Joe Turkel
ActingJoseph 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.
Movies
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013
Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
Paxton Warner
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
Harry (archive footage)
Reel Horror
1985
Tyrell
Blade Runner
1982
Lloyd
The Shining
1980
Harry Boatwright
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Jules
The Commitment
1976
Detective Moore
The Hindenburg
1975
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
Director
The Sex Symbol
1974
Harry
Savage Abduction
1973
Col. Ferguson
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972
Corazza
Wild in the Sky
1972
Peyote
The Animals
1970
Scream Free!
1969
Sam
The Devil's Eight
1969
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Bronson
The Sand Pebbles
1966
TV Shows
Kharma
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Levec
Miami Vice
1984
Herb Glazer
Fantasy Island
1978
Swampgas
Kojak
1973
Police Story
1973
Sergeant
Land of the Giants
1968
Vince Warren
Adam-12
1968
District Attorney
Ironside
1967
Felony Squad
1966
Capt. Bruener
The Rat Patrol
1966
Klimmer
Combat!
1962
Ben Casey
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Tallahassee 7000
1961
The Roaring 20's
1960
Fred
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Danny
The Aquanauts
1960
Charlie
The Detectives
1959
Birdie Yates
The Untouchables
1959
Garvin
The Untouchables
1959
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