Joe Turkel
Born: 1927-07-15 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2022-06-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Joseph Turkel was a prolific American character actor. He was noted for his craggy Bronx looks and distinctive, penetrating voice. Turkel worked steadily from 1949 - 1998 in both films and television. He retired in 1998. He still made the occasional appearance at fan conventions even at the age of 90+.
Filmography
2007
2000
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self
1990
- The Dark Side of the Moon as Paxton Warner
1985
- Reel Horror as Harry (archive footage)
1984
- Miami Vice as Levec
- Tales from the Darkside as Kharma
1982
- Blade Runner as Tyrell
1980
- The Shining as Lloyd
1977
- Which Way Is Up? as Harry Boatwright
1976
- The Commitment as Jules
1975
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
- Joe Forrester
- The Hindenburg as Detective Moore
1974
- The Sex Symbol as Director
1973
- Kojak as Swampgas
- Savage Abduction as Harry
- Police Story
1972
- Wild in the Sky as Corazza
- Six Hundred and Sixty-Six as Col. Ferguson
1970
- The Animals as Peyote
1969
- Scream Free!
- The Devil's Eight as Sam
1968
- Adam-12 as Vince Warren
- Land of the Giants as Sergeant
1967
- Ironside as District Attorney
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1966
- Felony Squad
- The Rat Patrol as Capt. Bruener
- The Sand Pebbles as Bronson
1965
- King Rat as Dino
- Village of the Giants as Sheriff
1963
- Johnny Cool as Hoodlum
- The Yellow Canary as Policeman
1962
- Combat! as Klimmer
1961
- Ben Casey
- Portrait of a Mobster as Joe Noe
- The Asphalt Jungle
- Tallahassee 7000
- Famous Ghost Stories as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Fred
- The Roaring 20's
- Tormented as Nick
- The Boy and the Pirates as Abu the Genie
- The Aquanauts as Danny
1959
- Bonanza as Thug #1
- The Untouchables as Birdie Yates
- The Detectives as Charlie
- Warlock as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
- Lock-Up as Pvt. Givers
- Verboten! as Infantryman
- Tightrope
- Here Come the Jets as Henley
- The Purple Gang as Eddie Olsen
1958
- Bat Masterson as Woody Larkin
- The Texan as Evan McBeem
- The Case Against Brooklyn as Henchman Monte
- The Bonnie Parker Story as Chuck Darrow
- The Beast of Budapest as Martin
- Jefferson Drum as Tom
1957
- Wagon Train as Eddie
- Paths of Glory as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
- Hellcats of the Navy as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
- Official Detective
- House of Numbers as Bradville - Convict
- The Midnight Story as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
- The Shadow on the Window as Lounger (uncredited)
- Jeanne Eagels as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
1956
- Friendly Persuasion as Poor Loser (uncredited)
- The Killing as Tiny
- Inside Detroit as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
1955
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Bob Rellance
- Highway Patrol
- Navy Log
- Cell 2455 Death Row as Curly
- Mad at the World as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
- The Naked Street as Shimmy
1954
- Public Defender as Leo Jackson
- Gypsy Colt as Chuck
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as Stubb Cull
- The Human Jungle as Delinquent Hood
- Return from the Sea as Sailor
- The Bamboo Prison as P.O.W.
- Duffy of San Quentin as Frank Roberts
1953
- I Led Three Lives
- The Glass Wall as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
- Man Crazy as Ray
- Letter to Loretta as Logan
- A Slight Case of Larceny as Holdup Man
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Pvt. Harris
- I'm the Law
- General Electric Theater
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Willie
- Dangerous Assignment
1951
- Dragnet
- Fixed Bayonets! as Soldier (uncredited)
- Halls of Montezuma as Marine
- Boston Blackie
- Starlift as Litter Case (uncredited)
1950
- Lucky Losers as Johnny Angelo
- Triple Trouble as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
- Southside 1-1000 as Frankie
- Federal Man as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Judd
- Angels in Disguise as Henchman Johnny Martin
- City Across the River as Shimmy Stockton
- Sword in the Desert as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)