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.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
Known For
Halloween
(2018)
Dr. Ranbir Sartain
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Dr. Ranbir Sartain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ben-Hur
(2016)
Simonides
The International
(2009)
Ahmet Sunay
Ishtar
(1987)
Guerrilla leader
W.E.
(2011)
Al Fayed
Rosewater
(2014)
Baba Akbar
The Ottoman Lieutenant
(2017)
Khalil Bey
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
Nazmi Kemal
Buffalo Soldiers
(2002)
The Turk
Winter Sleep
(2014)
Aydın
Last Harem
(1999)
Abdülhamit II
Stuck Apart
(2021)
Erbil
Five Minarets in New York
(2010)
Hacı
Innocence
(1997)
Bekir
Full Filmography
Acting
Half Moon Street
(1986)
First Arab
Ishtar
(1987)
Guerrilla leader
Ölürayak
(1990)
Ömer
Cloud in Love
(1991)
Atila
Two Women
(1992)
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
(1996)
Evliya Çelebi
80. Adım
(1996)
Innocence
(1997)
Bekir
Nihavend Mucize
(1997)
Erol
Sawdust Tales
(1997)
Aaron
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
(1999)
Col. Ismet Bay
Last Harem
(1999)
Abdülhamit II
Elephants and Grass
(2000)
Sabit Üzücü
Beans
(2000)
Bilge Dede
Güle Güle
(2000)
Zinnur
Buffalo Soldiers
(2002)
The Turk
The Hittites - A Civilization that Changed the World
(2003)
King Hattuþili III
Where's Firuze?
(2004)
Hayri Kalıpçı
Disappeared
(2004)
Inspector Yilmaz
Robbery Alla Turca
(2005)
Seçkin Doruk
Killing the Shadows
(2006)
Karagöz
15 Minutes Over Low Heat
(2006)
Muhtar
Police
(2007)
Musa Rami
A Son of the Sun
(2008)
Alper Canan
Cars of the Revolution
(2008)
Necip
7 Husbands for Hurmuz
(2009)
Cebrail
The International
(2009)
Ahmet Sunay
Five Minarets in New York
(2010)
Hacı
W.E.
(2011)
Al Fayed
Çanakkale Çocukları
(2011)
Kasim
7
(2011)
Antonius and Cleopatra
(2012)
Antonius
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
Nazmi Kemal
Rosewater
(2014)
Baba Akbar
Winter Sleep
(2014)
Aydın
Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu
(2014)
Evliya Çelebi (voice)
A Long Cold Winter
(2014)
Ben-Hur
(2016)
Simonides
The Ottoman Lieutenant
(2017)
Khalil Bey
The Bank of Broken Hearts
(2017)
Yusuf Yağmur
Cingöz Recai
(2017)
Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
Forget About Nick
(2017)
Nick
Shelter
(2017)
Ahmet
The Last Schnitzel
(2017)
The President
Trendy
(2017)
Hasan
Halloween
(2018)
Dr. Ranbir Sartain
Noah Land
(2019)
Ibrahim
Leyla Everlasting
(2020)
Adem
Stuck Apart
(2021)
Erbil
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Dr. Ranbir Sartain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew