Turhan Bey
Actor born in Austria (1922-2012) · Turkey · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
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.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom UnmaskedFilm1998
Universal HorrorFilm1997
The VisitorSeries, Rusha1995
VR.5Series, Abernathy
The Skateboard Kid IIFilm, 1995Zeno1994
Babylon 5Series, Centauri EmperorHealerFilm, 1994Igor Vostovich1993
seaQuest DSVSeries, Dimitri Rossovich1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Sherif Faris1953
Prisoners of the CasbahFilm, Ahmed1949
Song of IndiaFilm, Gopal1948
Adventures of CasanovaFilm, Lorenzo1947
Out of the BlueFilm, David Gelleo1946
Night in ParadiseFilm, Aesop1945
Frisco SalFilm, Dude Forante1944
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesFilm, Jamiel1943
Background to DangerFilm, Hassan1942
Arabian NightsFilm, Captain of the Guard1941
Burma ConvoyFilm, Mr. Yuchau1922Born30 March 1922People around Turhan
Close ties
John Rawlins Directed Arabian Nights and Follow the Boys
Maria Montez Also in Arabian Nights and White Savage
Thomas Gomez Also in The Climax and White Savage
Arthur Lubin Directed Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Evelyn Ankers Also in The Mad Ghoul and Follow the Boys
George Waggner Directed The Climax (1944)
Gale Sondergaard Also in The Climax and Follow the Boys
Andy Devine Also in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)- Irving Reis Directed The Gay Falcon (1941)
Walter Wanger Produced Arabian Nights and Night in Paradise
Don Terry Also in Danger in the Pacific (1942)
Edgar Barrier Also in Crazy House and Arabian Nights
Harry Cording Also in Arabian Nights (1942)
Lon Chaney Jr. Also in The Mummy's Tomb and Follow the Boys
Sabu Dastagir Also in Arabian Nights and White Savage
Hans Conried Also in The Gay Falcon and Crazy House
Allen Jenkins Also in The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
Susanna Foster Also in Follow the Boys and The Climax
George Zucco Also in The Mad Ghoul and Sudan
Pedro de Cordoba Also in White Savage and Background to Danger
Alfred Zeisler Directed Parole, Inc. (1948)
Frank Puglia Also in Dragon Seed and Background to Danger
Emmett Vogan Also in Follow the Boys and Crazy House- Stanley Rubin Wrote Burma Convoy and Bombay Clipper
Known for
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The Amazing Mr. X 1948
Arabian Nights 1942
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
52 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
About this person
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.
