Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer

Acting
Born 1954-06-05İzmir, 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.

Movies (56)

Halloween
6.6

Halloween

2018Movie6.6
Ben-Hur
5.8

Ben-Hur

2016Movie5.8
Maria
6.5

Maria

2024Movie6.5
The International
6.3

The International

2009Movie6.3
Rosewater
6.4

Rosewater

2014Movie6.4
Ishtar
4.6

Ishtar

1987Movie4.6
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
6.6

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013Movie6.6
The Ottoman Lieutenant
6.1

The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017Movie6.1
Two Women
5.7

Two Women

1992Movie5.7
W.E.
6.3

W.E.

2011Movie6.3
Cingöz Recai
4.3

Cingöz Recai

2017Movie4.3
Half Moon Street
5.0

Half Moon Street

1986Movie5.0
A Son of the Sun
6.6

A Son of the Sun

2008Movie6.6
Buffalo Soldiers
6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

2002Movie6.3
A Long Cold Winter
7.8

A Long Cold Winter

2014Movie7.8
Winter Sleep
7.5

Winter Sleep

2014Movie7.5
The 80th Step
9.0

The 80th Step

1996Movie9.0
Last Harem
5.5

Last Harem

1999Movie5.5
The Bank of Broken Hearts
6.2

The Bank of Broken Hearts

2017Movie6.2
Five Minarets in New York
5.5

Five Minarets in New York

2010Movie5.5
Yan Yana
6.8

Yan Yana

2025Movie6.8
Innocence
7.6

Innocence

1997Movie7.6
Killing the Shadows
7.1

Killing the Shadows

2006Movie7.1
Çanakkale Çocukları
2.6

Çanakkale Çocukları

2011Movie2.6
Shelter
5.3

Shelter

2017Movie5.3
Time of Death
8.0

Time of Death

1990Movie8.0
Trendy
7.0

Trendy

2017Movie7.0
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
5.6

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

1999Movie5.6
Güneye Giderken

Güneye Giderken

Movie
Nihavend Mucize
4.9

Nihavend Mucize

1997Movie4.9
Beans
7.1

Beans

2000Movie7.1
7
5.6

7

2011Movie5.6
The Watercolor-Suluboya

The Watercolor-Suluboya

2009Movie
Forget About Nick
5.4

Forget About Nick

2017Movie5.4
Stuck Apart
6.0

Stuck Apart

2021Movie6.0
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
6.7

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

1996Movie6.7
Amerikalı
5.2

Amerikalı

1993Movie5.2
The Last Schnitzel
6.9

The Last Schnitzel

2017Movie6.9
Leyla Everlasting
3.8

Leyla Everlasting

2020Movie3.8
Where's Firuze?
7.2

Where's Firuze?

2004Movie7.2
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
6.2

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

2003Movie6.2
Cloud in Love
7.5

Cloud in Love

1991Movie7.5
Elephants and Grass
6.6

Elephants and Grass

2000Movie6.6
Disappeared
4.5

Disappeared

2004Movie4.5
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
6.0

7 Husbands for Hurmuz

2009Movie6.0
Antonius and Cleopatra
8.0

Antonius and Cleopatra

2012Movie8.0
Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip Hikayeler

Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip Hikayeler

2012Movie
Cars of the Revolution
7.8

Cars of the Revolution

2008Movie7.8
Sawdust Tales
5.6

Sawdust Tales

1997Movie5.6
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
6.0

15 Minutes Over Low Heat

2006Movie6.0
Noah Land
7.0

Noah Land

2019Movie7.0
Robbery Alla Turca
4.8

Robbery Alla Turca

2005Movie4.8
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu
5.7

Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

2014Movie5.7
Police
6.7

Police

2007Movie6.7
Güle Güle
7.1

Güle Güle

2000Movie7.1
Beneath the Hagia Sophia

Beneath the Hagia Sophia

Movie

TV Shows (43)

EastEnders
4.2

EastEnders

1985Series4.2
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
Bergerac
7.0

Bergerac

1981Series7.0
The Bill
6.8

The Bill

1984Series6.8
Sweet Life
8.0

Sweet Life

2001Series8.0
Alex Rider
7.8

Alex Rider

2020Series7.8
Ezel
8.4

Ezel

2009Series8.4
Sıcağı Sıcağına
6.0

Sıcağı Sıcağına

1993Series6.0
The Eighth Family
7.8

The Eighth Family

2025Series7.8
Gülşen Abi
7.2

Gülşen Abi

1994Series7.2
The Turkish Detective
5.1

The Turkish Detective

2023Series5.1
Yes, Minister
8.0

Yes, Minister

2004Series8.0
The Veil
6.5

The Veil

2024Series6.5
Lovers & Liars
7.4

Lovers & Liars

2025Series7.4
Persona
8.1

Persona

2018Series8.1
YANLIŞ İÇERİK
6.3

YANLIŞ İÇERİK

2000Series6.3
Hot Skull
5.9

Hot Skull

2022Series5.9
Baba
4.7

Baba

2022Series4.7
Hayatımın Rolü
6.5

Hayatımın Rolü

2012Series6.5
Laf Lafı Açıyor

Laf Lafı Açıyor

1991Series
Nerede Kalmıştık

Nerede Kalmıştık

2008Series
Kaçak
7.6

Kaçak

2013Series7.6
Sevgili Dünürüm
5.5

Sevgili Dünürüm

2007Series5.5
Innocent
7.5

Innocent

2017Series7.5
Acayip Hikayeler
7.2

Acayip Hikayeler

2012Series7.2
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
5.0

Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

2000Series5.0
Wild Abandon
6.6

Wild Abandon

2022Series6.6
Running in the Dark
7.4

Running in the Dark

2001Series7.4
Sıkı Dostlar
6.0

Sıkı Dostlar

2009Series6.0
Komedi Türkiye

Komedi Türkiye

2015Series
Ateşten Günler
7.7

Ateşten Günler

1987Series7.7
Yine de Aşığım
9.0

Yine de Aşığım

2005Series9.0
İstanbul'un Altınları
7.0

İstanbul'un Altınları

2011Series7.0
Şeref Bey
5.6

Şeref Bey

2021Series5.6
Son Söz Sevginin

Son Söz Sevginin

1993Series
Cesur Kuşku
8.0

Cesur Kuşku

2001Series8.0
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

1987Series
Black Letter
9.7

Black Letter

2017Series9.7
Eyvah Babam

Eyvah Babam

1998Series
Borsa

Borsa

1993Series
Cuma'ya Kalsa
4.0

Cuma'ya Kalsa

2010Series4.0
The Strange Tale of Gustav Maier

The Strange Tale of Gustav Maier

Series
Murder of a Moderate Man
7.0

Murder of a Moderate Man

1985Series7.0