Haluk Bilginer

Born: 1954-06-06

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.


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Halloween

as Dr. Sartain
Released: 2018-10-18

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has...

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Ben-Hur

as Simonides
Released: 2016-08-17

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who...

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Maria

as Aristotle Onassis
Released: 2024-11-27

1977: Maria Callas, once the world's greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion in Paris with her...

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as Ahmet Sunay
Released: 2009-02-03

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks...

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Five Minarets in New York

as Hacı
Released: 2010-03-09

Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back...

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Winter Sleep

as Aydın
Released: 2014-06-13

Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins...

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

as Nazmi Kemal
Released: 2013-04-24

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the...

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Ishtar

as Guerrilla leader
Released: 1987-05-15

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become...

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The Ottoman Lieutenant

as Khalil Bey
Released: 2017-03-28

Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical...

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as The Turk
Released: 2002-10-31

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the...

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See!

W.E.

as Al Fayed
Released: 2011-09-01

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement....

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Cars of the Revolution

as Necip
Released: 2008-10-24

In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed...

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Innocence

as Bekir
Released: 1997-10-24

Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten year sentence. Because of unexpected problems...

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Rosewater

as Baba Akbar
Released: 2014-11-07

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for...

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Last Harem

as Abdülhamit II
Released: 1999-11-24

A story of the impossible love between one of the Sultan's concubines and one of his eunuchs in...

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Half Moon Street

as First Arab
Released: 1986-08-13

Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly...

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Stuck Apart

as Erbil
Released: 2021-01-08

Entrenched in a midlife crisis, Aziz seeks solace from his mundane job, lonesome friends and...

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Killing the Shadows

as Karagöz
Released: 2006-02-17

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century...

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Where's Firuze?

as Hayri Kalıpçı
Released: 2004-02-20

Hayri and Orhan are two music producers head over heels in debt. In an attempt to find the next...

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A Son of the Sun

as Alper Canan
Released: 2008-11-06

Although it sounds good in theory, the miracle of becoming the Son of the Sun doesn't in...

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Leyla Everlasting

as Adem
Released: 2020-12-04

A resilient housewife, her husband and their marriage therapist become mired in a toxic love...

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Cingöz Recai

as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
Released: 2017-10-13

An ex-thief returns for the revange of his father's murder makes an intelligent plan to reach...

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Istanbul Beneath My Wings

as Evliya Çelebi
Released: 1996-03-15

During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which...

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Nihavend Mucize

as Erol
Released: 1997-01-02

Directed by Atif Yilmaz.

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Forget About Nick

as Nick
Released: 2017-12-07

Against the backdrop of New York's dazzling fashion scene, a woman in the process of...

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The Bank of Broken Hearts

as Yusuf Yağmur
Released: 2017-04-13

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in Istanbul, the tragic story of three...

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Police

as Musa Rami
Released: 2007-02-16

Musa Rami, who has become a legend with his struggle against the mafia, is a police officer at...

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The 80th Step

as uncredited
Released: 1996-01-01

The story of a group of former activist friends who came together after September 12 and...

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

as Col. Ismet Bay
Released: 1999-10-03

Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of...

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7 Husbands for Hurmuz

as Cebrail
Released: 2009-11-20

Remake of a well-known Turkish musical comedy loved by generations, the film is about the...

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The Last Schnitzel

as The President
Released: 2017-03-14

The world is ending, but the president of The Grand Turkish Republic won’t let that happen until...

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Robbery Alla Turca

as Seçkin Doruk
Released: 2005-02-10

With the death of a billionaire engaged in illegal practices, his billion-dollar fortune is up...

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Elephants and Grass

as Sabit Üzücü
Released: 2000-10-22

Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and...

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Noah Land

as Ibrahim
Released: 2019-09-29

Suffering through a mid-life crisis, Omer has to face the angry villagers in order to realize...

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Ölürayak

as Ömer
Released: 1990-01-01

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Shelter

as Ahmet
Released: 2017-10-19

Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent, is sent to Germany to protect Mona, a Lebanese informant...

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Beans

as Bilge Dede
Released: 2000-05-05

The duty of taking the tax return forms of the villagers to the big city is assigned to a naive...

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The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

as King Hattuþili III
Released: 2003-05-09

This is the glorious story of the Hittites - the most powerful people in the Near East of their...

