Joe Turkel
Acting
Born 1927-07-15 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 2022-06-27
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.
Acting
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
The Dark Side of the Moon
Paxton Warner
Reel Horror
Harry (archive footage)
Tales from the Darkside
Kharma
Miami Vice
Levec
Blade Runner
Tyrell
The Shining
Lloyd
Fantasy Island
Herb Glazer
Which Way Is Up?
Harry Boatwright
The Commitment
Jules
The Hindenburg
Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Sex Symbol
Director
Kojak
Swampgas
Police Story
Savage Abduction
Harry
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Col. Ferguson
Wild in the Sky
Corazza
The Animals
Peyote
Scream Free!
The Devil's Eight
Sam
Land of the Giants
Sergeant
Adam-12
Vince Warren
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
Ironside
District Attorney
The Sand Pebbles
Bronson
Felony Squad