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'''Nihat Haluk Bilginer''' ({{IPA-tr|haˈluk bilɟiˈneɾ}}; born 5 June 1954) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] actor. For his role in ''[[Şahsiyet]]'' (2018), Bilginer won the [[International Emmy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor award]] at the [[47th International Emmy Awards]].
'''Nihat Haluk Bilginer''' ({{IPA|tr|haˈluk bilɟiˈneɾ}}; born 5 June 1954) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] actor. For his role in ''[[Şahsiyet]]'' (2018), Bilginer won the [[International Emmy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor award]] at the [[47th International Emmy Awards]].
His film [[Winter Sleep (film)|Kış Uykusu]] won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-24 |title=Altın Palmiye, Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın 'Kış Uykusu'na |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2014/05/140524_altin_palmiye_ceylan |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=BBC News Türkçe |language=tr}}</ref> 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 movie]]s as a minor actor. He played a villainous [[guerrilla]] leader in the 1987 [[comedy film]] ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'' and a Turkish [[:wikt:Mafioso|Mafioso]] in the 2001 [[dark comedy]] film ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]''.
His film ''[[Winter Sleep (film)|Kış Uykusu]]'' won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-24 |title=Altın Palmiye, Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın 'Kış Uykusu'na |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2014/05/140524_altin_palmiye_ceylan |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=BBC News Türkçe |language=tr}}</ref> 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 movie]]s as a [[character actor]]. He often plays villains and unsympathetic characters.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
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===After ''EastEnders''===
===After ''EastEnders''===
[[File:Haluk Bilginer.jpg|thumb|Haluk Bilginer in 2005]]
[[File:Haluk Bilginer.jpg|thumb|Haluk Bilginer in 2005]]
During the course of the show, he came to Turkey to star in the 1987 mini series [[:tr:Gecenin Öteki Yüzü]] based from novel and mini history series [[:tr:Ateşten Günler|Ateşten Günler]] based from novel, where he met his eventual first wife [[Zuhal Olcay]], famous Turkish actress and singer. After dividing his time in London and Istanbul for six years, he left the show to stay in Turkey permanently and married Olcay in 1992. He guest starred in an episode of ''[[Young Indiana Jones]]'' as [[İsmet İnönü]], and went on to star in the Yavuz Özkan film "''İki Kadın''" (Two Women). He then starred in various movies including the controversial ''Istanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' (Istanbul Under My Wings) and the famous ''Usta Beni Öldürsene'' (Master, Kill Me). After critical acclaim for these roles, he earned his first award as a supporting actor in ''[[Masumiyet]]'' (Innocence). He played in series "Gülşen Abi".
During the course of the show, he came to Turkey to star in the 1987 mini series [[:tr:Gecenin Öteki Yüzü|Gecenin Öteki Yüzü]] based from novel and mini history series [[:tr:Ateşten Günler|Ateşten Günler]] based from novel, where he met his eventual first wife [[Zuhal Olcay]], famous Turkish actress and singer. After dividing his time in London and Istanbul for six years, he left the show to stay in Turkey permanently and married Olcay in 1992.


After deciding he wants to pursue career on stage, he founded "Tiyatro Stüdyosu" (Theatre Studio) with his wife Zuhal Olcay and Ahmet Levendoğlu in 1990. After starring in various plays for six years, he had to return to screen in 1996 because of a fire that has destroyed the theater. He and his wife starred in television and movies to raise money to found another theater. During this era, he starred in ''Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü'' (Oh My, My Daughter Has Grown), starting his second era in television. After years of work, he and his wife managed to start a second theater, called "Oyun Atölyesi" (Play Workshop).
He guest starred in an episode of ''[[Young Indiana Jones]]'' as [[İsmet İnönü]], and went on to star in the Yavuz Özkan film "''İki Kadın''". He then starred in various movies including ''İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' and the famous ''Usta Beni Öldürsene''. After critical acclaim for these roles, he earned his first award as a supporting actor in ''[[Masumiyet]]''. He played in series "Gülşen Abi". After deciding he wants to pursue career on stage, he founded "Tiyatro Stüdyosu" (Theatre Studio) with his wife Zuhal Olcay and Ahmet Levendoğlu in 1990. After starring in various plays for six years, he had to return to screen in 1996 because of a fire that destroyed the theater. He and his wife starred in television and movies to raise money to found another theater.


