Joe Turkel

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Joe Turkel

Acting July 15, 1927

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 w…

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The Shining

The Shining

8.2 1980 Movie
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

7.9 1982 Movie
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

8.3 1957 Movie
The Killing

The Killing

7.6 1956 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

7.6 1960 TV Show
Combat!

Combat!

7.9 1962 TV Show
Adam-12

Adam-12

7.1 1968 TV Show
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.6 1957 TV Show
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

8.0 1959 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2013
    Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

    Movie Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)

  2. 2007
    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Movie Self

  3. 2007
    Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

    Movie Self

  4. 2000
    On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

    Movie Self

  5. 1990
    The Dark Side of the Moon

    Movie Paxton Warner

  6. 1985
    Reel Horror

    Movie Harry (archive footage)

  7. 1984
    Tales from the Darkside

    TV show Kharma

  8. 1984
    Miami Vice

    TV show Levec

  9. 1982
    Blade Runner

    Movie Tyrell

  10. 1980
    The Shining

    Movie Lloyd

  11. 1978
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Herb Glazer

  12. 1977
    Which Way Is Up?

    Movie Harry Boatwright

  13. 1976
    The Commitment

    Movie Jules

  14. 1975
    The Hindenburg

    Movie Detective Moore

  15. 1975
    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    Movie Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

  16. 1974
    The Sex Symbol

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1973
    Kojak

    TV show Swampgas

  2. 1973
    Police Story

    TV show

  3. 1973
    Savage Abduction

    Movie Harry

  4. 1972
    Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

    Movie Col. Ferguson

  5. 1972
    Wild in the Sky

    Movie Corazza

  6. 1970
    The Animals

    Movie Peyote

  7. 1969
    Scream Free!

    Movie

  8. 1969
    The Devil's Eight

    Movie Sam

  9. 1968
    Land of the Giants

    TV show Sergeant

  10. 1968
    Adam-12

    TV show Vince Warren

  11. 1967
    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Movie Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik

  12. 1967
    Ironside

    TV show District Attorney

  13. 1966
    The Sand Pebbles

    Movie Bronson

  14. 1966
    Felony Squad

    TV show

  15. 1966
    The Rat Patrol

    TV show Capt. Bruener

  16. 1965
    King Rat

    Movie Dino

  17. 1965
    Village of the Giants

    Movie Sheriff

  18. 1963
    Johnny Cool

    Movie Hoodlum

  19. 1963
    The Yellow Canary

    Movie Policeman

  20. 1962
    Combat!

    TV show Klimmer

  21. 1961
    Famous Ghost Stories

    Movie Nick (segment 'Tormented')

  22. 1961
    Ben Casey

    TV show

  23. 1961
    Portrait of a Mobster

    Movie Joe Noe

  24. 1961
    The Asphalt Jungle

    TV show