Haluk Bilginer
Acting
Born 1954-06-05 · İzmir, Turkey
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.
Known for
EastEnders
1985 · TV
Gülşen Abi
1994 · TV
Sweet Life
2001 · TV
Ezel
2009 · TV
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
2000 · TV
Sıcağı Sıcağına
1993 · TV
Eyvah Babam
1998 · TV
Baba
2022 · TV
Persona
2018 · TV
Lovers & Liars
2025 · TV
Sıkı Dostlar
2009 · TV
Sevgili Dünürüm
2007 · TV
Kaçak
2013 · TV
Hayatımın Rolü
2012 · TV
İstanbul'un Altınları
2011 · TV
Yes, Minister
2004 · TV
Yine de Aşığım
2005 · TV
Cuma'ya Kalsa
2010 · TV
Running in the Dark
2001 · TV
Nerede Kalmıştık
2008 · TV
Şeref Bey
2021 · TV
The Eighth Family
2025 · TV
Innocent
2017 · TV
Alex Rider
2020 · TV
Borsa
1993 · TV
Wild Abandon
2022 · TV
The Turkish Detective
2023 · TV
Black Letter
2017 · TV
Cesur Kuşku
2001 · TV
Ateşten Günler
1987 · TV
El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena
2022 · TV
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü
1987 · TV
Spooks
2002 · TV
Bergerac
1981 · TV
The Bill
1984 · TV
The Veil
2024 · TV
Acayip Hikayeler
2012 · TV
Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?
2000 · TV
Laf Lafı Açıyor
1991 · TV