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Joe Turkel

Acting
July 15, 1927
— June 27, 2022(94 years old)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Joseph Turkel • Joseph Turkell • ジョー・ターケル • 조 터켈 • 喬·特科爾

Known For

Miami Vice series poster (1984)
7.5

Miami Vice

Levec

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Thug #1

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Lupe

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Private Peters

Ironside series poster (1967)
6.8

Ironside

District Attorney

Adam-12 series poster (1968)
7.0

Adam-12

Vince Warren

The Andy Griffith Show series poster (1960)
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

Fred

Wagon Train series poster (1957)
6.6

Wagon Train

Eddie

Dragnet series poster (1951)
6.4

Dragnet

Combat! series poster (1962)
7.7

Combat!

Klimmer

The Untouchables series poster (1959)
7.9

The Untouchables

Birdie Yates

The Untouchables series poster (1959)
7.9

The Untouchables

Garvin

Photos of Joe Turkel

Filmography

2010s

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining movie poster (2013)
8.0

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)

2000s

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner movie poster (2007)
7.8

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Self

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' movie poster (2000)
7.5

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Self

1990s

The Dark Side of the Moon movie poster (1990)
5.0

The Dark Side of the Moon

Paxton Warner

1980s

Reel Horror movie poster (1985)
2.4

Reel Horror

Harry (archive footage)

Blade Runner movie poster (1982)
7.9

Blade Runner

Tyrell

The Shining movie poster (1980)
8.2
Classic

The Shining

Lloyd

1970s

Which Way Is Up? movie poster (1977)
6.0

Which Way Is Up?

Harry Boatwright

The Commitment movie poster (1976)

The Commitment

Jules

The Hindenburg movie poster (1975)
6.3

The Hindenburg

Detective Moore

The Prisoner of Second Avenue movie poster (1975)
6.6

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

The Sex Symbol movie poster (1974)
2.3

The Sex Symbol

Director

Savage Abduction movie poster (1973)
5.9

Savage Abduction

Harry

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six movie poster (1972)
10.0

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

Col. Ferguson

Wild in the Sky movie poster (1972)

Wild in the Sky

Corazza

The Animals movie poster (1970)
3.5

The Animals

Peyote

1960s

The Devil's Eight movie poster (1969)
5.1

The Devil's Eight

Sam

Scream Free! movie poster (1969)
6.0

Scream Free!

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre movie poster (1967)
6.3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik

The Sand Pebbles movie poster (1966)
7.2

The Sand Pebbles

Bronson

King Rat movie poster (1965)
7.1

King Rat

Dino

Village of the Giants movie poster (1965)
3.5

Village of the Giants

Sheriff

Johnny Cool movie poster (1963)
5.1

Johnny Cool

Hoodlum

The Yellow Canary movie poster (1963)

The Yellow Canary

Policeman

Famous Ghost Stories movie poster (1961)
6.0

Famous Ghost Stories

Nick (segment 'Tormented')

Portrait of a Mobster movie poster (1961)

Portrait of a Mobster

Joe Noe

Tormented movie poster (1960)
4.9

Tormented

Nick

The Boy and the Pirates movie poster (1960)
5.5

The Boy and the Pirates

Abu the Genie

1950s

Warlock movie poster (1959)
6.7

Warlock

Chet Haggin (uncredited)

Verboten! movie poster (1959)
6.5

Verboten!

Infantryman

The Purple Gang movie poster (1959)
6.3

The Purple Gang

Eddie Olsen

Here Come the Jets movie poster (1959)

Here Come the Jets

Henley

The Bonnie Parker Story movie poster (1958)
4.6

The Bonnie Parker Story

Chuck Darrow

The Case Against Brooklyn movie poster (1958)
6.0

The Case Against Brooklyn

Henchman Monte

The Beast of Budapest movie poster (1958)

The Beast of Budapest

Martin

Paths of Glory movie poster (1957)
8.3
Gem

Paths of Glory

Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

The Midnight Story movie poster (1957)
6.0

The Midnight Story

Lothario at Dance (uncredited)

Hellcats of the Navy movie poster (1957)
4.3

Hellcats of the Navy

Chick (as Joseph Turkel)

Jeanne Eagels movie poster (1957)
6.0

Jeanne Eagels

Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)

The Shadow on the Window movie poster (1957)
5.8

The Shadow on the Window

Lounger (uncredited)

House of Numbers movie poster (1957)
5.3

House of Numbers

Bradville - Convict

The Killing movie poster (1956)
7.6
Gem

The Killing

Tiny

Friendly Persuasion movie poster (1956)
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

Poor Loser (uncredited)

Inside Detroit movie poster (1955)
6.0

Inside Detroit

Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)

Mad at the World movie poster (1955)
5.6

Mad at the World

Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)

Cell 2455 Death Row movie poster (1955)
5.3

Cell 2455 Death Row

Curly

The Naked Street movie poster (1955)
6.1

The Naked Street

Shimmy

The Human Jungle movie poster (1954)
5.0

The Human Jungle

Delinquent Hood

Gypsy Colt movie poster (1954)
6.3

Gypsy Colt

Chuck

The Bamboo Prison movie poster (1954)
6.4

The Bamboo Prison

P.O.W.

Duffy of San Quentin movie poster (1954)
6.0

Duffy of San Quentin

Frank Roberts

Return from the Sea movie poster (1954)
4.5

Return from the Sea

Sailor

The Glass Wall movie poster (1953)
5.1

The Glass Wall

Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)

Down Among the Sheltering Palms movie poster (1953)
5.0

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Pvt. Harris

Man Crazy movie poster (1953)
6.0

Man Crazy

Ray

A Slight Case of Larceny movie poster (1953)
4.0

A Slight Case of Larceny

Holdup Man

Halls of Montezuma movie poster (1951)
5.9

Halls of Montezuma

Marine

Fixed Bayonets! movie poster (1951)
6.6

Fixed Bayonets!

Soldier (uncredited)

Starlift movie poster (1951)
6.1

Starlift

Litter Case (uncredited)

Southside 1-1000 movie poster (1950)
5.9

Southside 1-1000

Frankie

Triple Trouble movie poster (1950)
6.2

Triple Trouble

Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)

Lucky Losers movie poster (1950)
6.1

Lucky Losers

Johnny Angelo

Federal Man movie poster (1950)
5.0

Federal Man

Jack 'Sneeze' Norton

1940s

Sword in the Desert movie poster (1949)
7.3

Sword in the Desert

Haganah Soldier (uncredited)

Angels in Disguise movie poster (1949)
5.3

Angels in Disguise

Henchman Johnny Martin

City Across the River movie poster (1949)
5.5

City Across the River

Shimmy Stockton