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Haluk Bilginer

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1954-06-06 (70 years old)

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.

Filmography

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Movies 51

TV Shows 36

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Narrator 1

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Haluk Bilginer

Biography

Filmography

all 87

Movies 51

TV Shows 36

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Narrator 1

Maria (2024)

The Veil (2024)

The Turkish Detective (2023)

Hot Skull (2022)

Wild Abandon (2022)

Baba (2022)

Stuck Apart (2021)

Şeref Bey (2021)

Leyla Everlasting (2020)

Alex Rider (2020)

Noah Land (2019)

Halloween (2018)

Persona (2018)

Forget About Nick (2017)

Shelter (2017)

Cingöz Recai (2017)

Trendy (2017)

The Bank of Broken Hearts (2017)

Black Letter (2017)

The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

The Last Schnitzel (2017)

Innocent (2017)

Ben-Hur (2016)

A Long Cold Winter (2014)

Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu (2014)

Rosewater (2014)

Winter Sleep (2014)

Kaçak (2013)

The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)

Hayatımın Rolü (2012)

Acayip Hikayeler (2012)

Antonius and Cleopatra (2012)

W.E. (2011)

İstanbul'un Altınları (2011)

7 (2011)

Çanakkale Çocukları (2011)

Cuma'ya Kalsa (2010)

Five Minarets in New York (2010)

7 Husbands for Hurmuz (2009)

Ezel (2009)

Sıkı Dostlar (2009)

The International (2009)

A Son of the Sun (2008)

Cars of the Revolution (2008)

Nerede Kalmıştık (2008)

Sevgili Dünürüm (2007)

Police (2007)

15 Minutes Over Low Heat (2006)

Killing the Shadows (2006)

Yine de Aşığım (2005)

Robbery Alla Turca (2005)

Yes, Minister (2004)

Disappeared (2004)

Where's Firuze? (2004)

The Hittites - A Civilization that Changed the World (2003)

Buffalo Soldiers (2002)

Spooks (2002)

Sweet Life (2001)

Cesur Kuşku (2001)

Running in the Dark (2001)

Elephants and Grass (2000)

Beans (2000)

Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü (2000)

Kim Milyoner Olmak İster (2000)

Güle Güle (2000)

Last Harem (1999)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)

Eyvah Babam (1998)

Innocence (1997)

Sawdust Tales (1997)

Nihavend Mucize (1997)

Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1954-06-06 (70 years old)

Birth Place
İzmir, Turkey

Relationships
Zuhal Olcay (1992-01-01 - 2004-01-01), Aşkın Nur Yengi (2006-01-01 - 2012-01-01)

Citizenships
Turkey

Also Known As
Nihat Haluk Bilginer

Awards
International Emmy Award for Best Actor