
Joe Turkel
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1927
Died: June 27, 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

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972

The Dark Side of the Moon
1990

Savage Abduction
1973

The Commitment
1976

The Bonnie Parker Story
1958

Tormented
1960

The Animals
1970

Man Crazy
1953

The Boy and the Pirates
1960

Federal Man
1950

Which Way Is Up?
1977

Famous Ghost Stories
1961

Paths of Glory
1957

The Shining
1980

The Purple Gang
1959

Here Come the Jets
1959

The Beast of Budapest
1958

Lucky Losers
1950

Inside Detroit
1955

House of Numbers
1957

Blade Runner
1982
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007

The Glass Wall
1953

Mad at the World
1955

Duffy of San Quentin
1954

King Rat
1965

Hellcats of the Navy
1957

Angels in Disguise
1949

Southside 1-1000
1950

The Devil's Eight
1969

The Sand Pebbles
1966

The Case Against Brooklyn
1958

Scream Free!
1969

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013

The Naked Street
1955

Portrait of a Mobster
1961

Verboten!
1959

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953

The Yellow Canary
1963

A Slight Case of Larceny
1953

The Bamboo Prison
1954

Return from the Sea
1954

Village of the Giants
1965

Wild in the Sky
1972

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967

Gypsy Colt
1954

City Across the River
1949

Halls of Montezuma
1951

Warlock
1959

Triple Trouble
1950

The Sex Symbol
1974

Jeanne Eagels
1957

Cell 2455 Death Row
1955

The Killing
1956

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007

The Human Jungle
1954

Sword in the Desert
1949

Reel Horror
1985

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000

Johnny Cool
1963

Friendly Persuasion
1956

The Hindenburg
1975

Starlift
1951

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975

Fixed Bayonets!
1951

The Shadow on the Window
1957

The Midnight Story
1957

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

Miami Vice
1984

Land of the Giants
1968

Kojak
1973

Dragnet
1951

Combat!
1962

General Electric Theater
1953

Felony Squad
1966

Highway Patrol
1955

I Led Three Lives
1953

Police Story
1973

The Aquanauts
1960

Navy Log
1955

Bat Masterson
1958

Ben Casey
1961

The Rat Patrol
1966

Tightrope
1959
Jefferson Drum
1958

I'm the Law
1953

Dangerous Assignment
1952
Official Detective
1957

The Roaring 20's
1960

Tales from the Darkside
1984

The Asphalt Jungle
1961

Letter to Loretta
1953

Public Defender
1954

Tallahassee 7000
1961

Boston Blackie
1951

The Texan
1958

The Untouchables
1959

Four Star Playhouse
1952

Bonanza
1959

Wagon Train
1957

Adam-12
1968

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954

Lock-Up
1959

The Lone Ranger
1949

The Detectives
1959

Ironside
1967

Fantasy Island
1978