Turhan Bey
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.
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- Born:
- Mar 30, 1922 In Vienna, Austria
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 46
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Shadows on the Stairs 1941-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Johnny Walker 2015-05-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Johnny Walker | Alexis (archive footage) | 2015-05-13 |
| Movie | Hollywood Chinese | Self | 2007-03-18 |
| Movie | The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked | Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Universal Horror | Self - Interviewee | 1998-10-08 |
| Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | The Skateboard Kid II | Zeno | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Virtual Combat | Dr. Cameron | 1995-07-11 |
| Series | VR.5 | Unknown | 1995-03-10 |
| Series | Babylon 5 | Turval | 1994-01-26 |
| Movie | Healer | 1994-12-12 | |
| Movie | Possessed by the Night | Calvin | 1994-05-25 |
| Series | seaQuest DSV | Dimitri Rossovich | 1993-09-12 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Casbah | Ahmed | 1953-11-03 |
| Movie | Song of India | Gopal | 1949-02-28 |
| Movie | Adventures of Casanova | Lorenzo | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Parole, Inc. | Barney Rodescu | 1948-11-24 |
| Movie | The Amazing Mr. X | Alexis | 1948-07-29 |
| Movie | Out of the Blue | David Gelleo | 1947-04-21 |
| Movie | Night in Paradise | Aesop | 1946-05-03 |
| Movie | Frisco Sal | Dude Forante | 1945-02-22 |
| Movie | Sudan | Herua | 1945-04-18 |
| Movie | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Jamiel | 1944-01-14 |
| Movie | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944-01-01 |
| Movie | The Climax | Franz Munzer | 1944-10-20 |
| Movie | Dragon Seed | Lao Er Tan - Middle Son | 1944-07-20 |
| Movie | Bowery to Broadway | Ted Barrie | 1944-11-03 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13] | 1943-01-05 |
| Movie | White Savage | Tamara | 1943-04-23 |
| Movie | Captive Wild Woman | End Narrator (voice)(uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Movie | Crazy House | Cameo Appearance | 1943-10-08 |
| Movie | Background to Danger | Hassan | 1943-07-03 |
| Movie | The Mad Ghoul | Eric Iverson | 1943-11-12 |
| Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Jules Amthor (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Bombay Clipper | Captain Chundra | 1942-01-11 |
| Movie | Danger in the Pacific | Tagani | 1942-06-10 |
| Movie | Unseen Enemy | Ito | 1942-03-10 |
| Movie | Destination Unknown | Captain Muto | 1942-10-09 |
| Movie | Junior G-Men of the Air | Henchman Araka | 1942-06-30 |
| Movie | Arabian Nights | Captain of the Guard | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | The Mummy's Tomb | Mehemet Bey | 1942-10-23 |
| Movie | Drums of the Congo | Juma, Henchman | 1942-07-17 |
| Movie | Shadows on the Stairs | Ram Singh | 1941-03-01 |
| Movie | Footsteps in the Dark | Ahmed | 1941-03-08 |
| Movie | The Gay Falcon | Manuel Retana | 1941-10-24 |
| Movie | Burma Convoy | Mr. Yuchau | 1941-10-16 |
| Movie | Raiders of the Desert | Hassen Mohammed | 1941-07-17 |