Joe Turkel
Acting
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
2013Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
1990The Dark Side of the Moon
Paxton Warner
1985Reel Horror
Harry (archive footage)
1982Blade Runner
Tyrell
1980The Shining
Lloyd
1977Which Way Is Up?
Harry Boatwright
1976The Commitment
Jules
1975The Hindenburg
Detective Moore
1975The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1974The Sex Symbol
Director
1973Savage Abduction
Harry
1972Wild in the Sky
Corazza
1972Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
Col. Ferguson
1970The Animals
Peyote
1969The Devil's Eight
Sam
1969Scream Free!
1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1966The Sand Pebbles
Bronson
1965Village of the Giants
Sheriff
1965King Rat
Dino
1963The Yellow Canary
Policeman
1963Johnny Cool
Hoodlum