===''Eyvah Babam'' and ''Tatlı Hayat''===
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His most famous role however came after he started his second theater. He landed a role in ''Tatlı Hayat'', a remake of ''[[The Jeffersons]]''. He played the role of İhsan Yıldırım, an angry and foul-mouthed, yet lovable dry cleaner. He was accompanied by legendary actress [[Türkan Şoray]], who played his wife, Asuman Dabak playing the witty cleaner, [[Neco (singer)|Neco]] playing the Greek neighbor (The enmity between Greeks and Turks were put instead of the Black-White one in the original) and [[Çolpan İlhan]] playing Neco's wife. He and the show's breakthrough character İrfan (played by Celal Kadri Kınoğlu) are regarded as the best characters in [[Television in Turkey|Turkish TV]] history. He divorced Zuhal Olcay in 2004 and began a relationship with [[Aşkın Nur Yengi]], a famous Turkish singer. They married in 2006 and had a girl.
During this era, he starred in ''[[:tr:Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü|Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü]]'', starting his second era in television. After years of work, he and his wife managed to start a second theater, called "Oyun Atölyesi" (Play Workshop).


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In 2001, His most famous role however came after he started his second theater. He landed a role in ''Tatlı Hayat'', a remake of ''[[The Jeffersons]]''. He played the role of İhsan Yıldırım, an angry and foul-mouthed, yet lovable dry cleaner. He was accompanied by legendary actress [[Türkan Şoray]] who has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide with 222 films to her name in the Guinness Book of Records,<ref>{{cite web | title=Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır will be the 'Face of Our Cinema' at Altın Koza | website=RayHaber | date=11 September 2023 | url=https://www.raillynews.com/2023/09/Turkan-Soray-and-Kadir-%C4%B0nan%C4%B1r-will-be-the-faces-of-our-cinema-in-Golden-Boll/ | access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> Asuman Dabak playing the witty cleaner, [[Neco (singer)|Neco]] playing the Greek neighbor (The enmity between Greeks and Turks were put instead of the Black-White one in the original) and [[Çolpan İlhan]] playing Neco's wife. He and the show's breakthrough character İrfan (played by Celal Kadri Kınoğlu) are regarded as the best characters in [[Television in Turkey|Turkish TV]] history. He divorced Zuhal Olcay in 2004 and began a relationship with [[Aşkın Nur Yengi]], a famous Turkish singer. They married in 2006 and had a daughter.
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After ''Tatlı Hayat'', he starred in ''Neredesin Firuze'', "Hırsız Var", "Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?", "7 Kocalı Hürmüz" and "Güneşin Oğlu". His most recent role in ''Polis'' (Police) however, is his most critically acclaimed role after ''Tatlı Hayat''. His portrayal of the troubled police legend Musa Rami has gained critical acclaim from both critics and viewers, who thought the movie was too experimental. Bilginer, however, has said that he will work in all of [[Onur Ünlü]]'s (screenwriter and director of Polis) movies, even as an extra if required.

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After ''Tatlı Hayat'', he starred in films ''Neredesin Firuze'', "Hırsız Var", "Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?", "7 Kocalı Hürmüz" and "Güneşin Oğlu". His most recent role in film ''Polis'' however, is his most critically acclaimed role after ''Tatlı Hayat''. His portrayal of the troubled police legend Musa Rami has gained critical acclaim from both critics and viewers, who thought the movie was too experimental. Bilginer, however, has said that he will work in all of [[Onur Ünlü]]'s (screenwriter and director of Polis) movies, even as an extra if required.


Bilginer played the role of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] in an [[İş Bank commercial featuring Atatürk|İş Bank commercial]], which first aired on 10 November 2007 during the 69th commemorations of Atatürk's death.
Bilginer played the role of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] in an [[İş Bank commercial featuring Atatürk|İş Bank commercial]], which first aired on 10 November 2007 during the 69th commemorations of Atatürk's death.


