Turhan Bey
Acting Born Mar 30, 1922 Vienna, Austria 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Sherif Faris
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Centauri Emperor
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Turval
- seaQuest DSV (1993) as Dimitri Rossovich
- The Visitor (1997) as Rusha
- VR.5 (1995) as Abernathy
- Possessed by the Night (1994) as Calvin
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) as Jamiel
- Arabian Nights (1942) as Captain of the Guard
- Virtual Combat (1995) as Dr. Cameron
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Mehemet Bey
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Dragon Seed (1944) as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
- The Amazing Mr. X (1948) as Alexis
- The Climax (1944) as Franz Munzer
- The Gay Falcon (1941) as Manuel Retana
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
- Johnny Walker (2015) as Alexis (archive footage)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943) as Eric Iverson
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Ahmed
- Follow the Boys (1944) as Turhan Bey (uncredited)
- Burma Convoy (1941) as Mr. Yuchau
- Out of the Blue (1947) as David Gelleo
- Sudan (1945) as Herua