Joe Turkel

Actor

Born: July 15, 1927
Died: June 27, 2022 (age 94)
From: 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…

Filmography (67)

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (2013)
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007)
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)
Self
The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
Paxton Warner
Reel Horror (1985)
Harry (archive footage)
Blade Runner (1982)
Tyrell
The Shining (1980)
Lloyd
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Harry Boatwright
The Commitment (1976)
Jules
The Hindenburg (1975)
Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Sex Symbol (1974)
Director
Savage Abduction (1973)
Harry
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six (1972)
Col. Ferguson
Wild in the Sky (1972)
Corazza
The Animals (1970)
Peyote
Scream Free! (1969)
The Devil's Eight (1969)
Sam
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Bronson
King Rat (1965)
Dino
Village of the Giants (1965)
Sheriff
Johnny Cool (1963)
Hoodlum
The Yellow Canary (1963)
Policeman
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)
Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Joe Noe
Tormented (1960)
Nick
The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
Abu the Genie
The Purple Gang (1959)
Eddie Olsen