Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Date of Birth:

Mar 30, 1922

Place of Birth:

Vienna, Austria

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.

filmography:

Raiders of the Desert Raiders of the Desert

1941

Burma Convoy Burma Convoy

1941

Unseen Enemy Unseen Enemy

1942

Bowery to Broadway Bowery to Broadway

1944

Out of the Blue Out of the Blue

1947

Frisco Sal Frisco Sal

1945

Adventures of Casanova Adventures of Casanova

1948

The Skateboard Kid II The Skateboard Kid II

1995

Song of India Song of India

1949

Prisoners of the Casbah Prisoners of the Casbah

1953

Bombay Clipper Bombay Clipper

1942

Junior G-Men of the Air Junior G-Men of the Air

1942

Twenty Years After Twenty Years After

1944

Captive Wild Woman Captive Wild Woman

1943

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

2000

Healer Healer

1994

Johnny Walker Johnny Walker

2015

Universal Horror Universal Horror

1998

Virtual Combat Virtual Combat

1995

The Falcon Takes Over The Falcon Takes Over

1942

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943

Danger in the Pacific Danger in the Pacific

1942

White Savage White Savage

1943

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

The Gay Falcon The Gay Falcon

1941

Footsteps in the Dark Footsteps in the Dark

1941

The Climax The Climax

1944

Arabian Nights Arabian Nights

1942

The Amazing Mr. X The Amazing Mr. X

1948

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

Shadows on the Stairs Shadows on the Stairs

1941

Parole, Inc. Parole, Inc.

1948

Destination Unknown Destination Unknown

1942

Sudan Sudan

1945

Drums of the Congo Drums of the Congo

1942

Night in Paradise Night in Paradise

1946

Dragon Seed Dragon Seed

1944

The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey

2020

Dead End Kids Go To War Dead End Kids Go To War

1942

The Mad Ghoul The Mad Ghoul

1943

Hollywood Chinese Hollywood Chinese

2007

Possessed by the Night Possessed by the Night

1994

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