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Actor
Joe Turkel
- Born July 15, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died June 27, 2022
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
The Shining1980
Blade Runner1982
Paths of Glory1957
The Killing1956
Miami Vice1984
Bonanza1959
The Sand Pebbles1966
The Andy Griffith Show1960
Filmography
- 2013Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The ShiningFilmHimself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
- 2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerFilmSelf
- 2007Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and StylingFilmSelf
- 2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'FilmSelf
- 1990The Dark Side of the MoonFilmPaxton Warner
- 1985Reel HorrorFilmHarry (archive footage)
- 1984Miami ViceSeriesLevec
- 1984Tales from the DarksideSeriesKharma
- 1982Blade RunnerFilmTyrell
- 1980The ShiningFilmLloyd
- 1978Fantasy IslandSeriesHerb Glazer
- 1977Which Way Is Up?FilmHarry Boatwright
- 1976The CommitmentFilmJules
- 1975The HindenburgFilmDetective Moore
- 1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueFilmMan Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
- 1974The Sex SymbolFilmDirector
- 1973KojakSeriesSwampgas
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973Savage AbductionFilmHarry
- 1972Six Hundred and Sixty-SixFilmCol. Ferguson
- 1972Wild in the SkyFilmCorazza
- 1970The AnimalsFilmPeyote
- 1969The Devil's EightFilmSam
- 1969Scream Free!Film
- 1968Land of the GiantsSeriesSergeant
- 1968Adam-12SeriesVince Warren
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFilmJake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
- 1967IronsideSeriesDistrict Attorney
- 1966The Sand PebblesFilmBronson
- 1966The Rat PatrolSeriesCapt. Bruener
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1965King RatFilmDino
- 1965Village of the GiantsFilmSheriff
- 1963Johnny CoolFilmHoodlum
- 1963The Yellow CanaryFilmPoliceman
- 1962Combat!SeriesKlimmer
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1961Famous Ghost StoriesFilmNick (segment 'Tormented')
- 1961Tallahassee 7000Series
- 1961Portrait of a MobsterFilmJoe Noe
- 1961The Asphalt JungleSeries
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesFred
- 1960TormentedFilmNick
- 1960The Boy and the PiratesFilmAbu the Genie
- 1960The AquanautsSeriesDanny
- 1960The Roaring 20'sSeries
- 1959BonanzaSeriesThug #1, Lupe, Private Peters
- 1959WarlockFilmChet Haggin (uncredited)
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesBirdie Yates, Garvin, Gobo Karsh, Deuces Kobler
- 1959Verboten!FilmInfantryman
- 1959The DetectivesSeriesCharlie
- 1959Lock-UpSeriesPvt. Givers
- 1959The Purple GangFilmEddie Olsen
- 1959TightropeSeries
- 1959Here Come the JetsFilmHenley
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesWoody Larkin, Joe Turkel
- 1958The Case Against BrooklynFilmHenchman Monte
- 1958The Bonnie Parker StoryFilmChuck Darrow
- 1958The TexanSeriesEvan McBeem
- 1958Jefferson DrumSeriesTom
- 1958The Beast of BudapestFilmMartin
- 1957Paths of GloryFilmPvt. Pierre Arnaud
- 1957The Midnight StoryFilmLothario at Dance (uncredited)
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesEddie
- 1957The Shadow on the WindowFilmLounger (uncredited)
- 1957Hellcats of the NavyFilmChick (as Joseph Turkel)
- 1957House of NumbersFilmBradville - Convict
- 1957Jeanne EagelsFilmEddie, Reporter (uncredited)
- 1957Official DetectiveSeries
- 1956The KillingFilmTiny
- 1956Friendly PersuasionFilmPoor Loser (uncredited)
- 1955The Naked StreetFilmShimmy
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeriesBob Rellance
- 1955Cell 2455 Death RowFilmCurly
- 1955Highway PatrolSeries
- 1955Mad at the WorldFilmPete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
- 1955Navy LogSeries
- 1955CrossroadsSeriesFrank Perroni
- 1955Inside DetroitFilmPete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
- 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeriesStubb Cull