He played in rom-com series "Sevgili Dünürüm" alongside [[Nevra Serezli]], [[Sumru Yavrucuk]], [[Engin Altan Düzyatan]], [[Rojda Demirer]], [[Didem Balçın]], [[Cengiz Bozkurt]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/mahmure/galeri-en-iyi-haluk-bilginer-dizileri-yeni-ve-eski-en-cok-izlenen-haluk-bilginer-dizileri-listesi-ve-onerisi-2020-41638072 | title=En İyi Haluk Bilginer Dizileri - Yeni ve Eski en Çok İzlenen Haluk Bilginer Dizileri Listesi ve Önerisi }}</ref>
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Bilginer co-starred in the 2009 American thriller ''[[The International (2009 film)|The International]]'' as Ahmet Sunay, a Turkish high-tech missile guidance system dealer. He was accompanied by [[Clive Owen]] and [[Naomi Watts]] in this movie.


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Bilginer co-starred in the 2009 American thriller ''[[The International (2009 film)|The International]]'' as Ahmet Sunay, a Turkish high-tech missile guidance system dealer. He was accompanied by [[Clive Owen]] and [[Naomi Watts]] in this movie.
===After ''Ezel''===
He joined in second season of hit series [[Ezel (TV series)|Ezel]]. With Ezel's co-star [[Cansu Dere]], he starred in the series ''[[Şahsiyet]]'', playing a retired court clerk who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The later role won him an [[International Emmy Award for Best Actor]]. He worked again with same director & screenwriter duo [[Onur Saylak]] & [[Hakan Günday]] in Netflix series "Uysallar".
He joined in second season of hit series [[Ezel (TV series)|Ezel]]. With Ezel's co-star [[Cansu Dere]], he starred in the series ''[[Şahsiyet]]'', playing a retired court clerk who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The later role won him an [[International Emmy Award for Best Actor]]. He worked again with same director & screenwriter duo [[Onur Saylak]] & [[Hakan Günday]] in Netflix series "Uysallar".


Bilginer played an actor who acts woman in series [[:tr:Hayatımın Rolü (dizi)|Hayatımın Rolü]] adaptation of [[Mrs. Doubtfire]]. He plays Aydın in ''[[Winter Sleep (film)|Kış Uykusu]]'', which won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. With [[Ali Atay]], he works including series "Masum", "Şeref Bey" for many times. He appeared in Netflix series "Sıcak Kafa" based from sci-fi novel.
Bilginer played an actor who acts woman in series [[:tr:Hayatımın Rolü (dizi)|Hayatımın Rolü]] adaptation of [[Mrs. Doubtfire]]. He plays Aydın in ''[[Winter Sleep (film)|Kış Uykusu]]'', which won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. With [[Ali Atay]], he works including series "Masum", "Şeref Bey" for many times. He appeared in Netflix series "Sıcak Kafa" based from sci-fi novel.


