Deceased

How Did Turhan Bey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90

Also known asTurhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi, The Turkish DelightGenderMaleNationalityOttoman EmpireBorn30/03/1922Born inVienna, AustriaDied30/09/2012 (aged 90)Died inViennaCauseParkinson's diseaseWikidataQ78763 ↗Buried atFeuerhalle SimmeringTMDb#45380 ↗

Turhan Bey was an Austrian-born actor of Turkish and Czech-Jewish origins. 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.

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Filmography35 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	Hollywood ChineseMovie	Self	85
2000	The Opera Ghost: A Phantom UnmaskedMovie	Self	78
1998	Universal HorrorMovie	Self - Interviewee	76
1997	The VisitorSeries	Rusha	75
1995	VR.5Series	Abernathy	73
1995	Virtual CombatMovie	Dr. Cameron	73
1995	The Skateboard Kid IIMovie	Zeno	73
1994	Babylon 5Series	Centauri Emperor	72
1994	HealerMovie	Igor Vostovich	72
1993	seaQuest DSVSeries	Dimitri Rossovich	71
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Sherif Faris	62
1949	Song of IndiaMovie	Gopal	27
1948	The Amazing Mr. XMovie	Alexis	26
1948	Parole, Inc.Movie	Barney Rodescu	26
1947	Out of the BlueMovie	David Gelleo	25
1946	Night in ParadiseMovie	Aesop	24
1945	Frisco SalMovie	Dude Forante	23
1944	Twenty Years AfterMovie	(archive footage)	22
1944	Bowery to BroadwayMovie	Ted Barrie	22
1944	The ClimaxMovie	Franz Munzer	22
1944	Follow the BoysMovie	Turhan Bey (uncredited)	22
1944	Dragon SeedMovie	Lao Er Tan - Middle Son	22
1943	White SavageMovie	Tamara	21
1943	Crazy HouseMovie	Cameo Appearance	21
1943	The Mad GhoulMovie	Eric Iverson	21
1943	Captive Wild WomanMovie	End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)	21
1943	The Adventures of Smilin' JackMovie	Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]	21
1942	Arabian NightsMovie	Captain of the Guard	20
1942	The Falcon Takes OverMovie	Jules Amthor (Uncredited)	20
1942	Drums of the CongoMovie	Juma, Henchman	20
1942	Destination UnknownMovie	Captain Muto	20
1942	Danger in the PacificMovie	Tagani	20
1941	The Gay FalconMovie	Manuel Retana	19
1941	Burma ConvoyMovie	Mr. Yuchau	19
1941	Raiders of the DesertMovie	Hassen Mohammed	19