Haluk Bilginer
Acting
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
Acting (56)
2025
Yan Yanaas Refik
6.8
2024
Mariaas Aristotle Onassis
6.5
2021
Stuck Apartas Erbil
6.0
2020
Leyla Everlastingas Adem
3.8
2019
Noah Landas Ibrahim
7.0
2018
Halloweenas Dr. Sartain
6.6
2017
Forget About Nickas Nick
5.4
2017
Shelteras Ahmet
5.3
2017
Cingöz Recaias Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
4.3
2017
Trendyas Hasan
7.0
2017
The Bank of Broken Heartsas Yusuf Yağmur
6.2
2017
The Ottoman Lieutenantas Khalil Bey
6.0
2017
The Last Schnitzelas The President
6.9
2016
Ben-Huras Simonides
5.8
7.8
2014
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyuas Evliya Çelebi (voice)
5.7
2014
Rosewateras Baba Akbar
6.4
2014
Winter Sleepas Aydın
7.5
2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Nazmi Kemal
6.6
2012
2012
Antonius and Cleopatraas Antonius
8.0
2011
W.E.as Al Fayed
6.3
2011
5.6
2011
Çanakkale Çocuklarıas Kasim
2.6
2010
Five Minarets in New Yorkas Hacı
5.5
2009
7 Husbands for Hurmuzas Cebrail
6.0
2009
The Internationalas Ahmet Sunay
6.3
2008
A Son of the Sunas Alper Canan
6.6
2008
Cars of the Revolutionas Necip
7.8
2007
Policeas Musa Rami
6.7
2006
15 Minutes Over Low Heatas Muhtar
6.0
2006
Killing the Shadowsas Karagöz
7.1
2005
Robbery Alla Turcaas Seçkin Doruk
4.8
2004
Disappearedas Inspector Yilmaz
4.5
2004
Where's Firuze?as Hayri Kalıpçı
7.2
2003
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the Worldas King Hattuþili III
6.2
2002
Buffalo Soldiersas The Turk
6.3
2000
Elephants and Grassas Sabit Üzücü
6.6
2000
Beansas Bilge Dede
7.1
2000
Güle Güleas Zinnur
7.1
1999
Last Haremas Abdülhamit II
5.5
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desertas Col. Ismet Bay
5.6
1997
Innocenceas Bekir
7.6
1997
Sawdust Talesas Aaron
5.6
1997
Nihavend Mucizeas Erol
4.9
1996
Istanbul Beneath My Wingsas Evliya Çelebi
6.6
1996
The 80th Stepas Savcı
9.0
1993
5.1
1992
5.7
1991
Cloud in Loveas Atila
7.5
1990
Time of Deathas Ömer
8.0
1987
Ishtaras Guerrilla leader
4.6
1986
Half Moon Streetas First Arab
5.0
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Beneath the Hagia Sophiaas Narrator
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Güneye Giderkenas Turgay
Production & Directing (1)
2011
7Translator
5.6