In 2016, he appeared in "Ben-Hur". In 2018, Bilginer played Dr. Ranbir Sartain, the new psychiatrist of [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], in the slasher sequel ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]''. In 2020, he played the lead villain Dr Greif in the first season of the hit [[Prime Video]] series ''[[Alex Rider (TV series)|Alex Rider]]'', based on the bestselling novels by [[Anthony Horowitz]].<ref>https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yasam/haluk-bilginer-kimdir-nereli-kac-yasinda-haluk-bilginer-saglik-durumu-nasil-hangi-film-ve-dizilerde-oynadi-2060851</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Bilginer would star as [[Barbara Nadel]]'s fictional Istanbul detective Çetin İkmen, in the [[Paramount+]] series ''The Turkish Detective''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-turkish-detective-ben-schiffer-niels-arden-oplev-miramax-tv-series-order-at-paramount-1235001585/#comments|title='The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>
In 2016, he appeared in "Ben-Hur". In 2018, Bilginer played Dr. Ranbir Sartain, the new psychiatrist of [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], in the slasher sequel ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]''. In 2020, he played the lead villain Dr Greif in the first season of the hit [[Prime Video]] series ''[[Alex Rider (TV series)|Alex Rider]]'', based on the bestselling novels by [[Anthony Horowitz]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yasam/haluk-bilginer-kimdir-nereli-kac-yasinda-haluk-bilginer-saglik-durumu-nasil-hangi-film-ve-dizilerde-oynadi-2060851 | title=Haluk Bilginer kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Haluk Bilginer sağlık durumu nasıl? Hangi film ve dizilerde oynadı? | date=15 March 2023 }}</ref> In 2023, Bilginer stared as [[Barbara Nadel]]'s fictional Istanbul detective Çetin İkmen in the [[Paramount+]] series ''[[The Turkish Detective]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-turkish-detective-ben-schiffer-niels-arden-oplev-miramax-tv-series-order-at-paramount-1235001585/#comments|title='The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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== International Filmography ==
== International Filmography ==
===Films===
===Films===
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|''[[Maria (upcoming film)|Maria]]''
|''[[Maria (upcoming film)|Maria]]''
|[[Aristotle Onassis]]
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===Series===
===Series===
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|''[[The Glory Boys]]''
|''[[The Glory Boys]]''
|Arab Driver
|Arab Driver
|British production
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| 1985–89
| 1985–89
|''[[EastEnders]]''
|''[[EastEnders]]''
|[[Mehmet Osman]]
|[[Mehmet Osman]]
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| 1985
| 1985
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|''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
|''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''
|Ahmet
|Ahmet
|Episode "Avenge O Lord"
|Episode: "Avenge O Lord", British production
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| 1991
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|1992
|1992
|''Jackanory''
|''[[Jackanory]]''
|Storyteller
|Storyteller
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|''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''
|''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''
|Colonel Ismet Bey
|Colonel Ismet Bey
|Episode "Palestine, October 1917"
|Episode "Palestine, October 1917", American production
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| 1999
| 1999
|''[[The Bill]]''
|''[[The Bill]]''
|Guest Star/Olly
|Guest Star/Olly
|Episode "The Three Sergeants"
|Episode "The Three Sergeants", British production
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| 2004
| 2004
|''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
|''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
|Emre Celenk
|Emre Celenk
|Episode "Persephone"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/credits_series3_episode6.shtml|title=Cast An Order of Appearance|access-date=9 December 2013|work=BBC}}</ref>
|Episode "Persephone",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/credits_series3_episode6.shtml|title=Cast An Order of Appearance|access-date=9 December 2013|work=BBC}}</ref> British production
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| 2016
| 2016
|''[[New Blood (TV series)|New Blood]]''
|''[[New Blood (TV series)|New Blood]]''
|John Malik
|John Malik
|2 episodes
|2 episodes, British production
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| 2020
| 2020
|''[[Alex Rider (TV series)|Alex Rider]]''
|''[[Alex Rider (TV series)|Alex Rider]]''
|Dr Greif
|Dr Greif
|Main role
|Main role, British production
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|2024
|TBA
|''[[Barbara Nadel#Adaptations|The Turkish Detective]]''
|''[[The Veil (miniseries)|The Veil]]
| Mr Demir
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|2024
|''[[The Turkish Detective]]''
|Çetin İkmen
|Çetin İkmen
|Leading role
|Leading role, Turkish-British co-production
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==Turkish Filmography==
==Turkish Filmography==
===Web Series===
===Web Series===
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| 2021
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| ''Şeref Bey''
|Şeref
|Şeref
| Leading role
| Leading role
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|2022
|2022
|''[[Sıcak Kafa]]''
|''Sıcak Kafa''
|Haluk
|Haluk
|Leading role
|Leading role
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===TV Series===
===TV Series===
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|1997
|1997
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|2010
|2010
|Üvey İkizler
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|2022
|2022
|''[[Baba (2022 TV series)|Baba]]''
|''Baba''
|Emin Saruhanlı
|Emin Saruhanlı
|Leading role
|Leading role
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===Films===
===Films===
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| 2009
| 2009
|''7 Kocalı Hürmüz''
|''[[:tr:7 Kocalı Hürmüz|7 Kocalı Hürmüz]]''
|Cebrail
|Cebrail
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| 2010
| 2010
|''[[Five Minarets in New York|New York'ta Beş Minare]]''
|''[[Five Minarets in New York|New York'ta Beş Minare]]''
|Hacı
|Hadji
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| 2012
| 2012
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|0082211|Haluk Bilginer}}
* [http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/haluk-bilginer ''Biography of Haluk Bilginer''] - Biyografi.info
* [http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/haluk-bilginer ''Biography of Haluk Bilginer''] - Biyografi.info
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071119153407/http://www.sinematurk.com/person.php?action=goToPersonPage&id=1495 ''Filmography of Haluk Bilginer''] - Sinematurk.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071119153407/http://www.sinematurk.com/person.php?action=goToPersonPage&id=1495 ''Filmography of Haluk Bilginer''] - Sinematurk.com
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Haluk Bilginer
Bilginer in 2022
Born (1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 70)
İzmir, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1992; div. 2004)​
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(m. 2006; div. 2012)​
Children1

