Haluk Bilginer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Sekizinci Aile

    Sekizinci Aile

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Ezel

    Ezel

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Cingöz Recai

    Cingöz Recai

  • Alex Rider

    Alex Rider

  • Baba

    Baba

  • Police

    Police

  • Halloween

    Halloween

  • Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Maria

    Maria

  • Stuck Apart

    Stuck Apart

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Lovers & Liars

    Lovers & Liars

  • Kaçak

    Kaçak

  • Cars of the Revolution

    Cars of the Revolution

  • Persona

    Persona

  • Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana

    Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana

  • Sweet Life

    Sweet Life

  • Güle Güle

    Güle Güle

  • A Son of the Sun

    A Son of the Sun

  • Last Harem

    Last Harem

  • W.E.

    W.E.

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

  • Robbery Alla Turca

    Robbery Alla Turca

  • Time of Death

    Time of Death

  • The International

    The International

  • Winter Sleep

    Winter Sleep

  • Trendy

    Trendy

  • The Bank of Broken Hearts

    The Bank of Broken Hearts

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • The Ottoman Lieutenant

    The Ottoman Lieutenant

  • Gülşen Abi

    Gülşen Abi

  • Amerikalı

    Amerikalı

  • Nihavend Mucize

    Nihavend Mucize

  • Hot Skull

    Hot Skull

  • The Turkish Detective

    The Turkish Detective

  • Where's Firuze?

    Where's Firuze?

  • Forget About Nick

    Forget About Nick

  • Wild Abandon

    Wild Abandon

  • Half Moon Street

    Half Moon Street

  • Şeref Bey

    Şeref Bey

  • Sawdust Tales

    Sawdust Tales

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

  • Acayip Hikayeler

    Acayip Hikayeler

  • The Last Schnitzel

    The Last Schnitzel

  • Disappeared

    Disappeared

  • Killing the Shadows

    Killing the Shadows

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

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

  • Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

    Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

  • Elephants and Grass

    Elephants and Grass

  • Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

    Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

  • Istanbul Beneath My Wings

    Istanbul Beneath My Wings

  • Ishtar

    Ishtar

  • Innocence

    Innocence

  • Cuma'ya Kalsa

    Cuma'ya Kalsa

  • Eyvah Babam

    Eyvah Babam

  • Yine de Aşığım

    Yine de Aşığım

  • Sevgili Dünürüm

    Sevgili Dünürüm

  • Sıcağı Sıcağına

    Sıcağı Sıcağına

  • Sıkı Dostlar

    Sıkı Dostlar

  • Yes, Minister

    Yes, Minister

  • Black Letter

    Black Letter

  • The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

    The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

  • Ateşten Günler

    Ateşten Günler

  • Running in the Dark

    Running in the Dark

  • Nerede Kalmıştık

    Nerede Kalmıştık

  • 7 Husbands for Hurmuz

    7 Husbands for Hurmuz

  • Leyla Everlasting

    Leyla Everlasting

  • Çanakkale Çocukları

    Çanakkale Çocukları

  • İstanbul'un Altınları

    İstanbul'un Altınları

  • Son Söz Sevginin

    Son Söz Sevginin

  • Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

    Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

  • Borsa

    Borsa

  • Cesur Kuşku

    Cesur Kuşku

  • 7

    7

  • Beans

    Beans

  • Hayatımın Rolü

    Hayatımın Rolü

  • Murder of a Moderate Man

    Murder of a Moderate Man

  • The 80th Step

    The 80th Step

  • Two Women

    Two Women

  • Noah Land

    Noah Land

  • 15 Minutes Over Low Heat

    15 Minutes Over Low Heat

  • A Long Cold Winter

    A Long Cold Winter

  • Antonius and Cleopatra

    Antonius and Cleopatra

  • Cloud in Love

    Cloud in Love

  • Beneath the Hagia Sophia

    Beneath the Hagia Sophia