Haluk Bilginer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

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

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Halloween

    Halloween

  • Ezel

    Ezel

  • Alex Rider

    Alex Rider

  • Maria

    Maria

  • Sweet Life

    Sweet Life

  • Gülşen Abi

    Gülşen Abi

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • Baba

    Baba

  • Kaçak

    Kaçak

  • Last Harem

    Last Harem

  • Lovers & Liars

    Lovers & Liars

  • Persona

    Persona

  • The Ottoman Lieutenant

    The Ottoman Lieutenant

  • Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

  • The International

    The International

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Cars of the Revolution

    Cars of the Revolution

  • Robbery Alla Turca

    Robbery Alla Turca

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • W.E.

    W.E.

  • The Bank of Broken Hearts

    The Bank of Broken Hearts

  • Cingöz Recai

    Cingöz Recai

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • Güle Güle

    Güle Güle

  • Ishtar

    Ishtar

  • Forget About Nick

    Forget About Nick

  • Sawdust Tales

    Sawdust Tales

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • Elephants and Grass

    Elephants and Grass

  • Hot Skull

    Hot Skull

  • Noah Land

    Noah Land

  • Time of Death

    Time of Death

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

  • Police

    Police

  • Wild Abandon

    Wild Abandon

  • Sıcağı Sıcağına

    Sıcağı Sıcağına

  • Half Moon Street

    Half Moon Street

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

  • Trendy

    Trendy

  • Disappeared

    Disappeared

  • Stuck Apart

    Stuck Apart

  • Acayip Hikayeler

    Acayip Hikayeler

  • Nihavend Mucize

    Nihavend Mucize

  • The Turkish Detective

    The Turkish Detective

  • Eyvah Babam

    Eyvah Babam

  • Yes, Minister

    Yes, Minister

  • Cuma'ya Kalsa

    Cuma'ya Kalsa

  • Sevgili Dünürüm

    Sevgili Dünürüm

  • Black Letter

    Black Letter

  • İstanbul'un Altınları

    İstanbul'un Altınları

  • A Son of the Sun

    A Son of the Sun

  • Şeref Bey

    Şeref Bey

  • Where's Firuze?

    Where's Firuze?

  • Hayatımın Rolü

    Hayatımın Rolü

  • Istanbul Beneath My Wings

    Istanbul Beneath My Wings

  • Cesur Kuşku

    Cesur Kuşku

  • Leyla Everlasting

    Leyla Everlasting

  • Running in the Dark

    Running in the Dark

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

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

  • Innocence

    Innocence

  • Ateşten Günler

    Ateşten Günler

  • 15 Minutes Over Low Heat

    15 Minutes Over Low Heat

  • Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

    Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

  • Winter Sleep

    Winter Sleep

  • Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

    Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

  • Son Söz Sevginin

    Son Söz Sevginin

  • Antonius and Cleopatra

    Antonius and Cleopatra

  • Sıkı Dostlar

    Sıkı Dostlar

  • The 80th Step

    The 80th Step

  • Amerikalı

    Amerikalı

  • Yine de Aşığım

    Yine de Aşığım

  • Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana 

    Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana 

  • Murder of a Moderate Man

    Murder of a Moderate Man

  • Nerede Kalmıştık

    Nerede Kalmıştık

  • 7 Husbands for Hurmuz

    7 Husbands for Hurmuz

  • The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

    The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

  • The Last Schnitzel

    The Last Schnitzel

  • Beans

    Beans

  • Killing the Shadows

    Killing the Shadows

  • Çanakkale Çocukları

    Çanakkale Çocukları

  • Cloud in Love

    Cloud in Love

  • Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

    Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

  • 7

    7

  • Two Women

    Two Women

  • A Long Cold Winter

    A Long Cold Winter

  • Beneath the Hagia Sophia

    Beneath the Hagia Sophia