Turhan Bey (born Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Sahultavy on March 30, 1922 in Vienna, First Austrian Republic (now Austria) is an American actor who was a popular Hollywood leading man of the 1940s. His father was a Turkish diplomat and his mother was a Czech industrialist. In 1930, young Turhan moved to the United States. He gravitated towards acting, and studied at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Wikipedia
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In 1930, young Turhan moved to the United States. He gravitated towards acting, and studied at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. His first film was Shadows on the Stairs in 1941. Turhan Bey was frequently cast in "exotic" roles, often opp www.grapevinevideo.com/turhan_bey.htm
In 1995, Bey portrayed the aging Centauri emperor in an episode of the TV series Babylon 5. Though the character had no name other than "emperor" for the episode, in later episodes the actor's first name became the character's proper name. He was called www.lycos.com/info/turhan-bey--emperor-turhan.html
