Nihat Haluk Bilginer (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈluk bilɟiˈneɾ];
born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor who won Emmy Best Actor Award for
the Åžahsiyet series. 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.Bilginer was born in Ä°zmir, Turkey. He graduated from Ankara
State Conservatory in 1977 before going to England where he graduated
from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He landed his first
role in long running UK soap opera EastEnders.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 1985â€"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.
born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor who won Emmy Best Actor Award for
the Åžahsiyet series. 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.Bilginer was born in Ä°zmir, Turkey. He graduated from Ankara
State Conservatory in 1977 before going to England where he graduated
from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He landed his first
role in long running UK soap opera EastEnders.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 1985â€"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.
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