Joe Turkel
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.
Filmography
The Commitment
1976 · 10.0
Portrait of a Mobster
1961 · 9.0
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972 · 9.0
Tallahassee 7000
1961 · 8.5
Paths of Glory
1957 · 8.3
The Shining
1980 · 8.2
The Untouchables
1959 · 8.1
Combat!
1962 · 8.0
I Led Three Lives
1953 · 8.0
Wild in the Sky
1972 · 8.0
The Yellow Canary
1963 · 8.0
Here Come the Jets
1959 · 8.0
The Beast of Budapest
1958 · 8.0
Blade Runner
1982 · 7.9
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · 7.6
The Killing
1956 · 7.6
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Official Detective
1957 · 7.5
Sword in the Desert
1949 · 7.5
Miami Vice
1984 · 7.4
Kojak
1973 · 7.3
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · 7.2
The Rat Patrol
1966 · 7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · 7.2
Gypsy Colt
1954 · 7.2
Adam-12
1968 · 7.1
King Rat
1965 · 7.1
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · 7.0
Triple Trouble
1950 · 7.0
Man Crazy
1953 · 7.0
Ironside
1967 · 6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · 6.8
Land of the Giants
1968 · 6.8
Tightrope
1959 · 6.8
Crossroads
1955 · 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8
Warlock
1959 · 6.8
The Purple Gang
1959 · 6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949 · 6.7
The Detectives
1959 · 6.7
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · 6.7
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · 6.7
Wagon Train
1957 · 6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953 · 6.6
Verboten!
1959 · 6.6
Starlift
1951 · 6.6
Scream Free!
1969 · 6.6
Lucky Losers
1950 · 6.6
Bat Masterson
1958 · 6.5
Fantasy Island
1978 · 6.5
Dragnet
1951 · 6.5
Felony Squad
1966 · 6.5
Federal Man
1950 · 6.5
Fixed Bayonets!
1951 · 6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · 6.5
Inside Detroit
1955 · 6.5
Lock-Up
1959 · 6.4
The Hindenburg
1975 · 6.4
The Bamboo Prison
1954 · 6.4
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 · 6.3
Highway Patrol
1955 · 6.2
Public Defender
1954 · 6.2
The Naked Street
1955 · 6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · 6.2
Duffy of San Quentin
1954 · 6.2
Savage Abduction
1973 · 6.2
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · 6.1
The Midnight Story
1957 · 6.1
The Texan
1958 · 6.0
The Aquanauts
1960 · 6.0
I'm the Law
1953 · 6.0
Halls of Montezuma
1951 · 6.0
Famous Ghost Stories
1961 · 6.0
City Across the River
1949 · 6.0
Return from the Sea
1954 · 6.0
Southside 1-1000
1950 · 6.0
Angels in Disguise
1949 · 6.0
Ben Casey
1961 · 5.9
Mad at the World
1955 · 5.9
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · 5.9
Which Way Is Up?
1977 · 5.7
House of Numbers
1957 · 5.7
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955 · 5.6
The Boy and the Pirates
1960 · 5.6
The Human Jungle
1954 · 5.6
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953 · 5.5
Johnny Cool
1963 · 5.4
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · 5.3
Jefferson Drum
1958 · 5.3
The Glass Wall
1953 · 5.3
Navy Log
1955 · 5.2
The Devil's Eight
1969 · 5.2
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 · 5.2
Tormented
1960 · 5.1
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 · 5.0
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958 · 5.0
Hellcats of the Navy
1957 · 4.8
Boston Blackie
1951 · 4.0
The Sex Symbol
1974 · 4.0
The Animals
1970 · 3.9
Village of the Giants
1965 · 3.7
Reel Horror
1985 · 3.2
The Roaring 20's
1960 · 0.0