Joe Turkel
Actor
Born July 15, 1927 in 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.
Filmography
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
The Dark Side of the Moon
Paxton Warner
Reel Horror
Harry (archive footage)
Tales from the Darkside
Kharma
Miami Vice
Levec
Blade Runner
Tyrell
The Shining
Lloyd
Fantasy Island
Herb Glazer
Which Way Is Up?
Harry Boatwright
The Commitment
Jules
The Hindenburg
Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Sex Symbol
Director
Kojak
Swampgas
Police Story
Savage Abduction
Harry
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Col. Ferguson
Wild in the Sky
Corazza
The Animals
Peyote
Scream Free!
The Devil's Eight
Sam
Land of the Giants
Sergeant
Adam-12
Vince Warren
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
Ironside
District Attorney
The Sand Pebbles
Bronson
Felony Squad
The Rat Patrol
Capt. Bruener
King Rat
Dino
Village of the Giants
Sheriff
Johnny Cool
Hoodlum
The Yellow Canary
Policeman
Combat!
Klimmer
Famous Ghost Stories
Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Ben Casey
Portrait of a Mobster
Joe Noe
The Asphalt Jungle
Tallahassee 7000
The Roaring 20's
The Andy Griffith Show
Fred
Tormented
Nick
The Aquanauts
Danny
The Boy and the Pirates
Abu the Genie
The Purple Gang
Eddie Olsen
The Detectives
Charlie
The Untouchables
Birdie Yates
Lock-Up
Pvt. Givers
Bonanza
Thug #1
Tightrope
Here Come the Jets
Henley
Warlock
Chet Haggin (uncredited)
Verboten!
Infantryman
Bat Masterson
Woody Larkin
The Texan
Evan McBeem
The Case Against Brooklyn
Henchman Monte
The Bonnie Parker Story
Chuck Darrow
The Beast of Budapest
Martin
Paths of Glory
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Wagon Train
Eddie
House of Numbers
Bradville - Convict
Jeanne Eagels
Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
The Shadow on the Window
Lounger (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
Poor Loser (uncredited)
The Killing
Tiny
Inside Detroit
Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
Highway Patrol
Navy Log
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Bob Rellance
The Naked Street
Shimmy
Mad at the World
Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
Cell 2455 Death Row
Curly
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Stubb Cull
The Human Jungle
Delinquent Hood
Return from the Sea
Sailor
The Bamboo Prison
P.O.W.
Gypsy Colt
Chuck
Duffy of San Quentin
Frank Roberts
Public Defender
Leo Jackson
Man Crazy
Ray
Letter to Loretta
Logan
A Slight Case of Larceny
Holdup Man
The Glass Wall
Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Pvt. Harris
I'm the Law
General Electric Theater
I Led Three Lives
Four Star Playhouse
Willie
Dangerous Assignment
Dragnet
Starlift
Litter Case (uncredited)
Fixed Bayonets!
Soldier (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
Halls of Montezuma
Marine
Southside 1-1000
Frankie
Triple Trouble
Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
Federal Man
Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
Lucky Losers
Johnny Angelo
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Johnny Martin
The Lone Ranger
Judd
Sword in the Desert
Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
City Across the River
Shimmy Stockton