Nihat Haluk Bilginer (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈluk bilɟiˈneɾ]; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His film Kış Uykusu won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[2] 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. He often plays villains and unsympathetic characters.

Life and career

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Bilginer was born in İzmir, Turkey. He graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977 before going to England where he graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He landed his first role in the long running UK soap opera EastEnders.[3]

EastEnders (1985–1989)

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Bilginer made his first appearance in EastEnders as Mehmet Osman on-screen in June 1985, four months after the show originally aired. His arrival coincides with a cot death storyline of Sue and Ali's baby, Hassan. Mehmet appears as a recurring character from 1985 to 1987, setting up a cab firm named Ozcabs from inside Ali's café; however, he becomes a regular in 1988, when both he and his wife Guizin (Ishia Bennison) are made partners in Ali's café, which is renamed Café Osman.

Described as "the Terrible Turk", Haluk Bilginer was one of the more popular male cast members on EastEnders during the 1980s, and he reportedly received sackfuls of fan mail, "despite playing a villain and a womanising snake". Hilary Kingsley has said that what made the character so popular was Bilginer's Omar Sharif-style good looks and charm. Following the departure of Holland and Smith, Mehmet was eventually written out of the serial in May 1989, in a storyline that signified the disbandment of the Osman family. On-screen, Mehmet returns to his native Cyprus after a fight with Guizin regarding her suspicions about Mehmet's fabricated affair with Sue. The Osman family were among many characters to leave the serial that year. Writer Colin Brake has commented, "the pace of comings and going was fast and furious during 1989, as the programme tried to find a new direction." Bilginer went into musical theatre after leaving EastEnders starring in Ken Hill's popular musical adaptation of the Guy de Maupassant novel The Wicked World of Bel-Ami at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, working with Fiona Hendley, Toni Palmer, Peter Straker and Colin Atkins.

After EastEnders

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Haluk Bilginer in 2005

During the course of the show, he came to Turkey to star in the 1987 mini series Gecenin Öteki Yüzü based from novel and mini history series Ateşten Günler based from novel, where he met his eventual first wife Zuhal Olcay, famous Turkish actress and singer. After dividing his time in London and Istanbul for six years, he left the show to stay in Turkey permanently and married Olcay in 1992.

He guest starred in an episode of Young Indiana Jones as İsmet İnönü, and went on to star in the Yavuz Özkan film "İki Kadın". He then starred in various movies including İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında and the famous Usta Beni Öldürsene. After critical acclaim for these roles, he earned his first award as a supporting actor in Masumiyet. He played in series "Gülşen Abi". After deciding he wants to pursue career on stage, he founded "Tiyatro Stüdyosu" (Theatre Studio) with his wife Zuhal Olcay and Ahmet Levendoğlu in 1990. After starring in various plays for six years, he had to return to screen in 1996 because of a fire that destroyed the theater. He and his wife starred in television and movies to raise money to found another theater.

Eyvah Babam and Tatlı Hayat

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During this era, he starred in Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü, starting his second era in television. After years of work, he and his wife managed to start a second theater, called "Oyun Atölyesi" (Play Workshop).

In 2001, His most famous role however came after he started his second theater. He landed a role in Tatlı Hayat, a remake of The Jeffersons. He played the role of İhsan Yıldırım, an angry and foul-mouthed, yet lovable dry cleaner. He was accompanied by legendary actress Türkan Şoray who has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide with 222 films to her name in the Guinness Book of Records,[4] Asuman Dabak playing the witty cleaner, Neco playing the Greek neighbor (The enmity between Greeks and Turks were put instead of the Black-White one in the original) and Çolpan İlhan playing Neco's wife. He and the show's breakthrough character İrfan (played by Celal Kadri Kınoğlu) are regarded as the best characters in Turkish TV history. He divorced Zuhal Olcay in 2004 and began a relationship with Aşkın Nur Yengi, a famous Turkish singer. They married in 2006 and had a daughter.

