Joe Turkel
Born: 1927-07-15 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2022-06-27
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2013
- Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
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
1978
- Fantasy Island as Herb Glazer
1977
- Which Way Is Up? as Harry Boatwright
1976
- The Commitment as Jules
1975
- The Hindenburg as Detective Moore
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1974
- The Sex Symbol as Director
1973
- Kojak as Swampgas
- Police Story
- Savage Abduction as Harry
1972
- Wild in the Sky as Corazza
- Six Hundred and Sixty-Six as Col. Ferguson
1970
- The Animals as Peyote
1969
- The Devil's Eight as Sam
- Scream Free!
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
- The Asphalt Jungle
- Tallahassee 7000
- Famous Ghost Stories as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
- Portrait of a Mobster as Joe Noe
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Fred
- The Roaring 20's
- The Aquanauts as Danny
- Tormented as Nick
- The Boy and the Pirates as Abu the Genie
1959
- Bonanza as Thug #1
- The Untouchables as Birdie Yates
- The Detectives as Charlie
- Lock-Up as Pvt. Givers
- Tightrope
- Warlock as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
- Verboten! as Infantryman
- The Purple Gang as Eddie Olsen
- Here Come the Jets as Henley
1958
- Bat Masterson as Woody Larkin
- The Texan as Evan McBeem
- Jefferson Drum as Tom
- The Bonnie Parker Story as Chuck Darrow
- The Beast of Budapest as Martin
- The Case Against Brooklyn as Henchman Monte
1957
- Wagon Train as Eddie
- Paths of Glory as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
- Official Detective
- Hellcats of the Navy as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
- The Midnight Story as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
- Jeanne Eagels as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
- House of Numbers as Bradville - Convict
- The Shadow on the Window as Lounger (uncredited)
1956
- The Killing as Tiny
- Friendly Persuasion as Poor Loser (uncredited)
1955
- Highway Patrol
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Bob Rellance
- Navy Log
- Crossroads as Frank Perroni
- Inside Detroit as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
- The Naked Street as Shimmy
- Cell 2455 Death Row as Curly
- Mad at the World as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
1954
- Public Defender as Leo Jackson
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as Stubb Cull
- The Bamboo Prison as P.O.W.
- The Human Jungle as Delinquent Hood
- Duffy of San Quentin as Frank Roberts
- Return from the Sea as Sailor
- Gypsy Colt as Chuck
1953
- I Led Three Lives
- Letter to Loretta as Logan
- General Electric Theater
- I'm the Law
- The Glass Wall as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
- Man Crazy as Ray
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Pvt. Harris
- A Slight Case of Larceny as Holdup Man
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Willie
- Dangerous Assignment
1951
- Dragnet
- Boston Blackie
- Halls of Montezuma as Marine
- Fixed Bayonets! as Soldier (uncredited)
- Starlift as Litter Case (uncredited)
1950
- Triple Trouble as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
- Federal Man as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
- Southside 1-1000 as Frankie
- Lucky Losers as Johnny Angelo
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Judd
- Sword in the Desert as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
- City Across the River as Shimmy Stockton
- Angels in Disguise as Henchman Johnny Martin