Joe Turkel
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1927
Died: June 27, 2022
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
67 movies · 42 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013
7.8
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007NR
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
7.7
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
5.2
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
3.2
Reel Horror
1985
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
7.9
Blade Runner
1982
8.2
The Shining
1980
6.5
Fantasy Island
1978
5.8
Which Way Is Up?
1977
10.0
The Commitment
1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
6.7
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
4.0
The Sex Symbol
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.2
Savage Abduction
1973
9.0
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972
8.0
Wild in the Sky
1972
3.9
The Animals
1970
6.6
Scream Free!
1969
5.2
The Devil's Eight
1969
6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
7.1
Adam-12
1968
6.3
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
7.2
The Rat Patrol
1966
7.2
King Rat
1965
3.7
Village of the Giants
1965
5.3
Johnny Cool
1963
10.0
The Yellow Canary
1963
7.9
Combat!
1962
6.0
Famous Ghost Stories
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
9.0
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
5.0
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
8.5
Tallahassee 7000
1961
NR
The Roaring 20's
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
4.9
Tormented
1960
6.0
The Aquanauts
1960
5.7
The Boy and the Pirates
1960
6.8
The Purple Gang
1959
6.7
The Detectives
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
6.4
Lock-Up
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.3
Tightrope
1959
8.0
Here Come the Jets
1959
6.8
Warlock
1959
6.6
Verboten!
1959
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
6.0
The Texan
1958
6.1
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
5.0
The Bonnie Parker Story
19585.3
Jefferson Drum
1958
8.0
The Beast of Budapest
1958
8.3
Paths of Glory
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
5.7
House of Numbers
1957
6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957
6.1
The Midnight Story
1957
4.8
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
5.9
The Shadow on the Window
1957
7.5
Official Detective
1957
6.6
Friendly Persuasion
1956
7.6
The Killing
1956
6.5
Inside Detroit
1955
6.8
Crossroads
1955
6.2
Highway Patrol
1955
5.2
Navy Log
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.2
The Naked Street
1955
5.9
Mad at the World
1955
5.6
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955
7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
5.6
The Human Jungle
1954
6.0
Return from the Sea
1954
6.4
The Bamboo Prison
1954
7.2
Gypsy Colt
1954
6.2
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
6.3
Public Defender
1954
7.0
Man Crazy
1953
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
5.5
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
5.3
The Glass Wall
1953
6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
6.0
I'm the Law
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
8.0
I Led Three Lives
1953
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
5.3
Dangerous Assignment
1952
6.5
Dragnet
1951
6.6
Starlift
1951
6.5
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
4.0
Boston Blackie
1951
5.9
Halls of Montezuma
1951
6.0
Southside 1-1000
1950
7.0
Triple Trouble
1950
6.5
Federal Man
1950
6.6
Lucky Losers
1950
6.0
Angels in Disguise
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
7.5
Sword in the Desert
1949
6.0
City Across the River
1949