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  • Turhan Bey Dies at 90, Austrian Actor and Producer

    The entertainment world says goodbye to another talented actor, Turhan Bey, who made appearances in various modern television shows, as well as classic 1940s films.

    Turhan Bey, from Vienna, Austria, became involved with acting after his family migrated to the United States in 1940 to escape the Nazi occupation. Bey appeared in many well-known 1940s films, such as:

    • Hassen Mohammed in Raiders of the Desert (1941)
    • Captain Chundra in Bombay Clipper (1941)
    • Mehemet Bey in The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
    • Tamara in White Savage (1943)
    • Eric Iverson in The Mad Ghoul (1943)
    • Herua in Sudan (1945)

    By the end of the 1940s, Bey’s career faded out, but then produced a movie called Stolen Identity in 1953. Bey then returned back to Austria, where he pursued the careers of photography and stage directing.

    Bey returned back to the United States in the early 1990s, making various small appearances in the following television shows:

    • Dimitri Rossovich in SeaQuest DSV (1993)
    • Sherif Faris in Murder, She Wrote (1995)
    • Centauri Emperor Turhan (and) Turval in Babylon 5 (1995/1998)
    • Zeno in The Skateboard Kid II (2000)

    On September 30th of 2012, Turhan Bey died at the age of 90 years old after suffering a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Many fans of Bey have left their condolences via Twitter:




  • Michael O’Hare Dies at 60, “Babylon 5” Actor

    If you were a prominent Babylon 5 watcher back in the late 1990s, I am sure you remember the character “Commander Jeffrey Sinclair” played by Michael O’Hare. Unfortunately, Michael O’Hare passed away this past Friday (September 28th, 2012).

    Prior to his involvement with the television world, O’Hare was active with the Broadway scene in New York. One of his well-known Broadway appearances was portraying “Col. Nathan Jessup” in A Few Good Men. This role was later played by Jack Nicholson in the movie version of A Few Good Men.

    In 1992, O’Hare accepted the role as “Commander Jeffrey Sinclair” in the upcoming Babylon 5 science fiction television series, which then aired in 1993. Although, O’Hare was only with Babylon 5 for one full season, but the character was brought back in season two, and for a very short while in the series’ third season.

    Michael O’Hare (born as “Robert Michael O’Hare”) died on September 28th, 2012, after suffering a heart attack and being placed in a coma since September 23rd, 2012. Babylon 5‘s producer J. Michael Straczynski posted the following announcement on his Facebook page:

    “I regret that I must convey the sad news that Michael O’Hare passed away today. He suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was in a coma until his passing this afternoon. This is a terrible loss for all B5 fans and everyone involved with the show wishes to convey their condolences to the O’Hare family. He was an amazing man.”

    Various fans of Michael O’Hare have been leaving their respects via Twitter: