Joe Turkel
Acting • Born 1927-07-15 – Died 2022-06-27
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.
Filmography
113 credits
Blade Runner
Movie • 1982
Tyrell
The Killing
Movie • 1956
Tiny
Paths of Glory
Movie • 1957
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
The Dark Side of the Moon
Movie • 1990
Paxton Warner
The Shining
Movie • 1980
Lloyd
The Sand Pebbles
Movie • 1966
Bronson
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Movie • 2007
Self
The Glass Wall
Movie • 1953
Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
Tormented
Movie • 1960
Nick
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Movie • 1967
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
Village of the Giants
Movie • 1965
Sheriff
Friendly Persuasion
Movie • 1956
Poor Loser (uncredited)
The Bonnie Parker Story
Movie • 1958
Chuck Darrow
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie • 1958
Henchman Monte
The Hindenburg
Movie • 1975
Detective Moore
Fixed Bayonets!
Movie • 1951
Soldier (uncredited)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Movie • 2007
Self
Mad at the World
Movie • 1955
Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
The Animals
Movie • 1970
Peyote
The Naked Street
Movie • 1955
Shimmy
Triple Trouble
Movie • 1950
Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
Reel Horror
Movie • 1985
Harry (archive footage)
Portrait of a Mobster
Movie • 1961
Joe Noe
Duffy of San Quentin
Movie • 1954
Frank Roberts
The Sex Symbol
Movie • 1974
Director
Wild in the Sky
Movie • 1972
Corazza
The Purple Gang
Movie • 1959
Eddie Olsen
The Beast of Budapest
Movie • 1958
Martin
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Movie • 2000
Self
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Movie • 1975
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
Movie • 1950
Johnny Angelo
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Movie • 1953
Pvt. Harris
The Shadow on the Window
Movie • 1957
Lounger (uncredited)
Here Come the Jets
Movie • 1959
Henley
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Movie • 1972
Col. Ferguson
Inside Detroit
Movie • 1955
Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
King Rat
Movie • 1965
Dino
The Yellow Canary
Movie • 1963
Policeman
Hellcats of the Navy
Movie • 1957
Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Savage Abduction
Movie • 1973
Harry
Man Crazy
Movie • 1953
Ray
Jeanne Eagels
Movie • 1957
Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
Angels in Disguise
Movie • 1949
Henchman Johnny Martin
The Boy and the Pirates
Movie • 1960
Abu the Genie
House of Numbers
Movie • 1957
Bradville - Convict
City Across the River
Movie • 1949
Shimmy Stockton
Sword in the Desert
Movie • 1949
Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
Federal Man
Movie • 1950
Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
Southside 1-1000
Movie • 1950
Frankie
Halls of Montezuma
Movie • 1951
Marine
Starlift
Movie • 1951
Litter Case (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Larceny
Movie • 1953
Holdup Man
Gypsy Colt
Movie • 1954
Chuck
Return from the Sea
Movie • 1954
Sailor
The Human Jungle
Movie • 1954
Delinquent Hood
The Bamboo Prison
Movie • 1954
P.O.W.
Cell 2455 Death Row
Movie • 1955
Curly
Verboten!
Movie • 1959
Infantryman
Warlock
Movie • 1959
Chet Haggin (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
Movie • 1963
Hoodlum
The Devil's Eight
Movie • 1969
Sam
Which Way Is Up?
Movie • 1977
Harry Boatwright
The Midnight Story
Movie • 1957
Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
Scream Free!
Movie • 1969
The Commitment
Movie • 1976
Jules
Famous Ghost Stories
Movie • 1961
Nick (segment 'Tormented')
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Fred
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Levec
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Sergeant
Kojak
TV • 1973
Swampgas
Dragnet
TV • 1951
Combat!
TV • 1962
Klimmer
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Highway Patrol
TV • 1955
I Led Three Lives
TV • 1953
Police Story
TV • 1973
The Aquanauts
TV • 1960
Danny
Navy Log
TV • 1955
Bat Masterson
TV • 1958
Woody Larkin
Ben Casey
TV • 1961
The Rat Patrol
TV • 1966
Capt. Bruener
Tightrope
TV • 1959
Jefferson Drum
TV • 1958
Tom
I'm the Law
TV • 1953
Dangerous Assignment
TV • 1952
Official Detective
TV • 1957
The Roaring 20's
TV • 1960
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Kharma
The Asphalt Jungle
TV • 1961
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Logan
Public Defender
TV • 1954
Leo Jackson
Tallahassee 7000
TV • 1961
Boston Blackie
TV • 1951
The Texan
TV • 1958
Evan McBeem
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Birdie Yates
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Garvin
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Gobo Karsh
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Willie
Bat Masterson
TV • 1958
Joe Turkel
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Thug #1
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Lupe
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Eddie
Adam-12
TV • 1968
Vince Warren
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Private Peters
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955
Bob Rellance
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Deuces Kobler
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV • 1954
Stubb Cull
Lock-Up
TV • 1959
Pvt. Givers
The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949
Judd
The Detectives
TV • 1959
Charlie
Ironside
TV • 1967
District Attorney
Fantasy Island
TV • 1978
Herb Glazer