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Home/People/Joe Turkel
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Born
Jul 15, 1927Died: Jun 27, 2022
Lived 94 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

67
Movies
47
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joseph Turkel
Joseph Turkell
ジョー・ターケル
조 터켈
喬·特科爾
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IMDb Profile

Joe Turkel

Acting

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.
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining poster

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
2013
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner poster

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

as Self
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling poster

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

as Self
2007
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' poster

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

as Self
2000
The Dark Side of the Moon poster

The Dark Side of the Moon

as Paxton Warner
1990
Reel Horror poster

Reel Horror

as Harry (archive footage)
1985
Blade Runner poster

Blade Runner

as Tyrell
1982
The Shining poster

The Shining

as Lloyd
1980
Which Way Is Up? poster

Which Way Is Up?

as Harry Boatwright
1977
The Commitment poster

The Commitment

as Jules
1976
The Hindenburg poster

The Hindenburg

as Detective Moore
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1975
The Sex Symbol poster

The Sex Symbol

as Director
1974
Savage Abduction poster

Savage Abduction

as Harry
1973
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six poster

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

as Col. Ferguson
1972
Wild in the Sky poster

Wild in the Sky

as Corazza
1972
The Animals poster

The Animals

as Peyote
1970
Scream Free! poster

Scream Free!

Cast
1969
The Devil's Eight poster

The Devil's Eight

as Sam
1969
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1967