Turhan Bey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-30

Deathday

2012-09-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As

  • Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi
  • The Turkish Delight

Turhan Bey

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

Babylon 5
8.0%

Babylon 5

Jan 26, 1994

Babylon 5
8.0%

Babylon 5

Jan 26, 1994

Murder, She Wrote
7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

seaQuest DSV
7.0%

seaQuest DSV

Sep 12, 1993

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7%

The Mummy's Tomb

Oct 23, 1942

Arabian Nights
5.9%

Arabian Nights

Dec 25, 1942

The Amazing Mr. X
6.3%

The Amazing Mr. X

Jul 29, 1948

Captive Wild Woman
5.2%

Captive Wild Woman

Jun 4, 1943

The Mad Ghoul
6.0%

The Mad Ghoul

Nov 12, 1943

The Climax
5.4%

The Climax

Oct 20, 1944

The Falcon Takes Over
6.0%

The Falcon Takes Over

May 29, 1942

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Acting

2020
The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey as Himself
2015
Johnny Walker as Alexis (archive footage)
2007
Hollywood Chinese as Self
2000
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked as Self
1998
Universal Horror as Self - Interviewee
1997
The Visitor as Rusha
1995
Virtual Combat as Dr. Cameron
1995
VR.5 as Abernathy
1995
The Skateboard Kid II as Zeno
1994
Healer as Igor Vostovich
1994
Possessed by the Night as Calvin
1994
Babylon 5 as Centauri Emperor
1994
Babylon 5 as Turval
1993
seaQuest DSV as Dimitri Rossovich
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Sherif Faris
1953
Prisoners of the Casbah as Ahmed
1949
Song of India as Gopal
1948
Parole, Inc. as Barney Rodescu
1948
The Amazing Mr. X as Alexis
1948
Adventures of Casanova as Lorenzo
1947
Out of the Blue as David Gelleo
1946
Night in Paradise as Aesop
1945
Sudan as Herua
1945
Frisco Sal as Dude Forante
1944
Bowery to Broadway as Ted Barrie
1944
The Climax as Franz Munzer
1944
Dragon Seed as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Jamiel
1944
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
1943
The Mad Ghoul as Eric Iverson
1943
Crazy House as Cameo Appearance
1943
Background to Danger as Hassan
1943
Captive Wild Woman as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
1943
White Savage as Tamara
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
1942
Arabian Nights as Captain of the Guard
1942
The Mummy's Tomb as Mehemet Bey
1942
Destination Unknown as Captain Muto
1942
Dead End Kids Go To War as Araka
1942
Drums of the Congo as Juma, Henchman
1942
Junior G-Men of the Air as Henchman Araka
1942
Danger in the Pacific as Tagani
1942
The Falcon Takes Over as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
1942
Unseen Enemy as Ito
1942
Bombay Clipper as Captain Chundra
1941
The Gay Falcon as Manuel Retana
1941
Burma Convoy as Mr. Yuchau
1941
Raiders of the Desert as Hassen Mohammed
1941
Footsteps in the Dark as Ahmed
1941
Shadows on the Stairs as Ram Singh

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1953
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