Joe Turkel
Acting
Born 1927-07-15 · 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.
Filmography
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
May 20, 2013
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dec 18, 2007
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Jul 15, 2000
The Dark Side of the Moon
May 30, 1990
Reel Horror
Oct 1, 1985
Blade Runner
Jun 25, 1982
The Shining
May 23, 1980
Which Way Is Up?
Nov 4, 1977
The Commitment
Jan 1, 1976
The Hindenburg
Dec 25, 1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Mar 14, 1975
The Sex Symbol
Sep 17, 1974
Savage Abduction
Jan 1, 1973
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Jun 15, 1972
Wild in the Sky
Mar 1, 1972
The Animals
Mar 9, 1970
Scream Free!
Oct 15, 1969
The Devil's Eight
May 14, 1969
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Jun 30, 1967
The Sand Pebbles
Dec 20, 1966
King Rat
Oct 27, 1965
Village of the Giants
Oct 20, 1965
Johnny Cool
Oct 2, 1963
The Yellow Canary
May 15, 1963
Famous Ghost Stories
Dec 31, 1961
Portrait of a Mobster
Apr 19, 1961
Tormented
Sep 22, 1960
The Boy and the Pirates
Apr 13, 1960
The Purple Gang
Dec 18, 1959
Here Come the Jets
Jun 1, 1959