Joe Turkel
Known for
Acting
Born
July 15, 1927
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
June 27, 2022 (aged 94)
Biography
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.
Best known work
The Shining
1980
Blade Runner
1982
Paths of Glory
1957
The Killing
1956
Miami Vice
1984
Bonanza
1959
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Warlock
1959
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
The Hindenburg
1975Filmography
2013
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shiningas Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
2007
2007
2000
1990
The Dark Side of the Moonas Paxton Warner
1985
Reel Horroras Harry (archive footage)
1984
1984
1982
Blade Runneras Tyrell
1980
The Shiningas Lloyd
1978
1977
Which Way Is Up?as Harry Boatwright
1976
The Commitmentas Jules
1975
The Hindenburgas Detective Moore
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenueas Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1974
The Sex Symbolas Director
1973
1973
1973
Savage Abductionas Harry
1972
Six Hundred and Sixty-Sixas Col. Ferguson
1972
Wild in the Skyas Corazza
1970
The Animalsas Peyote
1969
1969
The Devil's Eightas Sam
1968