Joe Turkel

Actor Jul 15 (died age 94) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1949–2013 (64 year career)

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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

Film

The Shining

Lloyd

Film

Blade Runner

Tyrell

Film

Paths of Glory

Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

Film

The Killing

Tiny

Film

The Sand Pebbles

Bronson

Film

Warlock

Chet Haggin (uncredited)

Film

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Self

Film

Friendly Persuasion

Poor Loser (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (109)

Movies (67)

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

2013

as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)

8.0

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007

as Self

7.9

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007

as Self

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

as Self

7.5

The Dark Side of the Moon

1990

as Paxton Warner

5.0

Reel Horror

1985

as Harry (archive footage)

Blade Runner

as Tyrell

The Shining

as Lloyd

Which Way Is Up?

as Harry Boatwright

The Commitment

as Jules

The Hindenburg

1975

as Detective Moore

6.3

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

The Sex Symbol

as Director

Savage Abduction

as Harry

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

1972

as Col. Ferguson

10.0

Wild in the Sky

1972

as Corazza

The Animals

as Peyote

Scream Free!

The Devil's Eight

as Sam

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967

as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik

6.3

The Sand Pebbles

1966

as Bronson

7.2

Village of the Giants

as Sheriff

King Rat

as Dino

Johnny Cool

as Hoodlum

The Yellow Canary

as Policeman

Famous Ghost Stories

1961

as Nick (segment 'Tormented')

6.0

Portrait of a Mobster

1961

as Joe Noe

Tormented

1960

as Nick

4.9

The Boy and the Pirates

1960

as Abu the Genie

5.5

Warlock

1959

as Chet Haggin (uncredited)

6.7

Here Come the Jets

1959

as Henley

Verboten!

as Infantryman

The Purple Gang

as Eddie Olsen

The Bonnie Parker Story

1958

as Chuck Darrow

4.6

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958

as Henchman Monte

5.8

The Beast of Budapest

1958

as Martin

Jeanne Eagels

1957

as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)

6.0

Paths of Glory

1957

as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

8.3

Hellcats of the Navy

1957

as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)

4.3

The Midnight Story

1957

as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)

6.0

The Shadow on the Window

1957

as Lounger (uncredited)

5.7

House of Numbers

1957

as Bradville - Convict

The Killing

as Tiny

Friendly Persuasion

as Poor Loser (uncredited)

6.7

Inside Detroit

1956

as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)

The Naked Street

as Shimmy

Mad at the World

as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)

Cell 2455 Death Row

as Curly

Gypsy Colt

as Chuck

The Human Jungle

as Delinquent Hood

Duffy of San Quentin

as Frank Roberts

The Bamboo Prison

as P.O.W.

Return from the Sea

as Sailor

The Glass Wall

as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)

5.1

Man Crazy

1953

as Ray

6.0

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953

as Pvt. Harris

5.0

A Slight Case of Larceny

as Holdup Man

Halls of Montezuma

as Marine

Starlift

as Litter Case (uncredited)

6.1

Fixed Bayonets!

1951

as Soldier (uncredited)

Southside 1-1000

as Frankie

Triple Trouble

as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)

6.2

Federal Man

1950

as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton

Lucky Losers

as Johnny Angelo

Sword in the Desert

as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)

7.3

City Across the River

1949

as Shimmy Stockton

5.5

Angels in Disguise

1949

as Henchman Johnny Martin

5.3

Television (42)

Miami Vice

1984

as Levec

7.5

Tales from the Darkside

as Kharma

Fantasy Island

as Herb Glazer

Joe Forrester

Kojak

as Swampgas

Police Story

Adam-12

as Vince Warren

Land of the Giants

as Sergeant

Ironside

as District Attorney

Felony Squad

The Rat Patrol

as Capt. Bruener

Combat!

as Klimmer

Ben Casey

The Asphalt Jungle

Tallahassee 7000

The Andy Griffith Show

as Fred

The Roaring 20's

The Aquanauts

as Danny

Bonanza

as Thug #1

The Untouchables

as Gobo Karsh

The Detectives

as Charlie

Lock-Up

as Pvt. Givers

Tightrope

Bat Masterson

as Woody Larkin

The Texan

as Evan McBeem

Jefferson Drum

as Tom

Wagon Train

as Eddie

Official Detective

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Bob Rellance

Highway Patrol

Navy Log

Public Defender

as Leo Jackson

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

as Stubb Cull

6.9

I Led Three Lives

1953

General Electric Theater

Letter to Loretta

as Logan

I'm the Law

Four Star Playhouse

as Willie

Dangerous Assignment

Dragnet

Boston Blackie

The Lone Ranger

as Judd