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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0082211
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q470210
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Filmography (Movies)
Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana
Character:Refik
Release Date:14/11/2025
Maria
Character:Aristotle Onassis
Release Date:27/11/2024
Stuck Apart
Character:Erbil
Release Date:08/01/2021
Leyla Everlasting
Character:Adem
Release Date:04/12/2020
Noah Land
Character:Ibrahim
Release Date:29/09/2019
Halloween
Character:Dr. Sartain
Release Date:18/10/2018
Forget About Nick
Character:Nick
Release Date:07/12/2017
Shelter
Character:Ahmet
Release Date:19/10/2017
Cingöz Recai
Character:Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
Release Date:13/10/2017
Trendy
Character:Hasan
Release Date:25/09/2017
The Bank of Broken Hearts
Character:Yusuf Yağmur
Release Date:13/04/2017
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Character:Khalil Bey
Release Date:28/03/2017
The Last Schnitzel
Character:The President
Release Date:14/03/2017
Ben-Hur
Character:Simonides
Release Date:17/08/2016
A Long Cold Winter
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2014
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu
Character:Evliya Çelebi (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2014
Rosewater
Character:Baba Akbar
Release Date:07/11/2014
Winter Sleep
Character:Aydın
Release Date:13/06/2014
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Character:Nazmi Kemal
Release Date:24/04/2013
Antonius and Cleopatra
Character:Antonius
Release Date:27/03/2012
W.E.
Character:Al Fayed
Release Date:01/09/2011
7
Character:
Release Date:07/06/2011
Çanakkale Çocukları
Character:Kasim
Release Date:09/05/2011
Five Minarets in New York
Character:Hacı
Release Date:09/03/2010
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
Character:Cebrail
Release Date:20/11/2009
The International
Character:Ahmet Sunay
Release Date:03/02/2009
A Son of the Sun
Character:Alper Canan
Release Date:06/11/2008
Cars of the Revolution
Character:Necip
Release Date:24/10/2008
Police
Character:Musa Rami
Release Date:16/02/2007
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
Character:Muhtar
Release Date:19/05/2006
Killing the Shadows
Character:Karagöz
Release Date:17/02/2006
Robbery Alla Turca
Character:Seçkin Doruk
Release Date:10/02/2005
Disappeared
Character:Inspector Yilmaz
Release Date:19/09/2004
Where's Firuze?
Character:Hayri Kalıpçı
Release Date:20/02/2004
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
Character:King Hattuþili III
Release Date:09/05/2003
Buffalo Soldiers
Character:The Turk
Release Date:31/10/2002
Elephants and Grass
Character:Sabit Üzücü
Release Date:22/10/2000
Beans
Character:Bilge Dede
Release Date:05/05/2000
Güle Güle
Character:Zinnur
Release Date:04/02/2000
Last Harem
Character:Abdülhamit II
Release Date:24/11/1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Character:Col. Ismet Bay
Release Date:26/10/1999
Innocence
Character:Bekir
Release Date:24/10/1997
Sawdust Tales
Character:Aaron
Release Date:02/01/1997
Nihavend Mucize
Character:Erol
Release Date:02/01/1997
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
Character:Evliya Çelebi
Release Date:15/03/1996
The 80th Step
Character:Savcı
Release Date:01/01/1996
Amerikalı
Character:
Release Date:08/10/1993
Two Women
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1992
Cloud in Love
Character:Atila
Release Date:08/02/1991
Time of Death
Character:Ömer
Release Date:01/01/1990
Ishtar
Character:Guerrilla leader
Release Date:15/05/1987
Half Moon Street
Character:First Arab
Release Date:13/08/1986
Television Appearances
The Eighth Family
Character:
Lovers & Liars
Character:Kadir
The Veil
Character:Mr. Demir
The Turkish Detective
Character:Çetin İkmen
Hot Skull
Character:Haluk
Wild Abandon
Character:Berhudar
Baba
Character:Emin Saruhanlı
Şeref Bey
Character:Şeref
Alex Rider
Character:Dr. Greif
Persona
Character:Agâh Beyoğlu
Black Letter
Character:Oğuz Karahan
Innocent
Character:Cevdet Bayrakçı
Komedi Türkiye
Character:
Kaçak
Character:Faysal Mengen
Hayatımın Rolü
Character:Müşfik/Yaşar
Acayip Hikayeler
Character:Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı)
İstanbul'un Altınları
Character:Reşat Altın
Cuma'ya Kalsa
Character:Cuma
Ezel
Character:Kenan Birkan
Sıkı Dostlar
Character:Hikmet
Nerede Kalmıştık
Character:Ateş
Sevgili Dünürüm
Character:Ahmet
Yine de Aşığım
Character:Ali
Yes, Minister
Character:Samim Bayraktar
Spooks
Character:Emre Celenk
Sweet Life
Character:İhsan Yıldırım
Cesur Kuşku
Character:Cesur
Running in the Dark
Character:Ali
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
Character:Sedat Çolak
Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?
Character:
Eyvah Babam
Character:Sedat Çolak
Gülşen Abi
Character:Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla
Sıcağı Sıcağına
Character:Sunucu
Son Söz Sevginin
Character:
Borsa
Character:Reha Çalık
Laf Lafı Açıyor
Character:
Gecenin Öteki Yüzü
Character:
Ateşten Günler
Character:Ahmet Rıfkı
Murder of a Moderate Man
Character:
EastEnders
Character:Mehmet Osman
The Bill
Character:
Bergerac
Character:Ahmed
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