Joe Turkel
Acting

Joe Turkel

Born 15 July 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 27 June 2022

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.

Known for

The Shining
Blade Runner
Paths of Glory
The Killing
Miami Vice
Bonanza
The Sand Pebbles
The Hindenburg
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Dark Side of the Moon
King Rat
Tormented
The Dark Side of the Moon
Blade Runner
The Shining
Which Way Is Up?
The Commitment
The Hindenburg
The Sex Symbol
Savage Abduction
Wild in the Sky
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
The Animals
The Devil's Eight
Scream Free!
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Sand Pebbles
Village of the Giants
King Rat
The Yellow Canary
Johnny Cool
Portrait of a Mobster
Famous Ghost Stories
Tormented
The Boy and the Pirates
The Purple Gang
Here Come the Jets
Verboten!
The Bonnie Parker Story
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Beast of Budapest
Paths of Glory
Hellcats of the Navy
House of Numbers
The Killing
Mad at the World
The Naked Street
Inside Detroit
Cell 2455 Death Row
Duffy of San Quentin
The Bamboo Prison
Gypsy Colt
Return from the Sea
The Human Jungle
The Glass Wall
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Man Crazy
A Slight Case of Larceny
Halls of Montezuma
Triple Trouble
Lucky Losers
Federal Man
Southside 1-1000
Angels in Disguise
City Across the River
Joe Turkel · Midrow