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Sawdust Tales

as Aaron
Released: 1997-01-02

Sawdust Tales is a whimsical and timeless parable on survival in hard times and the force of a...

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Antonius and Cleopatra

as Antonius
Released: 2012-03-27

While enjoying his relationship with Cleopatra, Antony neglects his Roman responsibilities,...

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Çanakkale Çocukları

as Kasim
Released: 2011-05-09

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Güle Güle

as Zinnur
Released: 2000-02-04

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Disappeared

as Inspector Yilmaz
Released: 2004-09-19

Harry Sands is a self made man, happily married with two children. When he learns that his...

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Two Women

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-01

A prostitute lays a rape charge against a politician and an unexpected friendship develops...

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15 Minutes Over Low Heat

as Muhtar
Released: 2006-05-19

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Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu

as Evliya Çelebi (voice)
Released: 2014-11-15

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A Long Cold Winter

as uncredited
Released: 2014-12-31

A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Winter Sleep" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan....

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Cloud in Love

as Atila
Released: 1991-02-08

After martial law is declared, Sibel is taken in. Sibel, who has completely lost her self after...

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Trendy

as Hasan
Released: 2017-09-25

Richard, a 30 year-old teacher, moves to East London, where he discovers gentrification:...

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7

as uncredited
Released: 2011-06-07

A musical based on the works of William Shakespeare, describing the 7 ages in two acts.

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EastEnders

as Mehmet Osman
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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Spooks

as Emre Celenk
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Bergerac

as Ahmed
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Alex Rider

as Dr. Greif
First aired: 2020-11-12

Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he...

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The Veil

as Mr. Demir
First aired: 2024-04-30

Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London....

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Ezel

as Kenan Birkan
First aired: 2009-09-28

Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends...

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Kaçak

as Faysal Mengen
First aired: 2013-09-24

The continuing life of an ex cop who had worked for a mafia undercover. Ended up killing the...

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Persona

as Agâh Beyoğlu
First aired: 2018-03-17

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder...

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Baba

as Emin Saruhanlı
First aired: 2022-02-15

Emin Saruhanlı, an authoritarian father committed to family values, learns that he is the sole...

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Innocent

as Cevdet Bayrakçı
First aired: 2017-01-27

In a peaceful, rustic town, a retired officer and his family are mired in a murder mystery...

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Sweet Life

as İhsan Yıldırım
First aired: 2001-11-01

A Turkish remake of "The Jeffersons". With Ihsan Yildirim's cleaning business booming, he...

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Hot Skull

as Haluk
First aired: 2022-12-02

In a world shaken by an epidemic of madness that spreads through speech, Murat is the only...

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Gülşen Abi

as Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla
First aired: 1994-01-01

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Sıkı Dostlar

as Hikmet
First aired: 2009-02-21

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Yine de Aşığım

as Ali
First aired: 2005-10-28

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Eyvah Babam

as Sedat Çolak
First aired: 1998-10-03

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The Turkish Detective

as Çetin İkmen
First aired: 2023-12-15

Inspector Cetin Ikmen, his partner Mehmet Suleyman and Detective Ayse Farsakoglu, solve crimes...

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Wild Abandon

as Berhudar
First aired: 2022-03-30

In the haze of a midlife crisis, an architect begins living a double life as a punk while...

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Acayip Hikayeler

as Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı)
First aired: 2012-04-13

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Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-12-10

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Black Letter

as Oğuz Karahan
First aired: 2017-03-28

It is the story of Yaren Ulucinar, the only dream of Mehmet Karahan, who grew up by the physical...

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Running in the Dark

as Ali
First aired: 2001-09-08

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Hayatımın Rolü

as Müşfik/Yaşar
First aired: 2012-07-09

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Şeref Bey

as Şeref
First aired: 2021-01-01

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Sevgili Dünürüm

as Ahmet
First aired: 2007-10-19

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Yes, Minister

as Samim Bayraktar
First aired: 2004-10-01

A Turkish remake of the British series called "Yes, Minister" created by Jonathon Lynn and...

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Cuma'ya Kalsa

as Cuma
First aired: 2010-04-19

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Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü

as Sedat Çolak
First aired: 2000-03-22

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Ateşten Günler

as Ahmet Rıfkı
First aired: 1987-02-05

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Cesur Kuşku

as Cesur
First aired: 2001-10-11

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İstanbul'un Altınları

as Reşat Altın
First aired: 2011-08-05

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