death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name
30 september 2012 vienna , austria vienna , austria turhan bey 30 march 1922 1941 ; 1998 & ndash ; 1953 and 1990 & ndash turhan bey 1 cropped.jpg turhan bey
 turhan gilbert selahattin sahultavy
turhan bey

turhan bey -lrb- 30 march 192230 september 2012 -rrb- was an austrian-born actor .
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 briefly to hollywood to receive an award , 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 .
