Haluk Bilginer
Born June 05, 1954 (Age: 71)
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İzmir, Turkey
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.
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.
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Filmography
Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana
2025
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as Refik
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Age: 71
Maria
2024
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as Aristotle Onassis
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Age: 70
Halloween
2018
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as Dr. Sartain
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Age: 64
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017
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as Khalil Bey
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Age: 62
Ben-Hur
2016
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as Simonides
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Age: 62
Winter Sleep
2014
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as Aydın
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Age: 60
W.E.
2011
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as Al Fayed
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Age: 57
The Watercolor-Suluboya
2009
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as
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Age: 55
The International
2009
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as Ahmet Sunay
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Age: 54
Cars of the Revolution
2008
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as Necip
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Age: 54
Killing the Shadows
2006
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as Karagöz
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Age: 51
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
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as The Turk
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Age: 48
Elephants and Grass
2000
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as Sabit Üzücü
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Age: 46
Beans
2000
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as Bilge Dede
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Age: 45
The 80th Step
1996
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as Savcı
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Age: 41
Time of Death
1990
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as Ömer
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Age: 35
Ishtar
1987
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as Guerrilla leader
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Age: 32