Joe Turkel
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 2022 (aged 94)
Born in
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height
175 cm (5′ 9″)
Credits
View on IMDb105 acting credits
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
The Shining
23 May 1980
Blade Runner
25 Jun 1982
Paths of Glory
25 Oct 1957
The Killing
06 Jun 1956
Miami Vice
16 Sep 1984
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
The Sand Pebbles
20 Dec 1966
Warlock
15 May 1959
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Filmography
1990
- The Dark Side of the Moonas Paxton Warner
1985
- Reel Horroras Harry (archive footage)
1984
- Tales from the Darksideas Kharma1 episode
- Miami Viceas Levec1 episode
1982
- Blade Runneras Tyrell
1980
- The Shiningas Lloyd
1978
- Fantasy Islandas Herb Glazer1 episode
1977
- Which Way Is Up?as Harry Boatwright
1976
- The Commitmentas Jules
1975
- The Hindenburgas Detective Moore
- The Prisoner of Second Avenueas Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1974
- The Sex Symbolas Director
1973
- Kojakas Swampgas1 episode
- Police Story1 episode
- Savage Abductionas Harry
1972
- Six Hundred and Sixty-Sixas Col. Ferguson
- Wild in the Skyas Corazza
1970
- The Animalsas Peyote
1969
1968
- Land of the Giantsas Sergeant1 episode
- Adam-12as Vince Warren1 episode
1967
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
- Ironsideas District Attorney1 episode
1966
- The Sand Pebblesas Bronson
- Felony Squad1 episode
- The Rat Patrolas Capt. Bruener1 episode
1965
- King Ratas Dino
- Village of the Giantsas Sheriff
1963
- Johnny Coolas Hoodlum
- The Yellow Canaryas Policeman
1962
- Combat!as Klimmer1 episode
1961
- Famous Ghost Storiesas Nick (segment 'Tormented')
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Portrait of a Mobsteras Joe Noe
- The Asphalt Jungle1 episode
- Tallahassee 70001 episode
1960
- The Roaring 20's1 episode
- The Andy Griffith Showas Fred1 episode
- Tormentedas Nick
- The Aquanautsas Danny1 episode
- The Boy and the Piratesas Abu the Genie
1959
- The Purple Gangas Eddie Olsen
- The Detectivesas Charlie1 episode
- The Untouchablesas Deuces Kobler1 episode
- Lock-Upas Pvt. Givers1 episode
- Bonanzaas Private Peters1 episode
- Tightrope1 episode
- Here Come the Jetsas Henley
- Warlockas Chet Haggin (uncredited)
- Verboten!as Infantryman
1958
- Bat Mastersonas Joe Turkel1 episode
- The Texanas Evan McBeem1 episode
- The Case Against Brooklynas Henchman Monte
- The Bonnie Parker Storyas Chuck Darrow
- Jefferson Drumas Tom1 episode
- The Beast of Budapestas Martin
1957
- Paths of Gloryas Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
- Wagon Trainas Eddie1 episode
- House of Numbersas Bradville - Convict
- Jeanne Eagelsas Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
- The Midnight Storyas Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
- Hellcats of the Navyas Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
- The Shadow on the Windowas Lounger (uncredited)
- Official Detective1 episode
1956
- Friendly Persuasionas Poor Loser (uncredited)
- The Killingas Tiny
1955
- Inside Detroitas Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
- Crossroadsas Frank Perroni1 episode
- Highway Patrol1 episode
- Navy Log1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Bob Rellance1 episode
- The Naked Streetas Shimmy
- Mad at the Worldas Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
- Cell 2455 Death Rowas Curly
1954
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tinas Stubb Cull1 episode
- The Human Jungleas Delinquent Hood
- Return from the Seaas Sailor
- The Bamboo Prisonas P.O.W.
- Gypsy Coltas Chuck
- Duffy of San Quentinas Frank Roberts
- Public Defenderas Leo Jackson1 episode
1953
- Man Crazyas Ray
- Letter to Lorettaas Logan1 episode
- A Slight Case of Larcenyas Holdup Man
- The Glass Wallas Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
- Down Among the Sheltering Palmsas Pvt. Harris
- I'm the Law1 episode
- General Electric Theater1 episode
- I Led Three Lives1 episode
1952
- Four Star Playhouseas Willie1 episode
- Dangerous Assignment1 episode
1951
- Dragnet1 episode
- Starliftas Litter Case (uncredited)
- Fixed Bayonets!as Soldier (uncredited)
- Boston Blackie1 episode
- Halls of Montezumaas Marine
1950
- Southside 1-1000as Frankie
- Triple Troubleas Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
- Federal Manas Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
- Lucky Losersas Johnny Angelo
1949
- Angels in Disguiseas Henchman Johnny Martin
- The Lone Rangeras Judd1 episode
- Sword in the Desertas Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
- City Across the Riveras Shimmy Stockton