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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.
BODY OF WORK
Joe Turkel's Filmography
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Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
No Poster
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
as Self
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Paxton Warner
Reel Horror
as Harry (archive footage)
Blade Runner
as Tyrell
The Shining
as Lloyd
Which Way Is Up?
as Harry Boatwright
The Commitment
as Jules
The Hindenburg
as Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Sex Symbol
as Director
Savage Abduction
as Harry
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
as Col. Ferguson
Wild in the Sky
as Corazza
The Animals
as Peyote
Scream Free!
The Devil's Eight
as Sam
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Sand Pebbles
as Bronson
King Rat
as Dino
Village of the Giants
as Sheriff
Johnny Cool
as Hoodlum
The Yellow Canary
as Policeman
Famous Ghost Stories
as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Portrait of a Mobster
as Joe Noe
Tormented
as Nick
The Boy and the Pirates
as Abu the Genie
The Purple Gang
as Eddie Olsen
Here Come the Jets
as Henley
Warlock
as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
Verboten!
as Infantryman
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Henchman Monte
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Chuck Darrow
The Beast of Budapest
as Martin
Paths of Glory
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
House of Numbers
as Bradville - Convict
Jeanne Eagels
as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy
as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
The Shadow on the Window
as Lounger (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
The Killing
as Tiny
Inside Detroit
as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
The Naked Street
as Shimmy
Mad at the World
as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
Cell 2455 Death Row
as Curly
The Human Jungle
as Delinquent Hood
Return from the Sea
as Sailor
The Bamboo Prison
as P.O.W.
Gypsy Colt
as Chuck
Duffy of San Quentin
as Frank Roberts
Man Crazy
as Ray
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Holdup Man
The Glass Wall
as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Pvt. Harris
Starlift
as Litter Case (uncredited)
Fixed Bayonets!
as Soldier (uncredited)
Halls of Montezuma
as Marine
Southside 1-1000
as Frankie
Triple Trouble
as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
Federal Man
as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
Lucky Losers
as Johnny Angelo
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Johnny Martin
Sword in the Desert
as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
City Across the River
as Shimmy Stockton