Quick Facts
Born:
1954-06-05
Birthplace:
İzmir, Turkey
Credits:
96 Total Roles
Haluk Bilginer
Acting
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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.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
Known For
Halloween
Dr. Sartain
Ben-Hur
Simonides
The International
Ahmet Sunay
Winter Sleep
Aydın
Maria
Aristotle Onassis
Alex Rider
Dr. Greif
Buffalo Soldiers
The Turk
W.E.
Al Fayed
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Eighth Family TV | Self |
| 2025 | Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana MOVIE | Refik |
| 2025 | Lovers & Liars TV | Kadir |
| 2024 | Maria MOVIE | Aristotle Onassis |
| 2024 | The Veil TV | Mr. Demir |
| 2023 | The Turkish Detective TV | Çetin İkmen |
| 2022 | Hot Skull TV | Haluk |
| 2022 | Wild Abandon TV | Berhudar |
| 2022 | Baba TV | Emin Saruhanlı |
| 2021 | Stuck Apart MOVIE | Erbil |