Joe Turkel
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-07-15
- Died:
- 2022-06-27
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
The Dark Side of the Moon
Reel Horror
Tales from the Darkside
Miami Vice
Blade Runner
The Shining
Fantasy Island
Which Way Is Up?
The Commitment
The Hindenburg
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Sex Symbol
Kojak
Police Story
Savage Abduction
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Wild in the Sky
The Animals
Scream Free!
The Devil's Eight
Land of the Giants
Adam-12
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Ironside
The Sand Pebbles
Felony Squad
The Rat Patrol
King Rat
Village of the Giants
Johnny Cool
The Yellow Canary
Combat!
Famous Ghost Stories
Ben Casey
Portrait of a Mobster
The Asphalt Jungle
Tallahassee 7000
The Roaring 20's
The Andy Griffith Show
Tormented
The Aquanauts
The Boy and the Pirates
The Purple Gang
The Detectives
The Untouchables
Lock-Up
Bonanza
Tightrope
Here Come the Jets
Warlock
Verboten!
Bat Masterson
The Texan
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Bonnie Parker Story
Jefferson Drum