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 was a prolific American character actor. He was noted for his craggy Bronx looks and distinctive, penetrating voice. Turkel worked steadily from 1949 - 1998 in both films and television. He retired in 1998. He still made the occasional appearance at fan conventions even at the age of 90+.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1990-05-30 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Paxton Warner |
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1985-05-19 | Levitation | Kharma (as Joseph Turkel) |
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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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1956-11-25 | Friendly Persuasion | Poor Loser (uncredited) |
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1956-06-06 | The Killing | Tiny |
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1956-01-01 | 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 |