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Joe Turkel

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: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, 1927-07-15

Died: 2022-06-27

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	City Across the River	Shimmy Stockton	55
2	1949	Sword in the Desert	Haganah Soldier (uncredited)	73
3	1949	Angels in Disguise	Henchman Johnny Martin	53
4	1950	Lucky Losers	Johnny Angelo	61
5	1950	Federal Man	Jack 'Sneeze' Norton	50
6	1950	Triple Trouble	Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)	62
7	1950	Southside 1-1000	Frankie	57
8	1951	Halls of Montezuma	Marine	59
9	1951	Fixed Bayonets!	Soldier (uncredited)	65
10	1951	Starlift	Litter Case (uncredited)	56
11	1953	Down Among the Sheltering Palms	Pvt. Harris	50
12	1953	The Glass Wall	Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)	53
13	1953	A Slight Case of Larceny	Holdup Man	40
14	1953	Man Crazy	Ray	60
15	1954	Duffy of San Quentin	Frank Roberts	60
16	1954	Gypsy Colt	Chuck	63
17	1954	The Bamboo Prison	P.O.W.	64
18	1954	Return from the Sea	Sailor	45
19	1954	The Human Jungle	Delinquent Hood	53
20	1955	Cell 2455 Death Row	Curly	56
21	1955	Mad at the World	Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)	57
22	1955	The Naked Street	Shimmy	61
23	1956	Inside Detroit	Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)	60
24	1956	The Killing	Tiny	77
25	1956	Friendly Persuasion	Poor Loser (uncredited)	66
26	1957	The Shadow on the Window	Lounger (uncredited)	57
27	1957	Hellcats of the Navy	Chick (as Joseph Turkel)	43
28	1957	The Midnight Story	Lothario at Dance (uncredited)	61
29	1957	Jeanne Eagels	Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)	63
30	1957	House of Numbers	Bradville - Convict	53
31	1957	Paths of Glory	Pvt. Pierre Arnaud	83
32	1958	The Beast of Budapest	Martin	0
33	1958	The Bonnie Parker Story	Chuck Darrow	46
34	1958	The Case Against Brooklyn	Henchman Monte	58
35	1959	Verboten!	Infantryman	65
36	1959	Warlock	Chet Haggin (uncredited)	67
37	1959	Here Come the Jets	Henley	0
38	1959	The Purple Gang	Eddie Olsen	63
39	1960	The Boy and the Pirates	Abu the Genie	54
40	1960	Tormented	Nick	50
41	1961	Portrait of a Mobster	Joe Noe	0
42	1961	Famous Ghost Stories	Nick (segment 'Tormented')	60
43	1963	The Yellow Canary	Policeman	0
44	1963	Johnny Cool	Hoodlum	53
45	1965	Village of the Giants	Sheriff	36
46	1965	King Rat	Dino	71
47	1966	The Sand Pebbles	Bronson	72
48	1967	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik	63
49	1969	The Devil's Eight	Sam	51
50	1969	Scream Free!		60
51	1970	The Animals	Peyote	37
52	1972	Wild in the Sky	Corazza	0
53	1972	Six Hundred and Sixty-Six	Col. Ferguson	100
54	1973	Savage Abduction	Harry	59
55	1974	The Sex Symbol	Director	30
56	1975	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)	67
57	1975	The Hindenburg	Detective Moore	63
58	1976	The Commitment	Jules	0
59	1977	Which Way Is Up?	Harry Boatwright	61
60	1980	The Shining	Lloyd	82
61	1982	Blade Runner	Tyrell	79
62	1985	Levitation	Kharma (as Joseph Turkel)	0
63	1985	Reel Horror	Harry (archive footage)	24
64	1990	The Dark Side of the Moon	Paxton Warner	50
65	2000	On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'	Self	72
66	2007	Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling	Self	0
67	2007	Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner	Self	79

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Lone Ranger	Judd	67
2	1951	The Adventures of Boston Blackie		40
3	1951	Dragnet		64
4	1952	Dangerous Assignment		35
5	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Willie	63
6	1953	I Led Three Lives		0
7	1953	General Electric Theater		63
8	1953	I'm the Law		57
9	1953	Letter to Loretta	Logan	65
10	1954	Public Defender	Leo Jackson	60
11	1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	Stubb Cull	69
12	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Bob Rellance	68
13	1955	Navy Log		45
14	1955	Highway Patrol		58
15	1957	Official Detective		0
16	1957	Wagon Train	Eddie	63
17	1958	Jefferson Drum	Tom	45
18	1958	The Texan	Evan McBeem	55
19	1958	Bat Masterson	Woody Larkin	61
20	1958	Bat Masterson	Joe Turkel	61
21	1959	Tightrope		55
22	1959	Bonanza	Thug #1	75
23	1959	Bonanza	Lupe	75
24	1959	Bonanza	Private Peters	75
25	1959	Lock-Up	Pvt. Givers	62
26	1959	The Untouchables	Birdie Yates	79
27	1959	The Untouchables	Garvin	79
28	1959	The Untouchables	Gobo Karsh	79
29	1959	The Untouchables	Deuces Kobler	79
30	1959	The Detectives	Charlie	56
31	1960	The Aquanauts	Danny	55
32	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Fred	76
33	1960	The Roaring 20's		0
34	1961	Tallahassee 7000		0
35	1961	The Asphalt Jungle		50
36	1961	Ben Casey		56
37	1962	Combat!	Klimmer	77
38	1966	Felony Squad		64
39	1966	The Rat Patrol	Capt. Bruener	72
40	1967	Ironside	District Attorney	68
41	1968	Adam-12	Vince Warren	70
42	1968	Land of the Giants	Sergeant	67
43	1973	Police Story		69
44	1973	Kojak	Swampgas	70
45	1975	Joe Forrester		70
46	1984	Miami Vice		75
47	1984	Tales from the Darkside	Kharma	72