Joe Turkel
- Acting
- July 15, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- June 27, 2022
Biography
Joseph Turkel (July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022) was an American actor. A career character actor, he was noted for his craggy Bronx looks and distinctive, penetrating voice. Turkel worked steadily from 1949 to 1998 in both films and television, including in the Stanley Kubrick films The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and The Shining (1980). He still made the occasional appearance at fan conventions into his 90s.
Known for
Filmography
- Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining · Self
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner · Self
- Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling · Self
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' · Self
- The Dark Side of the Moon · Paxton Warner
- Reel Horror · Harry (archive footage)
- Tales from the Darkside · Kharma
- Miami Vice · Levec
- Blade Runner · Tyrell
- The Shining · Lloyd
- Fantasy Island · Herb Glazer
- Which Way Is Up? · Harry Boatwright
- The Commitment · Jules
- The Hindenburg · Detective Moore
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue · Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
- The Sex Symbol · Director
- Kojak · Swampgas
- Police Story
- Savage Abduction · Harry
- Six Hundred and Sixty-Six · Col. Ferguson
- Wild in the Sky · Corazza
- The Animals · Peyote
- Scream Free!
- The Devil's Eight · Sam
- Land of the Giants · Sergeant
- Adam-12 · Vince Warren
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
- Ironside · District Attorney
- The Sand Pebbles · Bronson
- Felony Squad
- The Rat Patrol · Capt. Bruener
- King Rat · Dino
- Village of the Giants · Sheriff
- Johnny Cool · Hoodlum
- The Yellow Canary · Policeman
- Combat! · Klimmer
- Famous Ghost Stories · Nick (segment 'Tormented')
- Ben Casey
- Portrait of a Mobster · Joe Noe
- The Asphalt Jungle
- Tallahassee 7000
- The Roaring 20's
- The Andy Griffith Show · Fred
- Tormented · Nick
- The Aquanauts · Danny
- The Boy and the Pirates · Abu the Genie
- The Purple Gang · Eddie Olsen
- The Detectives · Charlie
- The Untouchables · Birdie Yates, Garvin
- Lock-Up · Pvt. Givers
- Bonanza · Thug #1, Lupe
- Tightrope
- Here Come the Jets · Henley
- Warlock · Chet Haggin (uncredited)
- Verboten! · Infantryman
- Bat Masterson · Woody Larkin, Joe Turkel
- The Texan · Evan McBeem
- The Case Against Brooklyn · Henchman Monte
- The Bonnie Parker Story · Chuck Darrow
- Jefferson Drum · Tom
- The Beast of Budapest · Martin
- Paths of Glory · Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
- Wagon Train · Eddie
- House of Numbers · Bradville - Convict
- Jeanne Eagels · Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
- The Midnight Story · Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
- Hellcats of the Navy · Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
- The Shadow on the Window · Lounger (uncredited)
- Official Detective
- Friendly Persuasion · Poor Loser (uncredited)
- The Killing · Tiny
- Inside Detroit · Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
- Crossroads · Frank Perroni
- Highway Patrol
- Navy Log
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp · Bob Rellance
- The Naked Street · Shimmy
- Mad at the World · Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
- Cell 2455 Death Row · Curly
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin · Stubb Cull