Joe Turkel
Acting
Born 1927-07-15 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Blade Runner
1982 · Movie
The Shining
1980 · Movie
Paths of Glory
1957 · Movie
The Killing
1956 · Movie
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · Movie
The Yellow Canary
1963 · Movie
Warlock
1959 · Movie
The Commitment
1976 · Movie
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972 · Movie
King Rat
1965 · Movie
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
Portrait of a Mobster
1961 · Movie
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Movie
Wild in the Sky
1972 · Movie
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · Movie
The Beast of Budapest
1958 · Movie
Gypsy Colt
1954 · Movie
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000 · Movie
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 · Movie
Here Come the Jets
1959 · Movie
The Hindenburg
1975 · Movie
Starlift
1951 · Movie
Inside Detroit
1955 · Movie
Sword in the Desert
1949 · Movie
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013 · Movie
Fixed Bayonets!
1951 · Movie
Which Way Is Up?
1977 · Movie
Halls of Montezuma
1951 · Movie
Duffy of San Quentin
1954 · Movie
The Midnight Story
1957 · Movie
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Movie
Triple Trouble
1950 · Movie
Lucky Losers
1950 · Movie
Verboten!
1959 · Movie
The Bamboo Prison
1954 · Movie
The Purple Gang
1959 · Movie
Man Crazy
1953 · Movie
The Naked Street
1955 · Movie
Federal Man
1950 · Movie
Scream Free!
1969 · Movie
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · Movie
Johnny Cool
1963 · Movie
Southside 1-1000
1950 · Movie
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · Movie
Return from the Sea
1954 · Movie
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · Movie
The Human Jungle
1954 · Movie
Mad at the World
1955 · Movie
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955 · Movie
Famous Ghost Stories
1961 · Movie
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 · Movie
The Boy and the Pirates
1960 · Movie
The Glass Wall
1953 · Movie
Angels in Disguise
1949 · Movie
Savage Abduction
1973 · Movie
City Across the River
1949 · Movie
Hellcats of the Navy
1957 · Movie
House of Numbers
1957 · Movie
The Devil's Eight
1969 · Movie
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953 · Movie