
Joe Turkel
Born 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 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Shining

Blade Runner

Paths of Glory

The Killing

The Commitment

The Sand Pebbles

Warlock

Johnny Cool

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Friendly Persuasion

Triple Trouble

Tormented

Mad at the World

The Dark Side of the Moon

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

House of Numbers

The Hindenburg

Fixed Bayonets!

King Rat

Jeanne Eagels

Halls of Montezuma

Hellcats of the Navy

Which Way Is Up?

Man Crazy

Cell 2455 Death Row

Verboten!

The Devil's Eight

Portrait of a Mobster

The Shadow on the Window

The Bonnie Parker Story

The Boy and the Pirates

Village of the Giants

Wild in the Sky

Federal Man

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

The Naked Street

The Glass Wall
TV Shows

Adam-12

Miami Vice

Dragnet

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Combat!

The Untouchables

Ben Casey

Four Star Playhouse

Fantasy Island

Tales from the Darkside

The Lone Ranger

Bat Masterson

Highway Patrol

Kojak

The Detectives

The Texan

Police Story

Felony Squad

Navy Log

Land of the Giants

Lock-Up

Public Defender

The Rat Patrol

Boston Blackie

I Led Three Lives

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Roaring 20's

Tightrope

Crossroads

Dangerous Assignment

The Aquanauts

Letter to Loretta

Official Detective

The Asphalt Jungle

I'm the Law

Jefferson Drum

Tallahassee 7000

General Electric Theater
More Movies

The Case Against Brooklyn

Starlift

The Midnight Story

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

The Animals

The Yellow Canary

Sword in the Desert

Duffy of San Quentin

Return from the Sea

A Slight Case of Larceny

The Sex Symbol

City Across the River

The Beast of Budapest

The Human Jungle

Reel Horror

Lucky Losers

Southside 1-1000

Here Come the Jets

The Bamboo Prison

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

Inside Detroit

Gypsy Colt

The Purple Gang

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

Scream Free!

Famous Ghost Stories

Savage Abduction