After Tatlı Hayat, he starred in films Neredesin Firuze, "Hırsız Var", "Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?", "7 Kocalı Hürmüz" and "Güneşin Oğlu". His most recent role in film Polis however, is his most critically acclaimed role after Tatlı Hayat. His portrayal of the troubled police legend Musa Rami has gained critical acclaim from both critics and viewers, who thought the movie was too experimental. Bilginer, however, has said that he will work in all of Onur Ünlü's (screenwriter and director of Polis) movies, even as an extra if required.

Bilginer played the role of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in an İş Bank commercial, which first aired on 10 November 2007 during the 69th commemorations of Atatürk's death.

He played in rom-com series "Sevgili Dünürüm" alongside Nevra Serezli, Sumru Yavrucuk, Engin Altan Düzyatan, Rojda Demirer, Didem Balçın, Cengiz Bozkurt.[5]

Bilginer co-starred in the 2009 American thriller The International as Ahmet Sunay, a Turkish high-tech missile guidance system dealer. He was accompanied by Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in this movie.

After Ezel

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He joined in second season of hit series Ezel. With Ezel's co-star Cansu Dere, he starred in the series Şahsiyet, playing a retired court clerk who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The later role won him an International Emmy Award for Best Actor. He worked again with same director & screenwriter duo Onur Saylak & Hakan Günday in Netflix series "Uysallar".

Bilginer played an actor who acts woman in series Hayatımın Rolü adaptation of Mrs. Doubtfire. He plays Aydın in Kış Uykusu, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. With Ali Atay, he works including series "Masum", "Şeref Bey" for many times. He appeared in Netflix series "Sıcak Kafa" based from sci-fi novel.

In 2016, he appeared in "Ben-Hur". In 2018, Bilginer played Dr. Ranbir Sartain, the new psychiatrist of Michael Myers, in the slasher sequel Halloween. In 2020, he played the lead villain Dr Greif in the first season of the hit Prime Video series Alex Rider, based on the bestselling novels by Anthony Horowitz.[6] In 2023, Bilginer stared as Barbara Nadel's fictional Istanbul detective Çetin İkmen in the Paramount+ series The Turkish Detective.[7]

Personal life

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In 1987, Bilginer traveled to İstanbul to film the TV series Gecenin Öteki Yüzü (The Other Side of the Night), where he met actress/singer Zuhal Olcay; they married in 1992 and divorced in 2004. He married singer Aşkın Nur Yengi in 2006 and has a daughter from this marriage; they divorced in 2012.

International Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role class="unsortable"
1986 Half Moon Street First Arab British-American production
1987 Ishtar Guerrilla leader American production
Lionheart Merchant Hungarian-American production
1997 Sawdust Tales Aaron
1999 Harem Suare
2001 Buffalo Soldiers The Turk American production
2003 Hittites King III. Hattuþili Türkiye production docudrama film
2004 She's Gone Inspector Yilmaz British production
2009 The Watercolor Türkiye production
2009 The International Ahmet Sunay American-German production
2011 W.E. Mohamed Al-Fayed British-American production
2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Nazmi Kemal American-Indian-Qatari production
2014 Rosewater Baba Akbar American production
2016 Ben-Hur Simonides American production
2017 Forget About Nick Nick German production
2017 The Ottoman Lieutenant Halil Bey Turkish-American production
2017 Trendy Hasan
2017 Shelter Ahmet
2018 Halloween Dr. Ranbir Sartain American production
2024 Maria Aristotle Onassis American-Italian-German production

Series

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Glory Boys Arab Driver British production
1985–89 EastEnders Mehmet Osman British production
1985 The Murder of a Moderate Man Sasan
1985 Bergerac Ahmet Episode: "Avenge O Lord", British production
1991 Memories of Midnight Dino Mattusi TV mini series
1992 Jackanory Storyteller
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Colonel Ismet Bey Episode "Palestine, October 1917", American production
1999 The Bill Guest Star/Olly Episode "The Three Sergeants", British production
2004 Spooks Emre Celenk Episode "Persephone",[8] British production
2016 New Blood John Malik 2 episodes, British production
2020 Alex Rider Dr Greif Main role, British production
2024 The Veil Mr Demir
2024 The Turkish Detective Çetin İkmen Leading role, Turkish-British co-production

