Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer

Age 72 — born June 5, 1954·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.

HorrorThriller

69Credits39 TV · 30 films
1981–2025Years activefirst to latest
9.7 Highest ratedBlack Letter
6.9 Average ratingacross 63 titles

Top TV shows 39best Haluk Bilginer shows

  1. 1Black Letter posterBlack LetterOğuz Karahan · 6 eps · 20179.7
  2. 2Yine de Aşığım posterYine de AşığımAli · 12 eps · 20059.0
  3. 3Ezel posterEzelKenan Birkan · 38 eps · 20098.4
  4. 4The Eighth Family posterThe Eighth Family8 eps · 20258.3
  5. 5Persona posterPersonaAgâh Beyoğlu · 22 eps · 20188.1
  6. 6Yes, Minister posterYes, MinisterSamim Bayraktar · 14 eps · 20048.0
  7. 7Cesur Kuşku posterCesur KuşkuCesur · 6 eps · 20018.0
  8. 8Sweet Life posterSweet Lifeİhsan Yıldırım · 106 eps · 20017.9
  9. 9Alex Rider posterAlex RiderDr. Greif · 7 eps · 20207.8
  10. 10Spooks posterSpooksEmre Celenk · 1 ep · 20027.7
  11. 11Ateşten Günler posterAteşten GünlerAhmet Rıfkı · 4 eps · 19877.7
  12. 12Kaçak posterKaçakFaysal Mengen · 18 eps · 20137.6
  13. 13Innocent posterInnocentCevdet Bayrakçı · 8 eps · 20177.5
  14. 14Running in the Dark posterRunning in the DarkAli · 10 eps · 20017.4
  15. 15Gülşen Abi posterGülşen AbiAbidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla · 115 eps · 19947.2
  16. 16Acayip Hikayeler posterAcayip HikayelerSinan (Gecenin Avcısı) · 1 ep · 20127.2
  17. 17İstanbul'un Altınları posterİstanbul'un AltınlarıReşat Altın · 16 eps · 20117.0
  18. 18Murder of a Moderate Man5 eps · 19857.0
  19. 19Lovers & Liars posterLovers & LiarsKadir · 22 eps · 20256.8
  20. 20The Bill posterThe Bill1 ep · 19846.8
  21. 21Bergerac posterBergeracAhmed · 1 ep · 19816.7
  22. 22Wild Abandon posterWild AbandonBerhudar · 8 eps · 20226.5
  23. 23Hayatımın Rolü posterHayatımın RolüMüşfik/Yaşar · 19 eps · 20126.5
  24. 24The Veil posterThe VeilMr. Demir · 1 ep · 20246.5
  25. 25Sıkı Dostlar posterSıkı DostlarHikmet · 23 eps · 20096.0
  26. 26El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena posterEl-Gomgoma El-SakhenaHaluk · 4 eps · 20225.9
  27. 27Şeref Bey posterŞeref BeyŞeref · 10 eps · 20215.6
  28. 28Sevgili Dünürüm posterSevgili DünürümAhmet · 21 eps · 20075.5
  29. 29The Turkish Detective posterThe Turkish DetectiveÇetin İkmen · 8 eps · 20235.1
  30. 30Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü posterEyvah Kızım BüyüdüSedat Çolak · 34 eps · 20005.0
  31. 31Baba posterBabaEmin Saruhanlı · 30 eps · 20224.3
  32. 32EastEnders posterEastEndersMehmet Osman · 3854 eps · 19854.2
  33. 33Cuma'ya Kalsa posterCuma'ya KalsaCuma · 12 eps · 20104.0
  34. 34Eyvah Babam posterEyvah BabamSedat Çolak · 39 eps · 1998
  35. 35Nerede Kalmıştık posterNerede KalmıştıkAteş · 13 eps · 2008
  36. 36Borsa posterBorsaReha Çalık · 11 eps · 1993
  37. 37Gecenin Öteki Yüzü posterGecenin Öteki Yüzü3 eps · 1987
  38. 38Son Söz Sevginin1 ep · 1993
  39. 39The Strange Tale of Gustav Maier1 ep

Top movies 30best Haluk Bilginer movies

  1. 1The 80th Step posterThe 80th StepSavcı · 19969.0
  2. 2Antonius and Cleopatra posterAntonius and CleopatraAntonius · 20128.0
  3. 3Time of Death posterTime of DeathÖmer · 19908.0
  4. 4A Long Cold Winter posterA Long Cold Winter20148.0
  5. 5Cars of the Revolution posterCars of the RevolutionNecip · 20087.8
  6. 6Innocence posterInnocenceBekir · 19977.7
  7. 7Winter Sleep posterWinter SleepAydın · 20147.5
  8. 8Cloud in Love posterCloud in LoveAtila · 19917.5
  9. 9Beans posterBeansBilge Dede · 20007.2
  10. 10Where's Firuze? posterWhere's Firuze?Hayri Kalıpçı · 20047.2
  11. 11Güle Güle posterGüle GüleZinnur · 20007.1
  12. 12Killing the Shadows posterKilling the ShadowsKaragöz · 20067.1
  13. 13Trendy posterTrendyHasan · 20177.0
  14. 14The Last Schnitzel posterThe Last SchnitzelThe President · 20176.9
  15. 15Noah Land posterNoah LandIbrahim · 20196.9
  16. 16Yan Yana posterYan YanaRefik · 20256.8
  17. 17Police posterPoliceMusa Rami · 20076.7
  18. 18Istanbul Beneath My Wings posterIstanbul Beneath My WingsEvliya Çelebi · 19966.7
  19. 19The Reluctant Fundamentalist posterThe Reluctant FundamentalistNazmi Kemal · 20136.6
  20. 20Elephants and Grass posterElephants and GrassSabit Üzücü · 20006.6
  21. 21Halloween posterHalloweenDr. Sartain · 2018 · Horror6.6
  22. 22A Son of the Sun posterA Son of the SunAlper Canan · 20086.5
  23. 23The Bank of Broken Hearts posterThe Bank of Broken HeartsYusuf Yağmur · 20176.5
  24. 24Maria posterMariaAristotle Onassis · 20246.5
  25. 25Rosewater posterRosewaterBaba Akbar · 20146.4
  26. 26W.E. posterW.E.Al Fayed · 20116.3
  27. 27Buffalo Soldiers posterBuffalo SoldiersThe Turk · 20026.3
  28. 28The International posterThe InternationalAhmet Sunay · 20096.3
  29. 29The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World posterThe Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the WorldKing Hattuþili III · 20036.2
  30. 30The Ottoman Lieutenant posterThe Ottoman LieutenantKhalil Bey · 20176.0

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