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Haluk Bilginer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1954-06-05 (Age: 72)

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.

Filmography (53)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Refik

Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana

2025
⭐ 6.5 Role: Aristotle Onassis

Maria

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Erbil

Stuck Apart

2021
⭐ 3.8 Role: Adem

Leyla Everlasting

2020
⭐ 6.9 Role: Ibrahim

Noah Land

2019
⭐ 6.6 Role: Dr. Sartain

Halloween

2018
⭐ 5.5 Role: Nick

Forget About Nick

2017
⭐ 5.3 Role: Ahmet

Shelter

2017
⭐ 4.2 Role: Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza

Cingöz Recai

2017
⭐ 7.0 Role: Hasan

Trendy

2017
⭐ 6.5 Role: Yusuf Yağmur

The Bank of Broken Hearts

2017
⭐ 6.1 Role: Khalil Bey

The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017
⭐ 6.9 Role: The President

The Last Schnitzel

2017
⭐ 5.8 Role: Simonides

Ben-Hur

2016
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

A Long Cold Winter

2014