Acting credits
48
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Turhan Bey
Acting
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Movies: 44Series: 5Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 45380
IMDb ID: nm0001947
Known for: Acting
Born: March 30, 1922
Died: September 30, 2012
Age: 90
Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 2020
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.15
Wikidata: Q78763
Also known as
Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi • The Turkish Delight
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Turhan Bey.
2.0
The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey
as Himself
2020 Movie
Johnny Walker
as Alexis (archive footage)
2015 Movie
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
2007 Movie
8.0
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
as Self
2000 Movie
7.1
Universal Horror
as Self - Interviewee
1998 Movie
4.7
Virtual Combat
as Dr. Cameron
1995 Movie
2.4
The Skateboard Kid II
as Zeno
1995 Movie
4.4
Possessed by the Night
as Calvin
1994 Movie
5.4
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Ahmed
1953 Movie
4.6
Stolen Identity
Producer
1953 Movie
4.0
Song of India
as Gopal
1949 Movie
4.9
Parole, Inc.
as Barney Rodescu
1948 Movie
6.2
The Amazing Mr. X
as Alexis
1948 Movie
5.0
Adventures of Casanova
as Lorenzo
1948 Movie
6.3
Out of the Blue
as David Gelleo
1947 Movie
4.0
Night in Paradise
as Aesop
1946 Movie
6.3
Sudan
as Herua
1945 Movie
3.7
Frisco Sal
as Dude Forante
1945 Movie
Bowery to Broadway
as Ted Barrie
1944 Movie
5.5
The Climax
as Franz Munzer
1944 Movie
6.6
Dragon Seed
as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
1944 Movie
5.3
Follow the Boys
as Turhan Bey (uncredited)
1944 Movie
6.1
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Jamiel
1944 Movie
6.0
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Turhan Bey.
