Haluk Bilginer

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.

Haluk Bilginer Movies

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Halloween (2018)

Horror Thriller

Four decades of silence shatter when Michael Myers resurfaces, drawing Laurie Strode back into the nightmare she thought she'd escaped. The masked killer's methodical return forces a reckoning between hunter...

Score 6.6

Ben-Hur (2016)

Action Adventure Drama

Judah Ben-Hur was raised alongside a Roman like a brother, but a single act of betrayal strips him of his family, his freedom, and his name. What follows is years...

Score 5.8

Winter Sleep (2014)

Drama

A wealthy hotel proprietor and former stage actor confronts the fractures in his marriage, his bond with his sister, and his own sense of purpose as the Turkish winter closes...

Score 7.5

Ishtar (1987)

Adventure Comedy

Lyle and Chuck are, by any honest measure, among the worst songwriters alive. Yet somehow they land a gig at a Moroccan hotel, which should be the ceiling of their...

Score 4.6

Haluk Bilginer TV Shows

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Persona (2018)

Crime Drama Mystery

Agâh Beyoğlu spent decades as a judicial officer, upholding a law he quietly resented. Now retired, and newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he realizes his window is closing fast. The disease...

Score 8.1

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Haluk Bilginer are Halloween, Ben-Hur, and Winter Sleep.

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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 5 titles starring Haluk Bilginer, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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