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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Vienna, Austria, 1922-03-30

Died: 2012-09-30

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1941	Shadows on the Stairs	Ram Singh	54
2	1941	Footsteps in the Dark	Ahmed	69
3	1941	Raiders of the Desert	Hassen Mohammed	0
4	1941	Burma Convoy	Mr. Yuchau	0
5	1941	The Gay Falcon	Manuel Retana	62
6	1942	Bombay Clipper	Captain Chundra	55
7	1942	Unseen Enemy	Ito	0
8	1942	The Falcon Takes Over	Jules Amthor (Uncredited)	60
9	1942	Danger in the Pacific	Tagani	60
10	1942	Junior G-Men of the Air	Henchman Araka	60
11	1942	Drums of the Congo	Juma, Henchman	0
12	1942	Dead End Kids Go To War	Araka	0
13	1942	Destination Unknown	Captain Muto	60
14	1942	The Mummy's Tomb	Mehemet Bey	56
15	1942	Arabian Nights	Captain of the Guard	60
16	1943	The Adventures of Smilin' Jack	Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]	50
17	1943	White Savage	Tamara	52
18	1943	Captive Wild Woman	End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)	52
19	1943	Background to Danger	Hassan	66
20	1943	Crazy House	Cameo Appearance	50
21	1943	The Mad Ghoul	Eric Iverson	60
22	1944	Twenty Years After	(archive footage)	60
23	1944	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Jamiel	61
24	1944	Dragon Seed	Lao Er Tan - Middle Son	64
25	1944	The Climax	Franz Munzer	54
26	1944	Bowery to Broadway	Ted Barrie	0
27	1945	Frisco Sal	Dude Forante	40
28	1945	Sudan	Herua	63
29	1946	Night in Paradise	Aesop	40
30	1947	Out of the Blue	David Gelleo	63
31	1948	Adventures of Casanova	Lorenzo	50
32	1948	The Amazing Mr. X	Alexis	62
33	1948	Parole, Inc.	Barney Rodescu	46
34	1949	Song of India	Gopal	47
35	1953	Prisoners of the Casbah	Ahmed	54
36	1994	Possessed by the Night	Calvin	45
37	1994	Healer	Igor Vostovich	10
38	1995	The Skateboard Kid II	Zeno	24
39	1995	Virtual Combat	Dr. Cameron	48
40	1998	Universal Horror	Self - Interviewee	71
41	2000	The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked	Self	80
42	2007	Hollywood Chinese	Self	0
43	2015	Johnny Walker	Alexis (archive footage)	0
44	2020	The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey	Himself	20

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sherif Faris	75
2	1993	seaQuest DSV	Dimitri Rossovich	70
3	1994	Babylon 5	Centauri Emperor	80
4	1994	Babylon 5	Turval	80
5	1995	VR.5	Abernathy	67
6	1997	The Visitor	Rusha	60