Actor
Joe Turkel
99 years · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · 66 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 66
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013 · Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000 · Self
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 · Paxton Warner
Reel Horror
1985 · Harry (archive footage)
Blade Runner
1982 · Tyrell
The Shining
1980 · Lloyd
On AMC
Which Way Is Up?
1977 · Harry Boatwright
The Commitment
1976 · Jules
The Hindenburg
1975 · Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
On YouTube Free
The Sex Symbol
1974 · Director
On fuboTV
Savage Abduction
1973 · Harry
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972 · Col. Ferguson
Wild in the Sky
1972 · Corazza
The Animals
1970 · Peyote
Scream Free!
1969 · Actor
The Devil's Eight
1969 · Sam
On Philo
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 · Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · Bronson
King Rat
1965 · Dino
On YouTube Free
Village of the Giants
1965 · Sheriff
Johnny Cool
1963 · Hoodlum
On Philo
The Yellow Canary
1963 · Policeman