Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel (94)

1927-07-15 - 2022-06-27 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

On Movies

  • The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Reel Horror
  • Blade Runner
  • The Shining
  • Which Way Is Up?
  • The Commitment
  • The Hindenburg
  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue
  • The Sex Symbol
  • Savage Abduction
  • Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
  • Wild in the Sky
  • The Animals
  • Scream Free!
  • The Devil's Eight
  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
  • The Sand Pebbles
  • King Rat
  • Village of the Giants
  • Johnny Cool
  • The Yellow Canary
  • Famous Ghost Stories
  • Portrait of a Mobster
  • Tormented
  • The Boy and the Pirates
  • The Purple Gang
  • Here Come the Jets
  • Warlock
  • Verboten!
  • The Case Against Brooklyn
  • The Bonnie Parker Story
  • The Beast of Budapest
  • Paths of Glory
  • House of Numbers
  • Jeanne Eagels
  • The Midnight Story
  • Hellcats of the Navy
  • The Shadow on the Window
  • Friendly Persuasion
  • The Killing
  • Inside Detroit
  • The Naked Street
  • Mad at the World
  • Cell 2455 Death Row
  • The Human Jungle
  • Return from the Sea
  • The Bamboo Prison
  • Gypsy Colt
  • Duffy of San Quentin
  • Man Crazy
  • A Slight Case of Larceny
  • The Glass Wall
  • Down Among the Sheltering Palms
  • Starlift
  • Fixed Bayonets!
  • Halls of Montezuma
  • Southside 1-1000
  • Triple Trouble
  • Federal Man
  • Lucky Losers
  • Angels in Disguise
  • Sword in the Desert
  • City Across the River

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