Joe Turkel

Actor

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+.

Born: July 15, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: June 27, 2022 (Age 94)

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Joe Turkel Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
King Rat Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Dino	1965
The Shining Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Lloyd	1980
Paths of Glory Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Pvt. Pierre Arnaud	1957
The Devil's Eight Movie	4.9	Actor	Sam	1969
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik	1967
Blade Runner Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Tyrell	1982
Scream Free! Movie	5.5	Actor		1969
Down Among the Sheltering Palms Movie	5.3	Actor	Pvt. Harris	1953
Duffy of San Quentin Movie	6.5	Actor	Frank Roberts	1954
Sword in the Desert Movie	6.3	Actor	Haganah Soldier (uncredited)	1949
Friendly Persuasion Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Poor Loser (uncredited)	1956
The Bamboo Prison Movie	5.8	Actor	P.O.W.	1954
The Animals Movie	4.1	Actor	Peyote	1970
Portrait of a Mobster Movie	6.4	Actor	Joe Noe	1961
Fixed Bayonets! Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Soldier (uncredited)	1951
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Movie	5.2	Actor	Col. Ferguson	1972
The Dark Side of the Moon Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	Paxton Warner	1990
Savage Abduction Movie	3.2	Actor	Harry	1973
The Bonnie Parker Story Movie	5.6	Actor	Chuck Darrow	1958
Tormented Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	5	Actor	Nick	1960
The Boy and the Pirates Movie	5.1	Actor	Abu the Genie	1960
Federal Man Movie	5.8	Actor	Jack 'Sneeze' Norton	1950
Which Way Is Up? Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Harry Boatwright	1977
Man Crazy Movie	6.6	Actor	Ray	1953
The Purple Gang Movie	5.8	Actor	Eddie Olsen	1959
The Beast of Budapest Movie	6.5	Actor	Martin	1958
House of Numbers Movie	6.2	Actor	Bradville - Convict	1957
Gypsy Colt Movie	6	Actor	Chuck	1954
The Glass Wall Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)	1953
Mad at the World Movie	5.6	Actor	Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)	1955
Triple Trouble Movie	6	Actor	Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)	1950
Lucky Losers Movie	6.1	Actor	Johnny Angelo	1950
Inside Detroit Movie	6.3	Actor	Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)	1956
Angels in Disguise Movie	6.3	Actor	Henchman Johnny Martin	1949
Southside 1-1000 Movie	6.1	Actor	Frankie	1950
The Sand Pebbles Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Bronson	1966
The Case Against Brooklyn Movie	6.3	Actor	Henchman Monte	1958
Hellcats of the Navy Movie	5.4	Actor	Chick (as Joseph Turkel)	1957
The Naked Street Movie	6.3	Actor	Shimmy	1955
Verboten! Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Infantryman	1959
The Yellow Canary Movie	6.5	Actor	Policeman	1963
A Slight Case of Larceny Movie	5.9	Actor	Holdup Man	1953
Village of the Giants Movie	3.6	Actor	Sheriff	1965
Return from the Sea Movie	6.1	Actor	Sailor	1954
Wild in the Sky Movie	5.9	Actor	Corazza	1972
Jeanne Eagels Movie	6	Actor	Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)	1957
Halls of Montezuma Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Marine	1951
Warlock Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7	Actor	Chet Haggin (uncredited)	1959
City Across the River Movie	6.1	Actor	Shimmy Stockton	1949
The Killing Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	8	Actor	Tiny	1956
Cell 2455 Death Row Movie	6.2	Actor	Curly	1955
The Human Jungle Movie	5.7	Actor	Delinquent Hood	1954
The Midnight Story Movie	6.5	Actor	Lothario at Dance (uncredited)	1957
Reel Horror Movie	1.5	Actor	Harry (archive footage)	1985
Johnny Cool Movie	6.2	Actor	Hoodlum	1963
The Hindenburg Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Detective Moore	1975
Starlift Movie	5.6	Actor	Litter Case (uncredited)	1951
The Commitment Movie		Actor	Jules	1976
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)	1975
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Movie	8.1	Actor	Self	2007
The Shadow on the Window Movie	5.9	Actor	Lounger (uncredited)	1957
Here Come the Jets Movie	7	Actor	Henley	1959
Levitation Movie		Actor	Kharma (as Joseph Turkel)	1985
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2007
Police Story TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1973-1980
The Loretta Young Show TV Show	7.3	Actor	Logan 1 Episode	1953-1961
Kojak TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Swampgas 1 Episode	1973-1978
The Aquanauts TV Show	7.3	Actor	Danny 1 Episode	1960-1961
Official Detective TV Show	8.5	Actor	1 Episode	1957
Four Star Playhouse TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Willie 1 Episode	1952-1956
Miami Vice TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1984-1989
Combat! TV Show	8.2	Actor	Klimmer 1 Episode	1962-1967
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Bob Rellance 1 Episode	1955-1961
Bat Masterson TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Joe Turkel 1 Episode	1958-1961
The Detectives TV Show	7.2	Actor	1 Episode	1959-1962
The Andy Griffith Show TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Fred 1 Episode	1960-1968
Land of the Giants TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Sergeant 1 Episode	1968-1970
Dragnet TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1951-1959
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1953-1962
Ironside TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	1 Episode	1967-1975
The Felony Squad TV Show	7.2	Actor	1 Episode	1966-1969
Highway Patrol TV Show	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1955-1959
I Led 3 Lives TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1953-1956
Navy Log TV Show	7.6	Actor	1 Episode	1955-1958
The Rat Patrol TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Capt. Bruener 1 Episode	1966-1968
Ben Casey TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1961-1966
Tightrope TV Show	7.1	Actor	1 Episode	1959-1960
I'm the Law TV Show	6.8	Actor	1 Episode	1953
Joe Forrester TV Show	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1975-1976
Tales from the Darkside TV Show	7.3	Actor	Kharma 1 Episode	1983-1988
Bonanza TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Private Peters 1 Episode	1959-1973
Bonanza TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Lupe 1 Episode	1959-1973
Bat Masterson TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Woody Larkin 1 Episode	1958-1961
The Asphalt Jungle TV Show	8.1	Actor	1 Episode	1961-1961
Adam-12 TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Vince Warren 1 Episode	1968-1975
Public Defender TV Show	7.1	Actor	Leo Jackson 1 Episode	1954-1955
Jefferson Drum TV Show	7.6	Actor	Tom 1 Episode	1958-1959
Bonanza TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Thug #1 1 Episode	1959-1973
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	Deuces Kobler 1 Episode	1959-1963
The Texan TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Evan McBeem 1 Episode	1958-1960
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	Garvin 1 Episode	1959-1963
The Adventures of Boston Blackie TV Show		Actor	1 Episode	1951-1952
Tallahassee 7000 TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1961
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	Birdie Yates 1 Episode	1959-1963
Dangerous Assignment TV Show	6.4	Actor	1 Episode	1950
Wagon Train TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Eddie 1 Episode	1957-1965
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV Show	6.8	Actor	Stubb Cull 1 Episode	1954-1959
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	Gobo Karsh 1 Episode	1959-1963
Lock Up TV Show	7.5	Actor	Pvt. Givers 1 Episode	1959-1961
The Lone Ranger TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Judd 1 Episode	1949-1957
The Chickening Short Film	5.5	Actor	(archive footage) (uncredited)	2015
The Sex Symbol Movie	5.1	Actor	Director	1974
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2000
Famous Ghost Stories Movie	6.5	Actor	Nick (segment 'Tormented')	1961
The Roaring 20's TV Special		Actor	1 Episode	1960
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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