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Haluk Bilginer
ActorBorn June 6, 1954 (70 years)
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
Filmography
| 2024 | Maria · as Aristotle Onassis |
| 2024 | The Veil (2024) (TV Series) · as Mr. Demir |
| 2023 | The Turkish Detective (TV Series) · as Çetin İkmen |
| 2022 | Hot Skull (TV Series) · as Haluk |
| 2022 | Wild Abandon (TV Series) · as Berhudar |
| 2022 | Our Father (TV Series) · as Emin Saruhanlı |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills · as Dr. Ranbir Sartain |
| 2021 | Stuck Apart · as Erbil |
| 2021 | Mr. Seref (TV Series) · as Şeref |
| 2020 | Leyla Everlasting · as Adem |
| 2020 | Alex Rider (TV Series) · as Dr. Greif |
| 2019 | Noah Land · as Ibrahim |
| 2018 | Halloween · as Dr. Sartain |
| 2018 | Persona (TV Series) · as Agâh Beyoğlu |
| 2017 | Forget About Nick · as Nick |
| 2017 | Shelter · as Ahmet |
| 2017 | Cingöz Recai · as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza |
| 2017 | Trendy · as Hasan |
| 2017 | The Bank of Broken Hearts · as Yusuf Yağmur |
| 2017 | Black Letter (TV Series) · as Oğuz Karahan |
| 2017 | The Last Schnitzel · as The President |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant · as Khalil Bey |
| 2017 | Innocent (TV Series) · as Cevdet Bayrakçı |
| 2016 | Ben-Hur · as Simonides |
| 2016 | New Blood (TV Series) · as John Malik |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Evliya Çelebi: The Fountain of Youth · as Evliya Çelebi (voice) |
| 2014 | Winter Sleep · as Aydın |
| 2013 | Kaçak (TV Series) · as Faysal Mengen |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist · as Nazmi Kemal |
| 2012 | Çanakkale Çocuklari · as Kasim |
| 2012 | Hayatımın Rolü (TV Series) · as Müşfik/yaşar |
| 2012 | Acayip Hikayeler (TV Series) · as Sinan (gecenin Avcısı) |
| 2011 | W.E. · as Al Fayed |
| 2011 | İstanbul'un Altınları (TV Series) · as Reşat Altın |
| 2010 | Act of Vengeance · as Hacı |
| 2010 | Cuma'ya Kalsa (TV Series) · as Cuma |
| 2009 | 7 Husbands for Hurmuz · as Cebrail |
| 2009 | The Watercolor · as Cast |
| 2009 | Ezel (TV Series) · as Kenan Birkan |
| 2009 | Siki Dostlar (TV Series) · as Hikmet |
| 2009 | The International · as Ahmet Sunay |
| 2008 | A Son of the Sun · as Alper Canan |
| 2008 | Cars of the Revolution · as Necip |
| 2007 | Sevgili Dünürüm (TV Series) · as Ahmet |
| 2007 | Police · as Musa Rami |
| 2006 | Kisik Ateste 15 Dakika · as Muhtar |
| 2006 | Killing the Shadows · as Karagöz |
| 2005 | Yine de Aşığım (TV Series) · as Ali |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turca · as Seçkin Doruk |
| 2004 | Yes, Minister (TR) (TV Series) · as Samim Bayraktar |
| 2004 | Disappeared · as Inspector Yilmaz |
| 2004 | Where's Firuze? · as Hayri Kalıpçı |
| 2003 | Hittites · as King Hattuþili Iii |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Emre Celenk |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) · as Colonel Ismet Bey |
| 2001 | Sweet Life (TV Series) · as İhsan Yıldırım |
| 2001 | Cesur Kusku (TV Series) · as Cesur |
| 2001 | Running in the Dark (TV Series) · as Ali |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers · as The Turk |
| 2000 | Elephants and Grass · as Sabit Üzücü |
| 2000 | Beans · as Bilge Dede |
| 2000 | Eyvah Kizim Büyüdü (TV Series) · as Sedat Çolak |
| 2000 | Güle Güle · as Zinnur |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert · as Col. Ismet Bay |
| 1999 | Harem Suare · as Abdülhamit Ii |
| 1998 | Eyvah Babam (TV Series) · as Sedat Çolak |
| 1997 | Sawdust Tales · as Aaron |
| 1997 | Innocence · as Bekir |
| 1997 | Nihavend Mucize · as Erol |
| 1996 | 80. Adim · as Savcı |
| 1996 | Istanbul Beneath My Wings · as Evliya Çelebi |
| 1994 | Gülşen Abi (TV Series) · as Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Colonel Ismet Bey |
| 1991 | Memories of Midnight (TV Series) · as Dino Mattusi |
| 1991 | Cloud in Love · as Atila |
| 1991 | Ölürayak · as Ömer |
| 1987 | Gecenin Öteki Yüzü (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Lionheart · as Merchant |
| 1987 | Ishtar · as Guerrilla Leader |
| 1987 | Ateşten Günler (TV Series) · as Ahmet Rıfkı |
| 1986 | Half Moon Street · as First Arab |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Mehmet Osman |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Glory Boys (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Ahmed |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |