
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

Friendly Persuasion

The Sand Pebbles

Warlock

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Johnny Cool

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

The Hindenburg

The Devil's Eight

King Rat

Which Way Is Up?

Jeanne Eagels

Hellcats of the Navy

Village of the Giants

The Dark Side of the Moon

Fixed Bayonets!

Halls of Montezuma

Triple Trouble

Federal Man

The Midnight Story

Portrait of a Mobster

Tormented

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Glass Wall

The Naked Street

Reel Horror

Verboten!

The Bonnie Parker Story

Sword in the Desert

The Shadow on the Window

The Boy and the Pirates

The Human Jungle

The Yellow Canary

Starlift
TV Shows

The Andy Griffith Show

Combat!

Wagon Train

Dragnet

Four Star Playhouse

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Tales from the Darkside

The Untouchables

Ben Casey

Fantasy Island

Highway Patrol

Kojak

Land of the Giants

Bat Masterson

The Lone Ranger

The Texan

Police Story

The Detectives

Felony Squad

Lock-Up

Navy Log

Boston Blackie

Official Detective

Letter to Loretta

Public Defender

I Led Three Lives

The Roaring 20's

The Rat Patrol

Tightrope

The Aquanauts

Dangerous Assignment

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Crossroads

Tallahassee 7000

The Asphalt Jungle

Jefferson Drum

I'm the Law

General Electric Theater
More Movies

Cell 2455 Death Row

The Animals

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Mad at the World

The Commitment

Duffy of San Quentin

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Wild in the Sky

Return from the Sea

Inside Detroit

Gypsy Colt

The Sex Symbol

House of Numbers

Famous Ghost Stories

A Slight Case of Larceny

The Beast of Budapest

City Across the River

The Bamboo Prison

Southside 1-1000

Man Crazy

Lucky Losers

The Purple Gang

Scream Free!

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

Here Come the Jets

Angels in Disguise

Savage Abduction




