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