Joe Turkel
Department: Acting
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
Blade Runner
1982
The Killing
1956
Paths of Glory
1957
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
The Shining
1980
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
The Glass Wall
1953
Tormented
1960
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Village of the Giants
1965
Friendly Persuasion
1956
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
The Hindenburg
1975
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Mad at the World
1955
The Animals
1970
The Naked Street
1955
Triple Trouble
1950
Reel Horror
1985
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
The Sex Symbol
1974
Wild in the Sky
1972
The Purple Gang
1959
The Beast of Budapest
1958
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
Lucky Losers
1950
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
The Shadow on the Window
1957
Here Come the Jets
1959
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972
Inside Detroit
1955
King Rat
1965
The Yellow Canary
1963
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
Savage Abduction
1973
Man Crazy
1953
Jeanne Eagels
1957
Angels in Disguise
1949
The Boy and the Pirates
1960
House of Numbers
1957
Halls of Montezuma
1951
Sword in the Desert
1949
Southside 1-1000
1950
City Across the River
1949
Federal Man
1950
Starlift
1951
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Return from the Sea
1954
Verboten!
1959
Warlock
1959
Johnny Cool
1963
The Bamboo Prison
1954
The Human Jungle
1954
The Devil's Eight
1969
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Gypsy Colt
1954
The Midnight Story
1957
Scream Free!
1969
The Commitment
1976
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Miami Vice
1984
Land of the Giants
1968
Kojak
1973
Dragnet
1951
Combat!
1962
General Electric Theater
1953
Felony Squad
1966
Highway Patrol
1955
I Led Three Lives
1953
Police Story
1973
The Aquanauts
1960
Navy Log
1955
Ben Casey
1961
Bat Masterson
1958
The Rat Patrol
1966
Tightrope
1959
Jefferson Drum
1958
I'm the Law
1953
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Official Detective
1957
The Roaring 20's
1960
Tales from the Darkside
1984
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Letter to Loretta
1953
Public Defender
1954
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Boston Blackie
1951
The Texan
1958
The Untouchables
1959
The Untouchables
1959
The Untouchables
1959
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Bat Masterson
1958
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Wagon Train
1957
Adam-12
1968
Bonanza
1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Untouchables
1959
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Lock-Up
1959
The Lone Ranger
1949
The Detectives
1959
Ironside
1967
Fantasy Island
1978