ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Turhan Bey has received more than 316,075 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Turhan Bey is the 6,214th most popular actor (up from 7,172nd in 2019), the 988th most popular biography from Austria (down from 948th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Austrian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Turhan Beys by language

Over the past year Turhan Bey has had the most page views in the with 36,444 views, followed by Turkish (3,299), and German (3,019). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (183.15%), Finnish (108.19%), and Simple English (41.67%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Turhan Bey ranks 6,214 out of 13,578. Before him are Michelle Reis, Grethe Weiser, Molly Peters, Caleb Landry Jones, Eva Röse, and Kathryn McGuire. After him are Nicholas Colasanto, Adriana Esteves, Mitzi Gaynor, Lawrence Makoare, Han Hye-jin, and Jorge Garcia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Turhan Bey ranks 379. Before him are Kathleen Booth, Rosendo Hernández, Antoine Blondin, Miron Białoszewski, Börje Tapper, and Cécile DeWitt-Morette. After him are Royal Dano, Charles Brown, Herbert Schade, Roberto Lovera, Héctor Rossetto, and Janis Paige. Among people deceased in 2012, Turhan Bey ranks 387. Before him are Joe South, Georg Leber, J. J. C. Smart, Luke Askew, Vasily Belov, and Doc Watson. After him are Juan Lezcano, Corrie Sanders, Bill Moggridge, Ralph McQuarrie, Slater Martin, and István Csurka.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Turhan Bey ranks 988 out of 1,424. Before him are Marcel Hirscher (1989), Eduard Krieger (1946), Eddie Polo (1875), Werner Schlager (1972), Traudl Hecher (1943), and Josef Stiegler (1937). After him are Hellmuth Marx (1915), Erich Obermayer (1953), Walter Haummer (1928), Luise Ullrich (1910), Julius von Hann (1839), and Felix Gottwald (1976).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Turhan Bey ranks 56. Before him are Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), Anton Walbrook (1896), Oscar Homolka (1898), Maria Rohm (1945), Walter Slezak (1902), and Eddie Polo (1875). After him are Luise Ullrich (1910), Mady Christians (1892), Peter Kern (1949), Vanessa Brown (1928), Boris Kodjoe (1973), and Josef Hader (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Jamiel
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
Jan 14o 19446.156 / 10
The Climax
Franz Munzer
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Oct 20o 19445.4 / 10
The Amazing Mr. X
Alexis
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...
Jul 29o 19486.1 / 10