Joe Turkel
Born: 1927-07-15
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joseph Turkel was a prolific American character actor. He was noted for his craggy Bronx looks and distinctive, penetrating voice. Turkel worked steadily from 1949 - 1998 in both films and television. He retired in 1998. He still made the occasional appearance at fan conventions even at the age of 90+.
Known For
The Shining
1980★ 8.2
Blade Runner
1982★ 7.9
Warlock
1959★ 6.7
Paths of Glory
1957★ 8.3
Scream Free!
1969★ 6.0
Lucky Losers
1950★ 6.1
Johnny Cool
1963★ 5.1
Fixed Bayonets!
1951★ 6.5
Gypsy Colt
1954★ 6.3
Savage Abduction
1973★ 5.9
King Rat
1965★ 7.1
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958★ 4.6
Triple Trouble
1950★ 6.2
The Midnight Story
1957★ 6.0
Tormented
1960★ 5.0
The Killing
1956★ 7.6
Verboten!
1959★ 6.4
The Commitment
1976★ 0.0
The Naked Street
1955★ 6.1
The Sand Pebbles
1966★ 7.2
Sword in the Desert
1949★ 7.3
The Sex Symbol
1974★ 2.3
The Purple Gang
1959★ 6.3
Village of the Giants
1965★ 3.5
The Human Jungle
1954★ 4.8
Federal Man
1950★ 5.0
The Hindenburg
1975★ 6.3
Friendly Persuasion
1956★ 6.7
Mad at the World
1955★ 5.7
Halls of Montezuma
1951★ 5.9
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967★ 6.3
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990★ 5.0
The Glass Wall
1953★ 5.1
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007★ 7.9
Famous Ghost Stories
1961★ 6.0
Hellcats of the Navy
1957★ 4.3
Reel Horror
1985★ 2.4
Man Crazy
1953★ 6.0
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975★ 6.7
Duffy of San Quentin
1954★ 6.0
House of Numbers
1957★ 5.3
Which Way Is Up?
1977★ 6.0
The Boy and the Pirates
1960★ 5.5
The Animals
1970★ 3.5
The Yellow Canary
1963★ 0.0
Inside Detroit
1956★ 6.0
The Bamboo Prison
1954★ 6.4
Jeanne Eagels
1957★ 6.0
City Across the River
1949★ 5.5
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000★ 7.5
The Shadow on the Window
1957★ 5.7
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
1972★ 10.0
Starlift
1951★ 5.6
The Devil's Eight
1969★ 5.1
Portrait of a Mobster
1961★ 0.0
Southside 1-1000
1950★ 5.9
Cell 2455 Death Row
1955★ 5.2
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953★ 4.0
Here Come the Jets
1959★ 0.0
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953★ 5.0
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958★ 5.8
Wild in the Sky
1972★ 0.0
Return from the Sea
1954★ 4.5
Angels in Disguise
1949★ 5.3
The Beast of Budapest
1958★ 0.0