Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining ★ 8.0 Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining 2013 The Dark Side of the Moon ★ 5.1 The Dark Side of the Moon 1990 Reel Horror ★ 3.3 Reel Horror 1985 Tales from the Darkside ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984 Miami Vice ★ 7.5 Miami Vice 1984 Blade Runner ★ 7.9 Blade Runner 1982 The Shining ★ 8.2 The Shining 1980 Fantasy Island ★ 6.5 Fantasy Island 1978 Which Way Is Up? ★ 6.1 Which Way Is Up? 1977 The Commitment ★ 10.0 The Commitment 1976 The Hindenburg ★ 6.3 The Hindenburg 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue ★ 6.6 The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975 The Sex Symbol ★ 4.0 The Sex Symbol 1974 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 Savage Abduction ★ 6.2 Savage Abduction 1973 Six Hundred and Sixty-Six ★ 9.0 Six Hundred and Sixty-Six 1972 Wild in the Sky ★ 8.0 Wild in the Sky 1972 The Animals ★ 3.9 The Animals 1970 Scream Free! ★ 6.6 Scream Free! 1969 The Devil's Eight ★ 5.2 The Devil's Eight 1969 Land of the Giants ★ 6.8 Land of the Giants 1968 Adam-12 ★ 7.1 Adam-12 1968 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre ★ 6.3 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Sand Pebbles ★ 7.2 The Sand Pebbles 1966 Felony Squad ★ 6.5 Felony Squad 1966 The Rat Patrol ★ 7.2 The Rat Patrol 1966 King Rat ★ 7.1 King Rat 1965 Village of the Giants ★ 3.6 Village of the Giants 1965 Johnny Cool ★ 5.3 Johnny Cool 1963 The Yellow Canary ★ 10.0 The Yellow Canary 1963 Combat! ★ 7.8 Combat! 1962 Famous Ghost Stories ★ 6.0 Famous Ghost Stories 1961 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Portrait of a Mobster ★ 9.0 Portrait of a Mobster 1961 The Asphalt Jungle ★ 5.0 The Asphalt Jungle 1961 Tallahassee 7000 ★ 8.5 Tallahassee 7000 1961 The Roaring 20's The Roaring 20's 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ★ 7.6 The Andy Griffith Show 1960 Tormented ★ 5.0 Tormented 1960 The Aquanauts ★ 6.0 The Aquanauts 1960 The Boy and the Pirates ★ 5.7 The Boy and the Pirates 1960 The Purple Gang ★ 6.8 The Purple Gang 1959 The Detectives ★ 6.7 The Detectives 1959 The Untouchables ★ 8.0 The Untouchables 1959 Lock-Up ★ 6.4 Lock-Up 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 Tightrope ★ 6.3 Tightrope 1959 Here Come the Jets ★ 8.0 Here Come the Jets 1959 Warlock ★ 6.8 Warlock 1959 Verboten! ★ 6.6 Verboten! 1959 Bat Masterson ★ 6.1 Bat Masterson 1958 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn ★ 6.1 The Case Against Brooklyn 1958 The Bonnie Parker Story ★ 5.0 The Bonnie Parker Story 1958 Jefferson Drum ★ 5.3 Jefferson Drum 1958 The Beast of Budapest ★ 8.0 The Beast of Budapest 1958 Paths of Glory ★ 8.3 Paths of Glory 1957 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957 House of Numbers ★ 5.7 House of Numbers 1957 Jeanne Eagels ★ 6.2 Jeanne Eagels 1957 The Midnight Story ★ 6.1 The Midnight Story 1957 Hellcats of the Navy ★ 4.7 Hellcats of the Navy 1957 The Shadow on the Window ★ 5.9 The Shadow on the Window 1957 Official Detective ★ 7.5 Official Detective 1957 Friendly Persuasion ★ 6.7 Friendly Persuasion 1956 The Killing ★ 7.6 The Killing 1956 Inside Detroit ★ 6.5 Inside Detroit 1955 Highway Patrol ★ 6.1 Highway Patrol 1955 Navy Log ★ 5.2 Navy Log 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 The Naked Street ★ 6.2 The Naked Street 1955 Mad at the World ★ 5.9 Mad at the World 1955 Cell 2455 Death Row ★ 5.6 Cell 2455 Death Row 1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954 The Human Jungle ★ 5.6 The Human Jungle 1954 Return from the Sea ★ 6.0 Return from the Sea 1954 The Bamboo Prison ★ 6.4 The Bamboo Prison 1954 Gypsy Colt ★ 7.2 Gypsy Colt 1954