Haluk Bilginer
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Person
- Born
- 1954-06-05
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Film & TV
Acting · İzmir, Turkey
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…
Known for
- Soyut Dışavurumcu Bir Dostluğun Anatomisi Veyahut Yan Yana — Refik2025
- Lovers & Liars — Kadir2025
- The Eighth Family2025
- Maria — Aristotle Onassis2024
- The Veil — Mr. Demir2024
- The Turkish Detective — Çetin İkmen2023
- Baba — Emin Saruhanlı2022
- Wild Abandon — Berhudar2022
- El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena — Haluk2022
- Stuck Apart — Erbil2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,100
- Total plays
- 30,732
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy
· 2017 · cited 1,989x
- Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals
· 2016 · cited 1,745x
- GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions
· 2006 · cited 1,571x
- PI3K in cancer: divergent roles of isoforms, modes of activation and therapeutic targeting
· 2014 · cited 1,173x
- Moving Forward and Making a Difference: Research Priorities for the Science of Service
· 2010 · cited 1,101x
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Key facts
- Born
- 5 June 1954 , İzmir , Turkey
- Alma mater
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Spouse s
- Zuhal Olcay ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) , Aşkın Nur Yengi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2012 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 5 June 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- İzmir
- Spouse
- Aşkın Nur Yengi
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Turkish
Article
Nihat Haluk Bilginer ( Turkish pronunciation: [haˈluk bilɟiˈneɾ]) is a Turkish actor. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His movie Kış Uykusu won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. 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 character actor, including The International (2009), W.E. (2011), Ben-Hur (2016), Halloween (2018) and Maria (2024). He often plays villains and unsympathetic characters.
Early life and education
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1954 birthsAlumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtAnkara State Conservatory alumniBest Actor Golden Boll Award winnersBest Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winnersBLP articles lacking sources from September 2021Golden Boll Life Achievement Award winnersGolden Butterfly Award winnersInternational Emmy Award for Best Actor winnersLiving peopleMale actors from İzmir