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Turhan Bey

1922 - 2012

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Turhan Bey (born Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi, 30 March 1922 – 30 September 2012) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Turhan Bey is the 7,353rd most popular actor (down from 6,213th in 2024), the 1,075th most popular biography from Austria (down from 989th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Austrian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Turhan Bey ranks 7,353 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Leeves, Judy Cornwell, Dave Franco, Jyoti Amge, Beatrice Lillie, and Juliet Landau. After him are Katie Cassidy, Lars Eidinger, Laura Fraser, Lee Hanee, Afag Bashirgyzy, and Jay Hernandez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Turhan Bey ranks 417. Before him are Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Anderson, Paul Winchell, Kai Winding, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, and George R. Price. After him are Bert I. Gordon, Patricia Canning Todd, Les Baxter, Jose W. Diokno, Jesús Iglesias, and Ivor Broadis. Among people deceased in 2012, Turhan Bey ranks 433. Before him are Terry Callier, Roman Totenberg, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Joe South, Robert B. Sherman, and Colin Davis. After him are Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Johnny Otis, Mitch Lucker, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Finn Pedersen, and Stephen Dunham.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Turhan Bey ranks 1,075 out of 1,424. Before him are Felix Frankfurter (1882), Ernst Vettori (1964), Cajetan von Felder (1814), Franz Fischler (1946), Ulrike Maier (1967), and Christian Klien (1983). After him are Ingrid Wendl (1940), Doris Bures (1962), Wilhelm Kreuz (1949), Matthias Steiner (1982), Dagmar Rom (1928), and Gerhard Rodax (1965).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Turhan Bey ranks 59. Before him are Maria Rohm (1945), Walter Slezak (1902), Luise Ullrich (1910), Eddie Polo (1875), Mady Christians (1892), and Michel Muller (1966). After him are Vanessa Brown (1928), Peter Kern (1949), Boris Kodjoe (1973), Birgit Minichmayr (1977), Josef Hader (1962), and Roland Kickinger (1968).

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