Joe Turkel
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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.
Known for
Credits
Blade Runner (1982)
as Tyrell
The Shining (1980)
as Lloyd
Paths of Glory (1957)
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
The Killing (1956)
as Tiny
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
as Bronson
Warlock (1959)
as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
as Paxton Warner
Johnny Cool (1963)
as Hoodlum
King Rat (1965)
as Dino
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Detective Moore
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
as Marine
Tormented (1960)
as Nick
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Commitment (1976)
as Jules
Village of the Giants (1965)
as Sheriff
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
The Devil's Eight (1969)
as Sam
The Naked Street (1955)
as Shimmy
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
as Curly
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
as Lounger (uncredited)
The Midnight Story (1957)
as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
The Yellow Canary (1963)
as Policeman
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
as Harry Boatwright
Triple Trouble (1950)
as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
House of Numbers (1957)
as Bradville - Convict
Verboten! (1959)
as Infantryman
Federal Man (1950)
as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
The Animals (1970)
as Peyote
Inside Detroit (1955)
as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)
as Self
The Glass Wall (1953)
as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Reel Horror (1985)
as Harry (archive footage)
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
as P.O.W.
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
as Joe Noe
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
as Frank Roberts
The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
as Abu the Genie
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
as Henchman Monte
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007)
as Self
Wild in the Sky (1972)
as Corazza
Gypsy Colt (1954)
as Chuck
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
as Chuck Darrow
The Sex Symbol (1974)
as Director
Mad at the World (1955)
as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
as Pvt. Harris
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)
as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Man Crazy (1953)
as Ray
Starlift (1951)
as Litter Case (uncredited)
Sword in the Desert (1949)
as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
as Holdup Man
Southside 1-1000 (1950)
as Frankie
City Across the River (1949)
as Shimmy Stockton
The Human Jungle (1954)
as Delinquent Hood
Lucky Losers (1950)
as Johnny Angelo
Scream Free! (1969)
Actor
Return from the Sea (1954)
as Sailor
Savage Abduction (1973)
as Harry
The Purple Gang (1959)
as Eddie Olsen
The Beast of Budapest (1958)
as Martin
Angels in Disguise (1949)
as Henchman Johnny Martin
Here Come the Jets (1959)
as Henley
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six (1972)
as Col. Ferguson
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (2013)
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)