Haluk Bilginer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-06-05 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

İzmir, Turkey

Haluk Bilginer

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.

Known For

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Last Harem

    Last Harem

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Sekizinci Aile

    Sekizinci Aile

  • Ezel

    Ezel

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • The Bank of Broken Hearts

    The Bank of Broken Hearts

  • Trendy

    Trendy

  • Alex Rider

    Alex Rider

  • Cars of the Revolution

    Cars of the Revolution

  • Halloween

    Halloween

  • Time of Death

    Time of Death

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • Lovers & Liars

    Lovers & Liars

  • Nihavend Mucize

    Nihavend Mucize

  • Half Moon Street

    Half Moon Street

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Baba

    Baba

  • A Son of the Sun

    A Son of the Sun

  • Istanbul Beneath My Wings

    Istanbul Beneath My Wings

  • Sawdust Tales

    Sawdust Tales

  • The 80th Step

    The 80th Step

  • Sweet Life

    Sweet Life

  • Robbery Alla Turca

    Robbery Alla Turca

  • Gülşen Abi

    Gülşen Abi

  • Amerikalı

    Amerikalı

  • Persona

    Persona

  • Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

  • Beans

    Beans

  • Maria

    Maria

  • Kaçak

    Kaçak

  • The International

    The International

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Innocence

    Innocence

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

  • Hot Skull

    Hot Skull

  • Winter Sleep

    Winter Sleep

  • The Ottoman Lieutenant

    The Ottoman Lieutenant

  • Yes, Minister

    Yes, Minister

  • The Turkish Detective

    The Turkish Detective

  • Ishtar

    Ishtar

  • Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana

    Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana

  • Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

    Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

  • Şeref Bey

    Şeref Bey

  • Murder of a Moderate Man

    Murder of a Moderate Man

  • Wild Abandon

    Wild Abandon

  • 7 Husbands for Hurmuz

    7 Husbands for Hurmuz

  • W.E.

    W.E.

  • Killing the Shadows

    Killing the Shadows

  • Laf Lafı Açıyor

    Laf Lafı Açıyor

  • Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?

    Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

  • Yine de Aşığım

    Yine de Aşığım

  • 15 Minutes Over Low Heat

    15 Minutes Over Low Heat

  • Acayip Hikayeler

    Acayip Hikayeler

  • Hayatımın Rolü

    Hayatımın Rolü

  • Eyvah Babam

    Eyvah Babam

  • Sevgili Dünürüm

    Sevgili Dünürüm

  • Sıkı Dostlar

    Sıkı Dostlar

  • Çanakkale Çocukları

    Çanakkale Çocukları

  • Leyla Everlasting

    Leyla Everlasting

  • Black Letter

    Black Letter

  • Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

    Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

  • Stuck Apart

    Stuck Apart

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

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

  • Cesur Kuşku

    Cesur Kuşku

  • Noah Land

    Noah Land

  • Police

    Police

  • Son Söz Sevginin

    Son Söz Sevginin

  • Antonius and Cleopatra

    Antonius and Cleopatra

  • İstanbul'un Altınları

    İstanbul'un Altınları

  • Cuma'ya Kalsa

    Cuma'ya Kalsa

  • Two Women

    Two Women

  • Sıcağı Sıcağına

    Sıcağı Sıcağına

  • Komedi Türkiye

    Komedi Türkiye

  • Running in the Dark

    Running in the Dark

  • Nerede Kalmıştık

    Nerede Kalmıştık

  • Where's Firuze?

    Where's Firuze?

  • 7

    7

  • Ateşten Günler

    Ateşten Günler

  • The Last Schnitzel

    The Last Schnitzel

  • Forget About Nick

    Forget About Nick

  • Borsa

    Borsa

  • Disappeared

    Disappeared

  • Güle Güle

    Güle Güle

  • The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

    The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

  • Cingöz Recai

    Cingöz Recai

  • Elephants and Grass

    Elephants and Grass

  • Cloud in Love

    Cloud in Love

  • The Watercolor-Suluboya

    The Watercolor-Suluboya

  • Beneath the Hagia Sophia

    Beneath the Hagia Sophia

  • A Long Cold Winter

    A Long Cold Winter

  • Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

    Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu