Turhan Bey
Personal Info
Known For Actor
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
Actor
as Alexis (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Interviewee
as Rusha
as Dr. Cameron
as Zeno
as Abernathy
as Calvin
as Centauri Emperor
as Turval
as Dimitri Rossovich
as Sherif Faris
as Ahmed
as Gopal
as Barney Rodescu
as Alexis
as Lorenzo
as David Gelleo
as Aesop
as Herua
as Dude Forante
as Ted Barrie
as Franz Munzer
as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
as Jamiel
as (archive footage)
as Eric Iverson
as Cameo Appearance
as Hassan
as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
as Tamara
as Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
as Captain of the Guard
as Mehemet Bey
as Captain Muto
as Araka
as Juma, Henchman
as Henchman Araka
as Tagani
as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
as Ito
as Captain Chundra
as Manuel Retana
as Mr. Yuchau
as Hassen Mohammed
as Ahmed
as Ram Singh
Producer
as Producer