
Joe Turkel
Born July 15, 1927 · 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 conventions into his 90s.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Shining

Blade Runner

The Killing

Paths of Glory

Friendly Persuasion

The Hindenburg

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

The Sand Pebbles

Johnny Cool

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Warlock

The Devil's Eight

Sword in the Desert

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Midnight Story

The Dark Side of the Moon

Which Way Is Up?

King Rat

The Shadow on the Window

Hellcats of the Navy

Halls of Montezuma

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

The Naked Street

The Boy and the Pirates

Wild in the Sky

A Slight Case of Larceny

Mad at the World

Village of the Giants

The Bonnie Parker Story

Federal Man

Duffy of San Quentin

Jeanne Eagels

Fixed Bayonets!

Verboten!

Portrait of a Mobster

The Case Against Brooklyn

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Cell 2455 Death Row
TV Shows

Wagon Train

Adam-12

Four Star Playhouse

The Untouchables

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Ben Casey

Dragnet

Tales from the Darkside

Combat!

Fantasy Island

Kojak

The Lone Ranger

Bat Masterson

Police Story

The Detectives

The Texan

Felony Squad

Highway Patrol

Land of the Giants

Public Defender

Lock-Up

Navy Log

Boston Blackie

Official Detective

The Roaring 20's

Tightrope

The Rat Patrol

Dangerous Assignment

The Aquanauts

Letter to Loretta

Crossroads

I Led Three Lives

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Jefferson Drum

I'm the Law

The Asphalt Jungle

Tallahassee 7000

General Electric Theater
More Movies

City Across the River

The Beast of Budapest

The Yellow Canary

Here Come the Jets

Return from the Sea

Tormented

The Bamboo Prison

The Commitment

Inside Detroit

House of Numbers

Triple Trouble

The Human Jungle

The Glass Wall

Starlift

Reel Horror

The Purple Gang

Famous Ghost Stories

The Sex Symbol

The Animals

Gypsy Colt

Southside 1-1000

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

Lucky Losers

Scream Free!

Angels in Disguise

Savage Abduction




