Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer

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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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Bergerac

Bergerac

6.667
EastEnders

EastEnders

4.2
The Bill

The Bill

6.646
Spooks

Spooks

7.67
Yes, Minister

Yes, Minister

0
Murder of a Moderate Man

Murder of a Moderate Man

0
Sevgili Dünürüm

Sevgili Dünürüm

5.5
Ezel

Ezel

8.386
Yine de Aşığım

Yine de Aşığım

0
Alex Rider

Alex Rider

7.789
Kaçak

Kaçak

7.6
Sıkı Dostlar

Sıkı Dostlar

6
Acayip Hikayeler

Acayip Hikayeler

7.2
Baba

Baba

4.8
Innocent

Innocent

7.548
Wild Abandon

Wild Abandon

6.574
Eyvah Babam

Eyvah Babam

0
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

4.5
Sweet Life

Sweet Life

7.788
The Turkish Detective

The Turkish Detective

5.182
Persona

Persona

8.069
Nerede Kalmıştık

Nerede Kalmıştık

0
İstanbul'un Altınları

İstanbul'un Altınları

6.5
Running in the Dark

Running in the Dark

6.8
Hayatımın Rolü

Hayatımın Rolü

6.5
Ateşten Günler

Ateşten Günler

8
Cesur Kuşku

Cesur Kuşku

8.5
Cuma'ya Kalsa

Cuma'ya Kalsa

4
Black Letter

Black Letter

9.7
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

0
Hot Skull

Hot Skull

5.975
Gülşen Abi

Gülşen Abi

7.3
Son Söz Sevginin

Son Söz Sevginin

0
The Veil

The Veil

6.7
Şeref Bey

Şeref Bey

5.6
Sıcağı Sıcağına

Sıcağı Sıcağına

6

Movies

Innocence

Innocence

7.754
A Son of the Sun

A Son of the Sun

6.561
Sawdust Tales

Sawdust Tales

5.4
7 Husbands for Hurmuz

7 Husbands for Hurmuz

6.023
Police

Police

6.697
Robbery Alla Turca

Robbery Alla Turca

4.6
Killing the Shadows

Killing the Shadows

7.06
Five Minarets in New York

Five Minarets in New York

5.555
Cars of the Revolution

Cars of the Revolution

7.819
W.E.

W.E.

6.348
7

7

5.6
15 Minutes Over Low Heat

15 Minutes Over Low Heat

5.912
Where's Firuze?

Where's Firuze?

7.153
Çanakkale Çocukları

Çanakkale Çocukları

2.8
Beneath the Hagia Sophia

Beneath the Hagia Sophia

0
The 80th Step

The 80th Step

0
Elephants and Grass

Elephants and Grass

6.429
Rosewater

Rosewater

6.464
Antonius and Cleopatra

Antonius and Cleopatra

8
Maria

Maria

6.453
Winter Sleep

Winter Sleep

7.528
Time of Death

Time of Death

0
Beans

Beans

7.214
Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

5.066
Ishtar

Ishtar

4.548
Güle Güle

Güle Güle

6.9
Two Women

Two Women

3.5
Nihavend Mucize

Nihavend Mucize

4.3
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

5.751
The Ottoman Lieutenant

The Ottoman Lieutenant

6.099
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

5.571
The Bank of Broken Hearts

The Bank of Broken Hearts

6.536
Istanbul Beneath My Wings

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

6.706
The International

The International

6.248
Cingöz Recai

Cingöz Recai

4.217
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

5.7
Forget About Nick

Forget About Nick

5.4
Shelter

Shelter

5.5
Cloud in Love

Cloud in Love

8
Halloween

Halloween

6.564
The Last Schnitzel

The Last Schnitzel

6.921
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

5.2
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

6.275
Noah Land

Noah Land

6.932
Trendy

Trendy

7
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

6.6
A Long Cold Winter

A Long Cold Winter

8
Stuck Apart

Stuck Apart

5.992
Last Harem

Last Harem

5.5
Leyla Everlasting

Leyla Everlasting

3.798
Disappeared

Disappeared

3.5
Amerikalı

Amerikalı

4.913