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
The International
Ben-Hur
Maria
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Buffalo Soldiers
W.E.
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Winter Sleep
Five Minarets in New York
Half Moon Street
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Ishtar
Last Harem
Yan Yana
Two Women
Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip Hikayeler
Cingöz Recai
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
Rosewater
The 80th Step
A Son of the Sun
Killing the Shadows
A Long Cold Winter
Forget About Nick
Shelter
Innocence
Nihavend Mucize
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
Çanakkale Çocukları
The Bank of Broken Hearts
Time of Death
Stuck Apart
Disappeared
Cars of the Revolution
TV Shows
Alex Rider
Ezel
Sweet Life
Persona
The Veil
The Eighth Family
Gülşen Abi
Lovers & Liars
Kaçak
Baba
Sevgili Dünürüm
Hayatımın Rolü
Wild Abandon
Laf Lafı Açıyor
Hot Skull
Acayip Hikayeler
Sıcağı Sıcağına
Sıkı Dostlar
Innocent
Nerede Kalmıştık
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
Yine de Aşığım
The Turkish Detective
Ateşten Günler
Şeref Bey
İstanbul'un Altınları
Cesur Kuşku
Running in the Dark
Borsa
YANLIŞ İÇERİK
Black Letter
Eyvah Babam
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü
Yes, Minister
