Turhan Bey

Born: 1922-03-30

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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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

as Jamiel
Released: 1944-01-14

Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets...

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The Mummy's Tomb

as Mehemet Bey
Released: 1942-10-23

A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill...

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The Falcon Takes Over

as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
Released: 1942-05-29

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police...

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Arabian Nights

as Captain of the Guard
Released: 1942-12-25

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual,...

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The Gay Falcon

as Manuel Retana
Released: 1941-10-24

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay...

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Parole, Inc.

as Barney Rodescu
Released: 1948-11-24

A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.

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The Amazing Mr. X

as Alexis
Released: 1948-07-29

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband...

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Virtual Combat

as Dr. Cameron
Released: 1995-07-11

Two Nevada border officers, Dave Quarry and John, amuse themselves off duty by honing their...

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Sudan

as Herua
Released: 1945-04-18

A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.

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Dragon Seed

as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
Released: 1944-07-20

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An...

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The Climax

as Franz Munzer
Released: 1944-10-20

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star...

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Possessed by the Night

as Calvin
Released: 1994-05-25

A horror writer buys an odd looking mutant embryo creature, pickled in a jar, from a shop in...

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Danger in the Pacific

as Tagani
Released: 1942-06-10

Scientist-explorer David Lynd leaves wealthy bride-to-be June Claymore at the altar to join...

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Out of the Blue

as David Gelleo
Released: 1947-04-21

Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh, a meek and mild type...

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Shadows on the Stairs

as Ram Singh
Released: 1941-03-01

Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.

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Footsteps in the Dark

as Ahmed
Released: 1941-03-08

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police...

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Background to Danger

as Hassan
Released: 1943-07-03

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

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The Mad Ghoul

as Eric Iverson
Released: 1943-11-12

A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student,...

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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
Released: 1943-01-05

A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a...

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Universal Horror

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 1998-10-08

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during...

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Captive Wild Woman

as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-04

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with...

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Night in Paradise

as Aesop
Released: 1946-05-03

Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.

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Bowery to Broadway

as Ted Barrie
Released: 1944-11-03

Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them...

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Crazy House

as Cameo Appearance
Released: 1943-10-08

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...

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Prisoners of the Casbah

as Ahmed
Released: 1953-11-03

A low-born thief loves a Moroccan Princess. She must marry to escape death at the hands of her...

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Frisco Sal

as Dude Forante
Released: 1945-02-22

Sal comes to the Barbary Coast from New England to find out who murdered her brother. She gets a...

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The Skateboard Kid II

as Zeno
Released: 1995-01-01

Take a roller coaster ride full of high octane adventure as 12 year old Sammy takes to the...

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Burma Convoy

as Mr. Yuchau
Released: 1941-10-16

A truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers.

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Adventures of Casanova

as Lorenzo
Released: 1948-02-07

Casanova, a young patriot in 18th-century Sicily, upon learning that his father and sister have...

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Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)
Released: 1944-01-01

This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...

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Johnny Walker

as Alexis (archive footage)
Released: 2015-05-13

A washed up Hollywood director is trapped in a remote castle by his own fears until the arrival...

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Hollywood Chinese

as Self
Released: 2007-03-18

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese...

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Raiders of the Desert

as Hassen Mohammed
Released: 1941-07-17

Two American leave a ship where they had stowed away, in a Middle Eastern port and wind up in...

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White Savage

as Tamara
Released: 1943-04-23

A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.

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Bombay Clipper

as Captain Chundra
Released: 1942-01-11

Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a...

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Destination Unknown

as Captain Muto
Released: 1942-10-09

Foreign spies and police pursue an attractive Dutch spy throughout Peking.

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Song of India

as Gopal
Released: 1949-02-28

Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a...

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Drums of the Congo

as Juma, Henchman
Released: 1942-07-17

A safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.

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Unseen Enemy

as Ito
Released: 1942-03-10

The Unseen Enemy in this wartime meller is Nick (Leo Carrillo), the outwardly effusive manager...

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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

as Self
Released: 2000-01-01

A documentary from Universal about their Phantom of the Opera movies.

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Junior G-Men of the Air

as Henchman Araka
Released: 1942-06-30

A group of street kids battle a terrorist gang led by a Japanese spy.

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The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey

as Himself
Released: 2020-12-31

Joan Crawford's close-up in Humoresque. Michelangelo's David and Boticelli's "Birth of Venus"....

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Babylon 5

as Centauri Emperor
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Babylon 5

as Turval
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Sherif Faris
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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seaQuest DSV

as Dimitri Rossovich
First aired: 1993-09-12

In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans...

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The Visitor

as Rusha
First aired: 1997-09-19

The Visitor is a science fiction television series created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin...

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VR.5

as Abernathy
First aired: 1995-03-10

VR.5 is an American television program originally broadcast on the Fox network from March 10,...

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