Acting

Joe Turkel

Born 1927-07-15 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died 2022-06-27

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.

Credits

Newest first

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
2013
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
2007
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
as Self
2000
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Paxton Warner
1990
Reel Horror
as Harry (archive footage)
1985
Tales from the Darkside
as Kharma
1984
Miami Vice
as Levec
1984
Blade Runner
as Tyrell
1982
The Shining
as Lloyd
1980
Fantasy Island
as Herb Glazer
1978
Which Way Is Up?
as Harry Boatwright
1977
The Commitment
as Jules
1976
The Hindenburg
as Detective Moore
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1975
The Sex Symbol
as Director
1974
Kojak
as Swampgas
1973
Police Story
1973
Savage Abduction
as Harry
1973
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
as Col. Ferguson
1972
Wild in the Sky
as Corazza
1972
The Animals
as Peyote
1970
Scream Free!
1969
The Devil's Eight
as Sam
1969
Land of the Giants
as Sergeant
1968
Adam-12
as Vince Warren
1968
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1967
Ironside
as District Attorney
1967
The Sand Pebbles
as Bronson
1966
Felony Squad
1966
The Rat Patrol
as Capt. Bruener
1966
King Rat
as Dino
1965
Village of the Giants
as Sheriff
1965
Johnny Cool
as Hoodlum
1963
The Yellow Canary
as Policeman
1963
Combat!
as Klimmer
1962
Famous Ghost Stories
as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Portrait of a Mobster
as Joe Noe
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Tallahassee 7000
1961
The Roaring 20's
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Fred
1960
Tormented
as Nick
1960
The Aquanauts
as Danny
1960
The Boy and the Pirates
as Abu the Genie
1960
The Purple Gang
as Eddie Olsen
1959
The Detectives
as Charlie
1959
The Untouchables
as Birdie Yates
1959
The Untouchables
as Garvin
1959
The Untouchables
as Gobo Karsh
1959
The Untouchables
as Deuces Kobler
1959
Lock-Up
as Pvt. Givers
1959
Bonanza
as Thug #1
1959
Bonanza
as Lupe
1959
Bonanza
as Private Peters
1959
Tightrope
1959
Here Come the Jets
as Henley
1959
Warlock
as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
1959
Verboten!
as Infantryman
1959
Bat Masterson
as Woody Larkin
1958
Bat Masterson
as Joe Turkel
1958
The Texan
as Evan McBeem
1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Henchman Monte
1958
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Chuck Darrow
1958
Jefferson Drum
as Tom
1958
The Beast of Budapest
as Martin
1958
Paths of Glory
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
1957
Wagon Train
as Eddie
1957
House of Numbers
as Bradville - Convict
1957
Jeanne Eagels
as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
1957
The Midnight Story
as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
1957
Hellcats of the Navy
as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
1957
The Shadow on the Window
as Lounger (uncredited)
1957
Official Detective
1957
Friendly Persuasion
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
1956
The Killing
as Tiny
1956
Inside Detroit
as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
1955
Crossroads
as Frank Perroni
1955
Highway Patrol
1955