Joe Turkel
Acting
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.
As actor 109
Ironside
1967
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Bonanza
1959
Miami Vice
1984
Wagon Train
1957
Dragnet
1951
Highway Patrol
1955
Fantasy Island
1978
Adam-12
1968
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Four Star Playhouse
1952
The Shining
1980
The Untouchables
1959
Combat!
1962
Blade Runner
1982
The Lone Ranger
1949
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Ben Casey
1961
Bat Masterson
1958
Kojak
1973
Land of the Giants
1968
The Texan
1958
Felony Squad
1966
Navy Log
1955
Police Story
1973
The Detectives
1959
The Aquanauts
1960
Paths of Glory
1957
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Boston Blackie
1951
Public Defender
1954
I Led Three Lives
1953
Lock-Up
1959
The Rat Patrol
1966
Official Detective
1957
Tightrope
1959
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Crossroads
1955
The Killing
1956
The Roaring 20's
1960
Warlock
1959
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
Johnny Cool
1963
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Jefferson Drum
1958
Letter to Loretta
1953
I'm the Law
1953
Tallahassee 7000
1961
The Sand Pebbles
1966
The Hindenburg
1975
Friendly Persuasion
1956
King Rat
1965
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
General Electric Theater
1953
The Yellow Canary
1963
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Tormented
1960
Federal Man
1950
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Halls of Montezuma
1951
The Commitment
1976
Jeanne Eagels
1957
Verboten!
1959
The Midnight Story
1957
Triple Trouble
1950
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
The Animals
1970
Which Way Is Up?
1977
The Shadow on the Window
1957
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
The Naked Street
1955
House of Numbers
1957
The Devil's Eight
1969
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955
Village of the Giants
1965
Reel Horror
1985
The Glass Wall
1953
The Boy and the Pirates
1960
Inside Detroit
1955
Man Crazy
1953
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
The Sex Symbol
1974
The Human Jungle
1954
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
Mad at the World
1955
Savage Abduction
1973
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
Lucky Losers
1950
City Across the River
1949
Starlift
1951
Sword in the Desert
1949
Southside 1-1000
1950
Gypsy Colt
1954
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972
The Purple Gang
1959
Scream Free!
1969
The Bamboo Prison
1954
Wild in the Sky
1972
Here Come the Jets
1959
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
Angels in Disguise
1949
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
Return from the Sea
1954
The Beast of Budapest
1958
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013