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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 30, 1922
Died
September 30, 2012
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Also Known As
- Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi
- The Turkish Delight
Turhan Bey
0.2 Popularity
Biography
Turhan Bey (born Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Sahultavy; 30 March 1922 – 30 September 2012) was an Austrian-born actor of Turkish and Czech Jewish origin. Turhan was active in Hollywood from 1941 to 1953. He was dubbed "The Turkish Delight" by his fans. After his return to Austria, he pursued careers as a photographer and stage director. Returning to Hollywood after a 40-year hiatus, he made several guest appearances in 1990s television series including SeaQuest DSV, Murder, She Wrote and Babylon 5 as well as a number of films. After retiring he appeared in a number of documentaries, including a German-language documentary on his life.
Known For
2.0
Himself
The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey
2020
0.0
Alexis (archive footage)
Johnny Walker
2015
0.0
Self
Hollywood Chinese
2007
8.0
Self
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
7.1
Self - Interviewee
Universal Horror
1998
6.0
Rusha
The Visitor
1997
4.7
Dr. Cameron
Virtual Combat
1995
6.7
Abernathy
VR.5
1995
2.4
Zeno
The Skateboard Kid II
1995
🎬
1.0
Igor Vostovich
Healer
1994
Credits
The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey
as Himself
2020
2.0
Johnny Walker
as Alexis (archive footage)
2015
0.0
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
2007
0.0
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
as Self
2000
8.0
Universal Horror
as Self - Interviewee
1998
7.1
The Visitor
as Rusha
1997
6.0
Virtual Combat
as Dr. Cameron
1995
4.7
VR.5
as Abernathy
1995
6.7
The Skateboard Kid II
as Zeno
1995
2.4
🎬
Healer
as Igor Vostovich
1994
1.0
Possessed by the Night
as Calvin
1994
4.4
Babylon 5
as Centauri Emperor
1994
8.0
Babylon 5
as Turval
1994
8.0
seaQuest DSV
as Dimitri Rossovich
1993
7.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Sherif Faris
1984
7.5
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Ahmed
1953
5.4
Song of India
as Gopal
1949
4.0
Parole, Inc.
as Barney Rodescu
1948
4.7
The Amazing Mr. X
as Alexis
1948
6.2
Adventures of Casanova
as Lorenzo
1948
5.0
Out of the Blue
as David Gelleo
1947
6.3
Night in Paradise
as Aesop
1946
4.0
Sudan
as Herua
1945
6.3
Frisco Sal
as Dude Forante
1945
3.7
Bowery to Broadway
as Ted Barrie
1944
0.0
The Climax
as Franz Munzer
1944
5.5
Dragon Seed
as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
1944
6.5
Follow the Boys
as Turhan Bey (uncredited)
1944
5.3
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Jamiel
1944
6.1
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
6.0
The Mad Ghoul
as Eric Iverson
1943
5.9
Crazy House
as Cameo Appearance
1943
5.0
Background to Danger
as Hassan
1943
6.6
Captive Wild Woman
as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
1943
5.2
White Savage
as Tamara
1943
5.2
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
1943
5.0
Arabian Nights
as Captain of the Guard
1942
6.0
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mehemet Bey
1942
5.5
Destination Unknown
as Captain Muto
1942
6.0
🎬
Dead End Kids Go To War
as Araka
1942
0.0
Drums of the Congo
as Juma, Henchman
1942
0.0
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Henchman Araka
1942
6.0
Danger in the Pacific
as Tagani
1942
6.0
The Falcon Takes Over
as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
1942
6.2
Unseen Enemy
as Ito
1942
0.0
Bombay Clipper
as Captain Chundra
1942
5.5
The Gay Falcon
as Manuel Retana
1941
6.3
Burma Convoy
as Mr. Yuchau
1941
0.0
Raiders of the Desert
as Hassen Mohammed
1941
0.0
Footsteps in the Dark
as Ahmed
1941
6.9
Shadows on the Stairs
as Ram Singh
1941
5.1