Haluk Bilginer
Born June 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Halloween
Ben-Hur
The International
Cingöz Recai
Yan Yana
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Maria
Two Women
W.E.
A Son of the Sun
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Buffalo Soldiers
Winter Sleep
Nihavend Mucize
Innocence
Half Moon Street
The 80th Step
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
Five Minarets in New York
The Bank of Broken Hearts
Time of Death
Çanakkale Çocukları
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
Amerikalı
The Watercolor-Suluboya
Cloud in Love
Last Harem
Stuck Apart
Killing the Shadows
Beans
Ishtar
Rosewater
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
A Long Cold Winter
TV Shows
Ezel
Baba
Alex Rider
Sweet Life
Sıcağı Sıcağına
Lovers & Liars
Gülşen Abi
Persona
The Veil
The Eighth Family
Kaçak
The Turkish Detective
Hayatımın Rolü
El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena
Laf Lafı Açıyor
Eyvah Babam
Yes, Minister
Sevgili Dünürüm
Nerede Kalmıştık
YANLIŞ İÇERİK
Sıkı Dostlar
Cesur Kuşku
Innocent
Wild Abandon
Yine de Aşığım
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
Running in the Dark
Acayip Hikayeler
Cuma'ya Kalsa
İstanbul'un Altınları
Borsa
Şeref Bey
Ateşten Günler
Black Letter
