Acting credits
105
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joe Turkel
Acting
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Movies: 66Series: 39
TMDB ID: 592
IMDb ID: nm0877185
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1927
Died: June 27, 2022
Age: 94
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2013
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q1691628
Also known as
Joseph Turkel • Joseph Turkell • ジョー・ターケル • 조 터켈 • 喬·特科爾 • Джо Тёркел • Joseph Matthew Arthur 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joe Turkel.
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013 • Movie
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 • Movie
as Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000 • Movie
as Paxton Warner
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 • Movie
as Harry (archive footage)
Reel Horror
1985 • Movie
as Tyrell
Blade Runner
1982 • Movie
as Lloyd
The Shining
1980 • Movie
as Harry Boatwright
Which Way Is Up?
1977 • Movie
as Jules
The Commitment
1976 • Movie
as Detective Moore
The Hindenburg
1975 • Movie
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 • Movie
as Director
The Sex Symbol
1974 • Movie
as Harry
Savage Abduction
1973 • Movie
as Col. Ferguson
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972 • Movie
as Corazza
Wild in the Sky
1972 • Movie
as Peyote
The Animals
1970 • Movie
Scream Free!
1969 • Movie
as Sam
The Devil's Eight
1969 • Movie
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 • Movie
as Bronson
The Sand Pebbles
1966 • Movie
as Dino
King Rat
1965 • Movie
as Sheriff
Village of the Giants
1965 • Movie
as Hoodlum
Johnny Cool
1963 • Movie
as Policeman
The Yellow Canary
1963 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joe Turkel.
as Kharma • 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
1984 • Series
as Levec • 1 eps
Miami Vice
1984 • Series
as Herb Glazer • 1 eps
Fantasy Island
1978 • Series
as Swampgas • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
1 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
as Sergeant • 1 eps
Land of the Giants
1968 • Series
as Vince Warren • 1 eps
Adam-12
1968 • Series
as District Attorney • 1 eps
Ironside
1967 • Series
as Capt. Bruener • 1 eps
The Rat Patrol
1966 • Series
1 eps
Felony Squad
1966 • Series
as Klimmer • 1 eps
Combat!
1962 • Series
1 eps
Ben Casey
1961 • Series
1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 • Series
1 eps
Tallahassee 7000
1961 • Series
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1960 • Series
as Fred • 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 • Series
as Danny • 1 eps
The Aquanauts
1960 • Series
as Charlie • 1 eps
The Detectives
1959 • Series
as Birdie Yates • 1 eps
The Untouchables
1959 • Series
as Pvt. Givers • 1 eps
Lock-Up
1959 • Series
as Thug #1 • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
1 eps
Tightrope
1959 • Series
as Woody Larkin • 1 eps
Bat Masterson
1958 • Series
as Evan McBeem • 1 eps
The Texan
1958 • Series