Deceased

When Did Joe Turkel Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 94

Also known asJoseph Turkel, Joseph Turkell, ジョー・ターケル, 조 터켈, 喬·特科爾, Джо Тёркел, Joseph Matthew Arthur TurkelGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/07/1927Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied27/06/2022Died inSanta MonicaWikidataQ1691628 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#592 ↗

Joseph Turkel was an American character actor who starred in film and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's films The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and The Shining (1980), and as Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner (1982). He also had roles in three of Bert I. Gordon's films.

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Filmography74 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The ShiningMovie	Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)	86
2007	Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerMovie	Self	80
2000	On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'Movie	Self	73
1984	Miami ViceSeries	Levec	57
1984	Tales from the DarksideSeries	Kharma	57
1982	Blade RunnerMovie	Tyrell	55
1980	The ShiningMovie	Lloyd	53
1978	Fantasy IslandSeries	Herb Glazer	51
1977	Which Way Is Up?Movie	Harry Boatwright	50
1975	The Prisoner of Second AvenueMovie	Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)	48
1973	KojakSeries	Swampgas	46
1973	Police StorySeries	—	46
1970	The AnimalsMovie	Peyote	43
1969	Scream Free!Movie	—	42
1969	The Devil's EightMovie	Sam	42
1968	Adam-12Series	Vince Warren	41
1968	Land of the GiantsSeries	Sergeant	41
1967	IronsideSeries	District Attorney	40
1967	The St. Valentine's Day MassacreMovie	Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik	40
1966	The Rat PatrolSeries	Capt. Bruener	39
1966	The Sand PebblesMovie	Bronson	39
1966	Felony SquadSeries	—	39
1965	King RatMovie	Dino	38
1963	Johnny CoolMovie	Hoodlum	36
1962	Combat!Series	Klimmer	35
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	34
1961	The Asphalt JungleSeries	—	34
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Fred	33
1960	The AquanautsSeries	Danny	33
1960	The Roaring 20'sSeries	—	33
1959	BonanzaSeries	Private Peters	32
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Deuces Kobler	32
1959	Lock-UpSeries	Pvt. Givers	32
1959	The DetectivesSeries	Charlie	32
1959	TightropeSeries	—	32
1959	WarlockMovie	Chet Haggin (uncredited)	32
1959	Verboten!Movie	Infantryman	32
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Joe Turkel	31
1958	The TexanSeries	Evan McBeem	31
1958	Jefferson DrumSeries	Tom	31
1958	The Beast of BudapestMovie	Martin	31
1958	The Case Against BrooklynMovie	Henchman Monte	31
1958	The Bonnie Parker StoryMovie	Chuck Darrow	31
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Eddie	30
1957	House of NumbersMovie	Bradville - Convict	30
1957	Official DetectiveSeries	—	30
1957	Jeanne EagelsMovie	Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)	30
1957	The Midnight StoryMovie	Lothario at Dance (uncredited)	30
1957	Paths of GloryMovie	Pvt. Pierre Arnaud	30
1956	Friendly PersuasionMovie	Poor Loser (uncredited)	29
1956	The KillingMovie	Tiny	29
1955	Highway PatrolSeries	—	28
1955	Navy LogSeries	—	28
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Bob Rellance	28
1954	The Bamboo PrisonMovie	P.O.W.	27
1954	Public DefenderSeries	Leo Jackson	27
1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries	Stubb Cull	27
1954	The Human JungleMovie	Delinquent Hood	27
1954	Return from the SeaMovie	Sailor	27
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	—	26
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Logan	26
1953	The Glass WallMovie	Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)	26
1953	I Led Three LivesSeries	—	26
1953	A Slight Case of LarcenyMovie	Holdup Man	26
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Willie	25
1951	DragnetSeries	—	24
1951	Halls of MontezumaMovie	Marine	24
1951	Boston BlackieSeries	—	24
1950	Federal ManMovie	Jack 'Sneeze' Norton	23
1950	Southside 1-1000Movie	Frankie	23
1950	Lucky LosersMovie	Johnny Angelo	23
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Judd	22
1949	City Across the RiverMovie	Shimmy Stockton	22
1949	Sword in the DesertMovie	Haganah Soldier (uncredited)	22