaias Başkomiser Mehmet Rızamovie2017Trendyas Hasanmovie2017The Bank of Broken Heartsas Yusuf Yağmurmovie2017The Ottoman Lieutenantas Khalil Beymovie2017Black Letteras Oğuz Karahantv2017The Last Schnitzelas The Presidentmovie2017Innocentas Cevdet Bayrakçıtv2016Ben-Huras Simonidesmovie2015Komedi Türkiyetv2014A Long Cold Wintermovie2014Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyuas Evliya Çelebi (voice)movie2014Rosewateras Baba Akbarmovie2014Winter Sleepas Aydınmovie2013Kaçakas Faysal Mengentv2013The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Nazmi Kemalmovie2012Hayatımın Rolüas Müşfik/Yaşartv2012Acayip Hikayeleras Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı)tv2012Antonius and Cleopatraas Antoniusmovie2011W.E.as Al Fayedmovie2011İstanbul'un Altınlarıas Reşat Altıntv20117as Translatormovie2011Çanakkale Çocuklarıas Kasimmovie2010Cuma'ya Kalsaas Cumatv2010Five Minarets in New Yorkas Hacımovie20097 Husbands for Hurmuzas Cebrailmovie2009The Watercolor-Suluboyamovie2009Ezelas Kenan Birkantv2009Sıkı Dostlaras Hikmettv2009The Internationalas Ahmet Sunaymovie2008A Son of the Sunas Alper Cananmovie2008Cars of the Revolutionas Necipmovie2008Nerede Kalmıştıkas Ateştv2007Sevgili Dünürümas Ahmettv2007Policeas Musa Ramimovie200615 Minutes Over Low Heatas Muhtarmovie2006Killing the Shadowsas Karagözmovie2005Yine de Aşığımas Alitv2005Robbery Alla Turcaas Seçkin Dorukmovie2004Yes, Ministeras Samim Bayraktartv2004Disappearedas Inspector Yilmazmovie2004Where's Firuze?as Hayri Kalıpçımovie2003The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the Worldas King Hattuþili IIImovie2002Buffalo Soldiersas The Turkmovie2002Spooksas Emre Celenktv2001Sweet Lifeas İhsan Yıldırımtv2001Cesur Kuşkuas Cesurtv2001Running in the Darkas Alitv2000Elephants and Grassas Sabit Üzücümovie2000Beansas Bilge Dedemovie2000Eyvah Kızım Büyüdüas Sedat Çolaktv2000Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?tv2000Güle Güleas Zinnurmovie1999Last Haremas Abdülhamit IImovie1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desertas Col. Ismet Baymovie1998Eyvah Babamas Sedat Çolaktv1997Innocenceas Bekirmovie1997Sawdust Talesas Aaronmovie1997Nihavend Mucizeas Erolmovie1996Istanbul Beneath My Wingsas Evliya Çelebimovie1996The 80th Stepas Savcımovie1994Gülşen Abias Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Ablatv1993Amerikalımovie