Haluk Bilginer

Also known as Nihat Haluk Bilginer

Turkish actor (born 1954)

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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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Türkiye
Active from: 1954

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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 2,000x
Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals
· 2016 · cited 1,764x
GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions
· 2006 · cited 1,575x
PI3K in cancer: divergent roles of isoforms, modes of activation and therapeutic targeting
· 2014 · cited 1,175x
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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Wikidata facts

Image: From Emmy Awards jpg..jpg
Number of children: 1

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date of birth: 1954-06-05
Commons category: Haluk Bilginer
start of work period: 1978-00-00
name in native language: Haluk Bilginer

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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