Turhan Bey
Birthday
1922/03/30
Day of death
2012/09/30 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Also know as
Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi, The Turkish Delight
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...Read more
Acting
(1994) Possessed by the Night
as Calvin
(1943) Background to Danger
as Hassan
(1942) The Mummy's Tomb
as Mehemet Bey
(1943) Crazy House
as Cameo Appearance
(1948) The Amazing Mr. X
as Alexis
(1942) Arabian Nights
as Captain of the Guard
(1944) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Jamiel
(1941) The Gay Falcon
as Manuel Retana
(1941) Footsteps in the Dark
as Ahmed
(1944) The Climax
as Franz Munzer
(1941) Shadows on the Stairs
as Ram Singh
(1948) Parole, Inc.
as Barney Rodescu
(1942) Dead End Kids Go To War
as Araka
(1943) The Mad Ghoul
as Eric Iverson
(2007) Hollywood Chinese
as Self
(2020) The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey
as Himself
(1944) Dragon Seed
as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
(1942) Destination Unknown
as Captain Muto
(1945) Sudan
as Herua
(1943) White Savage
as Tamara
(1946) Night in Paradise
as Aesop
(1942) Drums of the Congo
as Juma, Henchman
(1942) Danger in the Pacific
as Tagani
(1948) Adventures of Casanova
as Lorenzo
(1995) The Skateboard Kid II
as Zeno
(1949) Song of India
as Gopal
(1953) Prisoners of the Casbah
as Ahmed
(1945) Frisco Sal
as Dude Forante
(1947) Out of the Blue
as David Gelleo
(1941) Raiders of the Desert
as Hassen Mohammed
(1941) Burma Convoy
as Mr. Yuchau
(1942) Bombay Clipper
as Captain Chundra
(1944) Bowery to Broadway
as Ted Barrie
(1942) Unseen Enemy
as Ito
(1942) Junior G-Men of the Air
as Henchman Araka
(1995) Virtual Combat
as Dr. Cameron
(1942) The Falcon Takes Over
as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
(1943) The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
(1998) Universal Horror
as Self - Interviewee
(2015) Johnny Walker
as Alexis (archive footage)
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1943) Captive Wild Woman
as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
(2000) The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
as Self
(1994) Healer
as Igor Vostovich
(1993) seaQuest DSV
as Dimitri Rossovich
(1995) VR.5
as Abernathy
(1994) Babylon 5
as Centauri Emperor
(1997) The Visitor
as Rusha
(1994) Babylon 5
as Turval
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sherif Faris