Turkish Filmography

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Web Series

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Masum Cevdet Leading role
2018 Şahsiyet Agâh Beyoglu Winner – Best Performance by an Actor at the 47th International Emmy Awards
2021 Şeref Bey Şeref Leading role
2022 Uysallar Berhudar Leading role
2022 Sıcak Kafa Haluk Leading role

TV Series

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Gecenin Öteki Yüzü Ali mini series
1987 Ateşten Günler Ahmet Rıfkı mini series
1991 Safiye'dir Kızın Adı
1992 Borsa Reha Çalık
1993 Son Söz Sevginin Tahsin
1994-1996 Gülşen Abi Abidin Özbidin
1997 Medeni Haller
1998-2000 Eyvah Babam Sedat
2000-2001 Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü Sequel series
2001 Cesur Kuşku
2001 Karanlıkta Koşanlar Ali mini series
2001 Dadı Himself/Guest a remake of The Nanny
2001-2004 Tatlı Hayat Ihsan Yıldırım a remake of The Jeffersons
2002 Ti Show Robot Memduh
2004–2005 Sayın Bakanım Samim Bayraktar a remake of British TV series Yes Minister
2005 Yine de Aşığım Ali
2007-2008 Sevgili Dünürüm Ahmet
2008 Nerede Kalmıştık Ateş
2009 Sıkı Dostlar Hikmet a remake of The Odd Couple
2010 Cuma'ya Kalsa Cuma
2010 Üvey İkizler
2010–2011 Ezel Kenan Birkan
2011 İstanbul'un Altınları Reşat Altın
2012 Acayip Hikayeler Sinan
2012 Hayatımın Rolü Müşfik/Nanny a remake of Mrs. Doubtfire
2014 Kaçak Ustura Faysal
2017 Kara Yazı Oğuz
2022 Baba Emin Saruhanlı Leading role

Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Ölürayak Ömer
1991 Kara Sevdalı Bulut Atila
1992 İki Kadın Metin
1996 İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında Evliya Celebi
1996 80.Adım Savcı
1997 Nihavend Mucize Erol
1997 Masumiyet Bekir Best Supporting Actor – won Golden Orange at International Antalya Film Festival
Won Jean Carment Award at Angers European First Film Festival
1999 Güle Güle
2000 Fasulye The imaginary old man
2001 Filler ve Çimenler
2004 Neredesin Firuze Hayri
2005 Hırsız Var
2006 Kısık Ateşte 15 Dakika Muhtar
2006 Polis Musa Rami
2006 Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?
2008 Devrim Arabaları
2008 Güneşin Oğlu
2009 7 Kocalı Hürmüz Cebrail
2010 New York'ta Beş Minare Hacı
2012 Çanakkale Çocukları Kasım
2014 Kış Uykusu Aydın Best Actor – won FIPRESCI Prize at Palm Springs International Film Festival
the film won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize
2017 Geceyarısı, Türkiye Zamanı The President
2017 Kırık Kalpler Bankası Yusuf Yağmur
2017 Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin Dönüşü Mehmet Rıza
2019 Nuh Tepesi İbrahim
2020 9 Kere Leyla Adem
2021 Azizler Erbil

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Beyoğlu'nda pişti gecesi!". sabah.com.tr. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Altın Palmiye, Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın 'Kış Uykusu'na". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Merak edilen o görüntüler". Vatan. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır will be the 'Face of Our Cinema' at Altın Koza". RayHaber. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ "En İyi Haluk Bilginer Dizileri - Yeni ve Eski en Çok İzlenen Haluk Bilginer Dizileri Listesi ve Önerisi".
  6. ^ "Haluk Bilginer kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Haluk Bilginer sağlık durumu nasıl? Hangi film ve dizilerde oynadı?". 15 March 2023.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2022). "'The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Cast An Order of Appearance". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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