Turhan Bey

Actor

Born: March 30, 1922
Died: September 30, 2012 (age 90)
From: 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…

Filmography (45)

The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey (2020)
Himself
Johnny Walker (2015)
Alexis (archive footage)
Hollywood Chinese (2007)
Self
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000)
Self
Universal Horror (1998)
Self - Interviewee
Virtual Combat (1995)
Dr. Cameron
The Skateboard Kid II (1995)
Zeno
Healer
Healer (1994)
Igor Vostovich
Possessed by the Night (1994)
Calvin
Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)
Ahmed
Song of India (1949)
Gopal
Parole, Inc. (1948)
Barney Rodescu
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
Alexis
Adventures of Casanova (1948)
Lorenzo
Out of the Blue (1947)
David Gelleo
Night in Paradise (1946)
Aesop
Sudan (1945)
Herua
Frisco Sal (1945)
Dude Forante
Bowery to Broadway (1944)
Ted Barrie
The Climax (1944)
Franz Munzer
Dragon Seed (1944)
Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
Follow the Boys (1944)
Turhan Bey (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Jamiel
Twenty Years After (1944)
(archive footage)
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Eric Iverson
Crazy House (1943)
Cameo Appearance
Background to Danger (1943)
Hassan
Captive Wild Woman (1943)
End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
White Savage (1943)
Tamara
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]