Joe Turkel
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Jul 15 1927• Died Jun 27 2022
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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.
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Joe Turkel's Credits
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Bonanza
Thug #1
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Bob Rellance
The Andy Griffith Show
Fred
Miami Vice
Levec
Adam-12
Vince Warren
Dragnet
Fantasy Island
Herb Glazer
The Untouchables
Birdie Yates
Wagon Train
Eddie
Ben Casey
Ironside
District Attorney
Combat!
Klimmer
Four Star Playhouse
Willie
Kojak
Swampgas
Tales from the Darkside
Kharma
The Lone Ranger
Judd
Felony Squad
Bat Masterson
Woody Larkin
Police Story
The Texan
Evan McBeem
Land of the Giants
Sergeant
Public Defender
Leo Jackson
Blade Runner
Tyrell
The Shining
Lloyd
The Detectives
Charlie
Navy Log
Lock-Up
Pvt. Givers
Tightrope
The Rat Patrol
Capt. Bruener
The Roaring 20's
Dangerous Assignment
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Stubb Cull
Highway Patrol
The Aquanauts
Danny
Letter to Loretta
Logan
Boston Blackie
Paths of Glory
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Official Detective
I'm the Law
The Asphalt Jungle
Jefferson Drum
Tom
The Killing
Tiny
General Electric Theater
I Led Three Lives
The Sand Pebbles
Bronson
Tallahassee 7000
The Hindenburg
Detective Moore
Warlock
Chet Haggin (uncredited)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Tormented
Nick
The Human Jungle
Delinquent Hood
King Rat
Dino
Verboten!
Infantryman
The Case Against Brooklyn
Henchman Monte
The Shadow on the Window
Lounger (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
Hoodlum
Friendly Persuasion
Poor Loser (uncredited)
Halls of Montezuma
Marine
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Animals
Peyote
The Dark Side of the Moon
Paxton Warner
The Glass Wall
Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
The Naked Street
Shimmy
Which Way Is Up?
Harry Boatwright
Famous Ghost Stories
Nick (segment 'Tormented')
The Yellow Canary
Policeman
Starlift
Litter Case (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Boy and the Pirates
Abu the Genie
The Bonnie Parker Story
Chuck Darrow
Jeanne Eagels
Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin
Frank Roberts
Southside 1-1000
Frankie
The Devil's Eight
Sam
The Sex Symbol
Director
Portrait of a Mobster
Joe Noe
Inside Detroit
Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
Reel Horror
Harry (archive footage)
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
Fixed Bayonets!
Soldier (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Larceny
Holdup Man
The Bamboo Prison
P.O.W.
Wild in the Sky
Corazza
The Purple Gang
Eddie Olsen
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
Scream Free!
Village of the Giants
Sheriff
The Commitment
Jules
City Across the River
Shimmy Stockton
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Pvt. Harris
Triple Trouble
Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Johnny Martin
Cell 2455 Death Row
Curly
Man Crazy
Ray
House of Numbers
Bradville - Convict
Federal Man
Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
Return from the Sea
Sailor
Sword in the Desert
Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
Mad at the World
Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
The Beast of Budapest
Martin
Hellcats of the Navy
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Col. Ferguson
Savage Abduction
Harry
Gypsy Colt
Chuck
Lucky Losers
Johnny Angelo
Here Come the Jets
Henley
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)