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Joe Turkel
Actor

Joe Turkel

1927Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA65 Movies38 TV Shows

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).

Filmography

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65 titles
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
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Self
7.9

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
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Self
7.5

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000
The Dark Side of the Moon
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Paxton Warner
5.0

The Dark Side of the Moon

1990
Reel Horror
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Harry (archive footage)
2.4

Reel Horror

1985
Blade Runner
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Tyrell
7.9

Blade Runner

1982
The Shining
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Lloyd
8.2

The Shining

1980
Which Way Is Up?
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Harry Boatwright
6.0

Which Way Is Up?

1977
The Commitment
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Jules

The Commitment

1976
The Hindenburg
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Detective Moore
6.3

The Hindenburg

1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
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Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
6.6

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975
The Sex Symbol
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Director
2.3

The Sex Symbol

1974
Savage Abduction
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Harry
5.9

Savage Abduction

1973
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
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Col. Ferguson
10.0

Six Hundred and Sixty-Six

1972
Wild in the Sky
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Corazza

Wild in the Sky

1972
The Animals
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Peyote
3.5

The Animals

1970
Scream Free!
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6.0

Scream Free!

1969
The Devil's Eight
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Sam
5.1

The Devil's Eight

1969
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
6.3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967
The Sand Pebbles
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Bronson
7.2

The Sand Pebbles

1966
King Rat
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Dino
7.1

King Rat

1965
Village of the Giants
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Sheriff
3.5

Village of the Giants

1965
Johnny Cool
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Hoodlum
5.1

Johnny Cool

1963
The Yellow Canary
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Policeman

The Yellow Canary

1963
Famous Ghost Stories
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Nick (segment 'Tormented')
6.0

Famous Ghost Stories

1961
Portrait of a Mobster
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Joe Noe

Portrait of a Mobster

1961
Tormented
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Nick
4.9

Tormented

1960
The Boy and the Pirates
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Abu the Genie
5.5

The Boy and the Pirates

1960
The Purple Gang
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Eddie Olsen
6.3

The Purple Gang

1959
Here Come the Jets
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Henley

Here Come the Jets

1959
Warlock
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Chet Haggin (uncredited)
6.7

Warlock

1959
Verboten!
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Infantryman
6.4

Verboten!

1959
The Case Against Brooklyn
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Henchman Monte
5.8

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958
The Bonnie Parker Story
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Chuck Darrow
4.6

The Bonnie Parker Story

1958
The Beast of Budapest
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Martin

The Beast of Budapest

1958
Paths of Glory
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Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
8.3

Paths of Glory

1957
House of Numbers
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Bradville - Convict
5.3

House of Numbers

1957
Jeanne Eagels
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Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
6.0

Jeanne Eagels

1957
The Midnight Story
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Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
6.0

The Midnight Story

1957
Hellcats of the Navy
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Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
4.3

Hellcats of the Navy

1957
The Shadow on the Window
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Lounger (uncredited)
5.7

The Shadow on the Window

1957
Friendly Persuasion
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Poor Loser (uncredited)
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

1956
The Killing
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Tiny
7.6

The Killing

1956
Inside Detroit
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Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
6.0

Inside Detroit

1955
The Naked Street
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Shimmy
6.1

The Naked Street

1955
Mad at the World
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Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
5.6

Mad at the World

1955
Cell 2455 Death Row
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Curly
5.2

Cell 2455 Death Row

1955
The Human Jungle
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Delinquent Hood
4.8

The Human Jungle

1954
Return from the Sea
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Sailor
4.5

Return from the Sea

1954
The Bamboo Prison
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P.O.W.
6.4

The Bamboo Prison

1954
Gypsy Colt
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Chuck
6.3

Gypsy Colt

1954
Duffy of San Quentin
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Frank Roberts
6.0

Duffy of San Quentin

1954
Man Crazy
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Ray
6.0

Man Crazy

1953
A Slight Case of Larceny
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Holdup Man
4.0

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953
The Glass Wall
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Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
5.1

The Glass Wall

1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
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Pvt. Harris
5.0

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953
Starlift
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Litter Case (uncredited)
6.1

Starlift

1951
Fixed Bayonets!
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Soldier (uncredited)
6.5

Fixed Bayonets!

1951
Halls of Montezuma
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Marine
5.9

Halls of Montezuma

1951
Southside 1-1000
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Frankie
5.9

Southside 1-1000

1950
Triple Trouble
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Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
6.2

Triple Trouble

1950
Federal Man
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Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
5.0

Federal Man

1950
Lucky Losers
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Johnny Angelo
6.1

Lucky Losers

1950
Angels in Disguise
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Henchman Johnny Martin
5.3

Angels in Disguise

1949
Sword in the Desert
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Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
7.3

Sword in the Desert

1949
City Across the River
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Shimmy Stockton
5.5

City Across the River

1949
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38 titles
Tales from the Darkside
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Kharma
7.2

Tales from the Darkside

1984
Miami Vice
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Levec
7.5

Miami Vice

1984
Fantasy Island
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Herb Glazer
6.4

Fantasy Island

1978
Joe Forrester
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7.0

Joe Forrester

1975
Kojak
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Swampgas
7.1

Kojak

1973
Police Story
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6.9

Police Story

1973
Land of the Giants
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Sergeant
6.7

Land of the Giants

1968
Adam-12
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Vince Warren
7.0

Adam-12

1968
Ironside
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District Attorney
6.8

Ironside

1967
Felony Squad
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6.4

Felony Squad

1966
The Rat Patrol
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Capt. Bruener
7.2

The Rat Patrol

1966
Combat!
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Klimmer
7.7

Combat!

1962
Ben Casey
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5.6

Ben Casey

1961
The Asphalt Jungle
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5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961
Tallahassee 7000
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Tallahassee 7000

1961
The Roaring 20's
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The Roaring 20's

1960
The Andy Griffith Show
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Fred
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
The Aquanauts
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Danny
5.5

The Aquanauts

1960
The Detectives
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Charlie
6.1

The Detectives

1959
The Untouchables
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Birdie Yates
7.8

The Untouchables

1959
Lock-Up
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Pvt. Givers
6.2

Lock-Up

1959
Bonanza
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Thug #1
7.5

Bonanza

1959
Tightrope
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5.5

Tightrope

1959
Bat Masterson
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Woody Larkin
6.1

Bat Masterson

1958
The Texan
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Evan McBeem
5.5

The Texan

1958
Wagon Train
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Eddie
6.6

Wagon Train

1957
Highway Patrol
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5.8

Highway Patrol

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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Bob Rellance
6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
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Stubb Cull
6.9

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954
Public Defender
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Leo Jackson
5.7

Public Defender

1954
Letter to Loretta
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Logan
6.5

Letter to Loretta

1953
I'm the Law
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5.7

I'm the Law

1953
General Electric Theater
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6.4

General Electric Theater

1953
I Led Three Lives
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I Led Three Lives

1953
Dangerous Assignment
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3.5

Dangerous Assignment

1952
Dragnet
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6.4

Dragnet

1951
Boston Blackie
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4.0

Boston Blackie

1951
The Lone Ranger
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Judd
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949