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Haluk Bilginer
AKA: Nihat Haluk Bilginer · هالوک بیلگینر
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Born: 1954
İzmir, Turkey
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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.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Eighth Family | 2025 | Contributor |
| Lovers & Liars | 2025 | Kadir |
| The Turkish Detective | 2023 | Çetin İkmen |
| El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena | 2022 | Haluk |
| Wild Abandon | 2022 | Berhudar |
| Baba | 2022 | Emin Saruhanlı |
| Şeref Bey | 2021 | Şeref |
| Alex Rider | 2020 | Dr. Greif |
| Persona | 2018 | Agâh Beyoğlu |
| Black Letter | 2017 | Oğuz Karahan |
| Innocent | 2017 | Cevdet Bayrakçı |
| Komedi Türkiye | 2015 | Contributor |
| Kaçak | 2013 | Faysal Mengen |
| Hayatımın Rolü | 2012 | Müşfik/Yaşar |
| Acayip Hikayeler | 2012 | Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı) |
| İstanbul'un Altınları | 2011 | Reşat Altın |
| Cuma'ya Kalsa | 2010 | Cuma |
| Ezel | 2009 | Kenan Birkan |
| Sıkı Dostlar | 2009 | Hikmet |
| Nerede Kalmıştık | 2008 | Ateş |
| Sevgili Dünürüm | 2007 | Ahmet |
| Yine de Aşığım | 2005 | Ali |
| Yes, Minister | 2004 | Samim Bayraktar |
| Spooks | 2002 | Emre Celenk |
| Cesur Kuşku | 2001 | Cesur |
| Running in the Dark | 2001 | Ali |
| Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü | 2000 | Sedat Çolak |
| YANLIŞ İÇERİK | 2000 | Contributor |
| Eyvah Babam | 1998 | Sedat Çolak |
| Gülşen Abi | 1994 | Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla |
| Sıcağı Sıcağına | 1993 | Sunucu |
| Borsa | 1993 | Reha Çalık |
| Son Söz Sevginin | 1993 | Contributor |
| Laf Lafı Açıyor | 1991 | Contributor |
| Gecenin Öteki Yüzü | 1987 | Contributor |
| Ateşten Günler | 1987 | Ahmet Rıfkı |
| EastEnders | 1985 | Mehmet Osman |
| The Bill | 1984 | Contributor |
| Bergerac | 1981 | Ahmed |
| The Strange Tale of Gustav Maier | — | Contributor |