Haluk Bilginer
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-05 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- İzmir, Turkey
- Also known as
- Nihat Haluk Bilginer · هالوک بیلگینر
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
TV Shows (43)
EastEnders
1985
as Mehmet Osman
Spooks
2002
as Emre Celenk
The Bill
1984
Bergerac
1981
as Ahmed
Alex Rider
2020
as Dr. Greif
Ezel
2009
as Kenan Birkan
Kaçak
2013
as Faysal Mengen
Baba
2022
as Emin Saruhanlı
The Veil
2024
as Mr. Demir
Sweet Life
2001
as İhsan Yıldırım
Persona
2018
as Agâh Beyoğlu
The Turkish Detective
2023
as Çetin İkmen
Laf Lafı Açıyor
1991
Sıcağı Sıcağına
1993
as Sunucu
Innocent
2017
as Cevdet Bayrakçı
Lovers & Liars
2025
as Kadir
Gülşen Abi
1994
as Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla
The Eighth Family
2025
Nerede Kalmıştık
2008
as Ateş
El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena
2022
as Haluk
Hayatımın Rolü
2012
as Müşfik/Yaşar
Yes, Minister
2004
as Samim Bayraktar
Eyvah Babam
1998
as Sedat Çolak
Cesur Kuşku
2001
as Cesur
Şeref Bey
2021
as Şeref
Wild Abandon
2022
as Berhudar
YANLIŞ İÇERİK
2000
Komedi Türkiye
2015
Black Letter
2017
as Oğuz Karahan
Sevgili Dünürüm
2007
as Ahmet
Acayip Hikayeler
2012
as Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı)
Yine de Aşığım
2005
as Ali
The Strange Tale of Gustav Maier
Son Söz Sevginin
1993
Cuma'ya Kalsa
2010
as Cuma
Running in the Dark
2001
as Ali
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
2000
as Sedat Çolak
Sıkı Dostlar
2009
as Hikmet
İstanbul'un Altınları
2011
as Reşat Altın
Borsa
1993
as Reha Çalık
Ateşten Günler
1987
as Ahmet Rıfkı
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü
1987
Murder of a Moderate Man
1985
Movies (54)
Halloween
2018
as Dr. Sartain
Ben-Hur
2016
as Simonides
Cingöz Recai
2017
as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
The International
2009
as Ahmet Sunay
Yan Yana
2025
as Refik
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017
as Khalil Bey
The 80th Step
1996
as Savcı
A Son of the Sun
2008
as Alper Canan
W.E.
2011
as Al Fayed
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Nazmi Kemal
Two Women
1992
Çanakkale Çocukları
2011
as Kasim
Half Moon Street
1986
as First Arab
Five Minarets in New York
2010
as Hacı
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
as The Turk
Winter Sleep
2014
as Aydın
Maria
2024
as Aristotle Onassis
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
2006
as Muhtar
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
1996
as Evliya Çelebi
Time of Death
1990
as Ömer
The Bank of Broken Hearts
2017
as Yusuf Yağmur
Nihavend Mucize
1997
as Erol
Cloud in Love
1991
as Atila
Rosewater
2014
as Baba Akbar
Amerikalı
1993
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
2009
as Cebrail
Ishtar
1987
as Guerrilla leader
Innocence
1997
as Bekir
Killing the Shadows
2006
as Karagöz
7
2011
Beans
2000
as Bilge Dede
Stuck Apart
2021
as Erbil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999
as Col. Ismet Bay
A Long Cold Winter
2014
Last Harem
1999
as Abdülhamit II
Shelter
2017
as Ahmet
Forget About Nick
2017
as Nick
The Watercolor-Suluboya
2009
Antonius and Cleopatra
2012
as Antonius
Leyla Everlasting
2020
as Adem
Cars of the Revolution
2008
as Necip
Güle Güle
2000
as Zinnur
Robbery Alla Turca
2005
as Seçkin Doruk
Trendy
2017
as Hasan
Police
2007
as Musa Rami
Where's Firuze?
2004
as Hayri Kalıpçı
Disappeared
2004
as Inspector Yilmaz
Elephants and Grass
2000
as Sabit Üzücü
Noah Land
2019
as Ibrahim
The Last Schnitzel
2017
as The President
Sawdust Tales
1997
as Aaron
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
2003
as King Hattuþili III
Beneath the Hagia Sophia
as Narrator
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu
2014
as Evliya Çelebi (voice)
About Haluk Bilginer
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 seri… With 97 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Haluk Bilginer has appeared in 54 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Haluk Bilginer Movies
- Halloween (2018) — as Dr. Sartain
- Ben-Hur (2016) — as Simonides
- Cingöz Recai (2017) — as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
- The International (2009) — as Ahmet Sunay
- Yan Yana (2025) — as Refik
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