Joe Turkel
Birthday: 1927-07-15
Deathday: 2022-06-27
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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| Year | Title | Character | |
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1990-05-30 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Paxton Warner |
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1982-06-25 | Blade Runner | Tyrell |
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1980-05-23 | The Shining | Lloyd |
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1977-11-04 | Which Way Is Up? | Harry Boatwright |
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1976-01-01 | The Commitment | Jules |
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1975-12-25 | The Hindenburg | Detective Moore |
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1975-03-14 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited) |
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1974-09-17 | The Sex Symbol | Director |
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1973-01-01 | Savage Abduction | Harry |
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1972-06-15 | Six Hundred and Sixty-Six | Col. Ferguson |
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1972-03-01 | Wild in the Sky | Corazza |
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1970-03-09 | The Animals | Peyote |
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1969-10-15 | Scream Free! | |
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1969-05-14 | The Devil's Eight | Sam |
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1967-06-30 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik |
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1966-12-20 | The Sand Pebbles | Bronson |
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1965-10-27 | King Rat | Dino |
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1965-10-20 | Village of the Giants | Sheriff |
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1963-10-02 | Johnny Cool | Hoodlum |
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1963-05-15 | The Yellow Canary | Policeman |
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1961-12-31 | Famous Ghost Stories | Nick (segment 'Tormented') |
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1961-04-19 | Portrait of a Mobster | Joe Noe |
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1960-09-22 | Tormented | Nick |
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1960-04-13 | The Boy and the Pirates | Abu the Genie |
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1959-12-18 | The Purple Gang | Eddie Olsen |
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1959-06-01 | Here Come the Jets | Henley |
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1959-05-15 | Warlock | Chet Haggin (uncredited) |
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1959-03-25 | Verboten! | Infantryman |
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1958-06-01 | The Case Against Brooklyn | Henchman Monte |
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1958-05-28 | The Bonnie Parker Story | Chuck Darrow |
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1958-02-23 | The Beast of Budapest | Martin |
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1957-10-25 | Paths of Glory | Pvt. Pierre Arnaud |
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1957-09-12 | House of Numbers | Bradville - Convict |
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1957-08-02 | Jeanne Eagels | Eddie, Reporter (uncredited) |
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1957-06-04 | The Midnight Story | Lothario at Dance (uncredited) |
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1957-05-01 | Hellcats of the Navy | Chick (as Joseph Turkel) |
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1957-03-06 | The Shadow on the Window | Lounger (uncredited) |
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1956-10-30 | Friendly Persuasion | Poor Loser (uncredited) |
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1956-06-06 | The Killing | Tiny |
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1955-12-09 | Inside Detroit | Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel) |
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1955-08-01 | The Naked Street | Shimmy |
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1955-05-13 | Mad at the World | Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel) |
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1955-04-19 | Cell 2455 Death Row | Curly |
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1954-10-03 | The Human Jungle | Delinquent Hood |
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1954-07-28 | Return from the Sea | Sailor |
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1954-06-15 | The Bamboo Prison | P.O.W. |
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1954-04-02 | Gypsy Colt | Chuck |
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1954-03-16 | Duffy of San Quentin | Frank Roberts |
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1953-12-02 | Man Crazy | Ray |
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1953-06-05 | A Slight Case of Larceny | Holdup Man |
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1953-03-19 | The Glass Wall | Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel) |
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1953-03-01 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Pvt. Harris |
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1951-12-14 | Starlift | Litter Case (uncredited) |
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1951-11-21 | Fixed Bayonets! | Soldier (uncredited) |
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1951-01-04 | Halls of Montezuma | Marine |
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1950-11-16 | Southside 1-1000 | Frankie |
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1950-08-13 | Triple Trouble | Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel) |
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1950-06-21 | Federal Man | Jack 'Sneeze' Norton |
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1950-05-14 | Lucky Losers | Johnny Angelo |
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1949-09-25 | Angels in Disguise | Henchman Johnny Martin |
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1949-08-24 | Sword in the Desert | Haganah Soldier (uncredited) |
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1949-04-07 | City Across the River | Shimmy Stockton |