Joe Turkel
Joseph Turkel is a prolific American character actor. He is 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 makes the occasional appearance at fan conventions even at the age of 90+.
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- Born:
- Jul 15, 1927 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 98
- First Appeared:
- In the movie City Across the River 1949-04-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Chickening 2015-09-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Chickening | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007-12-03 |
| Movie | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
| Movie | On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' | Self | 2000-07-15 |
| Movie | The Dark Side of the Moon | Paxton Warner | 1990-05-30 |
| Movie | Levitation | Kharma (as Joseph Turkel) | 1985-05-19 |
| Movie | Reel Horror | Harry (archive footage) | 1985-10-01 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
| Movie | Blade Runner | Tyrell | 1982-06-25 |
| Movie | The Shining | Lloyd | 1980-05-23 |
| Movie | Which Way Is Up? | Harry Boatwright | 1977-11-04 |
| Movie | The Commitment | Jules | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited) | 1975-03-14 |
| Series | Joe Forrester | Unknown | 1975-09-09 |
| Movie | The Hindenburg | Detective Moore | 1975-12-25 |
| Movie | The Sex Symbol | Director | 1974-09-17 |
| Movie | Savage Abduction | Harry | 1973-01-01 |
| Series | Kojak | Unknown | 1973-10-24 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | Wild in the Sky | Corazza | 1972-03-01 |
| Movie | Six Hundred and Sixty-Six | Col. Ferguson | 1972-06-15 |
| Movie | The Animals | Peyote | 1970-03-09 |
| Movie | The Devil's Eight | Sam | 1969-05-14 |
| Movie | Scream Free! | 1969-10-15 | |
| Series | Land of the Giants | Unknown | 1968-09-22 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Movie | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik | 1967-06-30 |
| Series | The Rat Patrol | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Movie | The Sand Pebbles | Bronson | 1966-12-20 |
| Movie | Village of the Giants | Sheriff | 1965-10-20 |
| Movie | King Rat | Dino | 1965-10-27 |
| Movie | The Yellow Canary | Policeman | 1963-05-15 |
| Movie | Johnny Cool | Hoodlum | 1963-10-02 |
| Series | Combat! | Unknown | 1962-10-02 |
| Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
| Series | Tallahassee 7000 | Unknown | 1961-01-24 |
| Series | The Asphalt Jungle | Unknown | 1961-04-02 |
| Series | Cain's Hundred | Unknown | 1961-09-19 |
| Movie | Portrait of a Mobster | Joe Noe | 1961-04-19 |
| Movie | The Boy and the Pirates | Abu the Genie | 1960-04-13 |
| Series | The Aquanauts | Unknown | 1960-09-14 |
| Series | The Roaring 20's | Unknown | 1960-10-15 |
| Movie | Tormented | Nick | 1960-09-22 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
| Series | Tightrope | Unknown | 1959-09-08 |
| Movie | Verboten! | Infantryman | 1959-03-25 |
| Movie | Warlock | Chet Haggin (uncredited) | 1959-05-15 |
| Series | The Detectives | Unknown | 1959-10-16 |
| Movie | The Purple Gang | Eddie Olsen | 1959-12-18 |
| Movie | The Beast of Budapest | Martin | 1958-02-23 |
| Movie | The Bonnie Parker Story | Chuck Darrow | 1958-05-28 |
| Movie | The Case Against Brooklyn | Henchman Monte | 1958-06-01 |
| Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Movie | Hellcats of the Navy | Chick (as Joseph Turkel) | 1957-05-01 |
| Series | Official Detective | Unknown | 1957-01-01 |
| Movie | The Midnight Story | Lothario at Dance (uncredited) | 1957-06-04 |
| Movie | The Shadow on the Window | Lounger (uncredited) | 1957-03-06 |
| Movie | Jeanne Eagels | Eddie, Reporter (uncredited) | 1957-08-02 |
| Movie | House of Numbers | Bradville - Convict | 1957-09-12 |
| Movie | Paths of Glory | Pvt. Pierre Arnaud | 1957-10-25 |
| Movie | Inside Detroit | Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel) | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | The Killing | Tiny | 1956-06-06 |
| Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Poor Loser (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
| Movie | Mad at the World | Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel) | 1955-05-13 |
| Movie | Cell 2455 Death Row | Curly | 1955-04-19 |
| Movie | The Naked Street | Shimmy | 1955-08-01 |
| Series | Highway Patrol | Unknown | 1955-10-03 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Gypsy Colt | Chuck | 1954-04-02 |
| Movie | Duffy of San Quentin | Frank Roberts | 1954-03-16 |
| Movie | Return from the Sea | Sailor | 1954-07-28 |
| Movie | The Human Jungle | Delinquent Hood | 1954-10-03 |
| Movie | The Bamboo Prison | P.O.W. | 1954-06-15 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Series | I Led Three Lives | Unknown | 1953-01-01 |
| Series | I'm the Law | Unknown | 1953-02-13 |
| Movie | Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Pvt. Harris | 1953-03-01 |
| Movie | Man Crazy | Ray | 1953-12-02 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Larceny | Holdup Man | 1953-06-05 |
| Series | Letter to Loretta | Unknown | 1953-09-20 |
| Movie | The Glass Wall | Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel) | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Dangerous Assignment | Unknown | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | Halls of Montezuma | Marine | 1951-01-04 |
| Series | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Unknown | 1951-09-08 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | Fixed Bayonets! | Soldier (uncredited) | 1951-11-21 |
| Movie | Starlift | Litter Case (uncredited) | 1951-12-14 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | Johnny Angelo | 1950-05-14 |
| Movie | Federal Man | Jack 'Sneeze' Norton | 1950-06-21 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel) | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Southside 1-1000 | Frankie | 1950-11-16 |
| Movie | City Across the River | Shimmy Stockton | 1949-04-07 |
| Movie | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1949-04-20 |
| Movie | Angels in Disguise | Henchman Johnny Martin | 1949-09-25 |
| Movie | Sword in the Desert | Haganah Soldier (uncredited) | 1949-08-24 |