Acting
Joe Turkel
EN, HU cinema · 67 credits
Born
15 July 1927
Died
27 June 2022 (aged 94)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Joseph Turkel · Joseph Turkell · ジョー・ターケル · 조 터켈 · 喬·特科爾 · Джо Тёркел
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
Filmography
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Paxton Warner
Reel Horror
as Harry (archive footage)
Blade Runner
as Tyrell
The Shining
as Lloyd
Which Way Is Up?
as Harry Boatwright
The Commitment
as Jules
The Hindenburg
as Detective Moore
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Sex Symbol
as Director
Savage Abduction
as Harry
Wild in the Sky
as Corazza
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
as Col. Ferguson
The Animals
as Peyote
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Sand Pebbles
as Bronson
Village of the Giants
as Sheriff
King Rat
as Dino
The Yellow Canary
as Policeman
Johnny Cool
as Hoodlum
Portrait of a Mobster
as Joe Noe
Famous Ghost Stories
as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Tormented
as Nick
The Boy and the Pirates
as Abu the Genie
The Purple Gang
as Eddie Olsen
Here Come the Jets
as Henley
Verboten!
as Infantryman
Warlock
as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Chuck Darrow
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Henchman Monte
The Beast of Budapest
as Martin
Paths of Glory
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
The Shadow on the Window
as Lounger (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy
as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
Jeanne Eagels
as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
House of Numbers
as Bradville - Convict
The Midnight Story
as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
The Killing
as Tiny
Friendly Persuasion
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
Mad at the World
as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
The Naked Street
as Shimmy
Inside Detroit
as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
Cell 2455 Death Row
as Curly
Duffy of San Quentin
as Frank Roberts
Gypsy Colt
as Chuck
Return from the Sea
as Sailor
The Human Jungle
as Delinquent Hood
The Bamboo Prison
as P.O.W.
The Glass Wall
as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Pvt. Harris
Man Crazy
as Ray
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Holdup Man
Fixed Bayonets!
as Soldier (uncredited)
Halls of Montezuma
as Marine
Starlift
as Litter Case (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
Lucky Losers
as Johnny Angelo
Federal Man
as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
Southside 1-1000
as Frankie
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Johnny Martin
City Across the River
as Shimmy Stockton
Sword in the Desert
as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)