Halloween2018
As Dr. Sartain
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Haluk Bilginer
Born
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.
Filmography (56)
The International2009
As Ahmet Sunay
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ben-Hur2016
As Simonides
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Maria2024
As Aristotle Onassis
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Reluctant Fundamentalist2013
As Nazmi Kemal
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cingöz Recai2017
As Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Winter Sleep2014
As Aydın
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Ottoman Lieutenant2017
As Khalil Bey
TMDb 6.0 / 10
W.E.2011
As Al Fayed
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Two Women1992
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Half Moon Street1986
As First Arab
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Buffalo Soldiers2002
As The Turk
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ishtar1987
As Guerrilla leader
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The 80th Step1996
As Savcı
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Last Harem1999
As Abdülhamit II
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Five Minarets in New York2010
As Hacı
TMDb 5.5 / 10
A Son of the Sun2008
As Alper Canan
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Innocence1997
As Bekir
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Nihavend Mucize1997
As Erol
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Çanakkale Çocukları2011
As Kasim
TMDb 2.6 / 10
Yan Yana2025
As Refik
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rosewater2014
As Baba Akbar
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Bank of Broken Hearts2017
As Yusuf Yağmur
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Time of Death1990
As Ömer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Long Cold Winter2014
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Shelter2017
As Ahmet
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Beans2000
As Bilge Dede
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert1999
As Col. Ismet Bay
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Killing the Shadows2006
As Karagöz
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Güneye Giderken
Güneye GiderkenRelease date TBA
As Turgay
Stuck Apart2021
As Erbil
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Watercolor-Suluboya2009
Forget About Nick2017
As Nick
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Istanbul Beneath My Wings1996
As Evliya Çelebi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Noah Land2019
As Ibrahim
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Amerikalı1993
TMDb 5.1 / 10
15 Minutes Over Low Heat2006
As Muhtar
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World2003
As King Hattuþili III
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Where's Firuze?2004
As Hayri Kalıpçı
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Robbery Alla Turca2005
As Seçkin Doruk
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Cloud in Love1991
As Atila
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Leyla Everlasting2020
As Adem
TMDb 3.8 / 10
72011
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Trendy2017
As Hasan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
7 Husbands for Hurmuz2009
As Cebrail
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Disappeared2004
As Inspector Yilmaz
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip Hikayeler2012
As Sinan
Elephants and Grass2000
As Sabit Üzücü
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Police2007
As Musa Rami
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Antonius and Cleopatra2012
As Antonius
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sawdust Tales1997
As Aaron
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Cars of the Revolution2008
As Necip
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Güle Güle2000
As Zinnur
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Last Schnitzel2017
As The President
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu2014
As Evliya Çelebi (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Beneath the Hagia Sophia
Beneath the Hagia SophiaRelease date TBA
As Narrator
Filmography and biography: TMDb