Haluk Bilginer

69 · Born: Jun 6, 1954

Personal Details

Born Jun 6, 1954 İzmir, Turkey

Spouse

Askin Nur Yengi
( Jun 6, 2006 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Zuhal Olcay
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 17, 2004 )

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. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.

Career

acting

2023

The Turkish Detective

The Turkish Detective as Çetin İkmen

2021

Stuck Apart as Erbil

2020

Leyla Everlasting

Leyla Everlasting as Adem

Alex Rider as Dr. Greif

2019

Noah Land as Ibrahim

2018

Halloween as Dr. Sartain

2017

Shelter as Ahmet

The Ottoman Lieutenant

The Ottoman Lieutenant as Khalil Bey

Trendy as Hasan

Forget About Nick

Forget About Nick as Nick

2014

Rosewater as Baba Akbar

Winter Sleep as Aydın

2013

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist as Nazmi Kemal

2011

W.E. as Al Fayed

2010

Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance as Hacı

2009

The International

The International as Ahmet Sunay

2008

Cars of the Revolution

Cars of the Revolution as Necip

2004

Neredesin Firuze

Neredesin Firuze as Hayri Kalıpçı

She's Gone as Inspector Yilmaz

Spooks as Emre Celenk

2003

Hititler as King Hattuþili III

1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert as Col. Ismet Bay

Harem Suare as Abdülhamit II

1997

Innocence as Bekir

Sawdust Tales as Aaron

1985

EastEnders as Mehmet Osman

Bergerac as Ahmed