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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1927
Died
June 27, 2022
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Joseph Turkel
- Joseph Turkell
- ジョー・ターケル
- 조 터켈
- 喬·特科爾
- Джо Тёркел
- Joseph Matthew Arthur Turkel
Joe Turkel
0.8 Popularity
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
7.9
Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
🎬
0.0
Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
7.5
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
5.0
Paxton Warner
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
2.4
Harry (archive footage)
Reel Horror
1985
7.2
Kharma
Tales from the Darkside
1984
7.5
Levec
Miami Vice
1984
7.9
Tyrell
Blade Runner
1982
8.2
Lloyd
The Shining
1980
6.0
Harry Boatwright
Which Way Is Up?
1977
Credits
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
2007
7.9
🎬
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
2007
0.0
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
as Self
2000
7.5
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Paxton Warner
1990
5.0
Reel Horror
as Harry (archive footage)
1985
2.4
Tales from the Darkside
as Kharma
1984
7.2
Miami Vice
as Levec
1984
7.5
Blade Runner
as Tyrell
1982
7.9
The Shining
as Lloyd
1980
8.2
Which Way Is Up?
as Harry Boatwright
1977
6.0
The Commitment
as Jules
1976
0.0
The Hindenburg
as Detective Moore
1975
6.3
Joe Forrester
1975
7.0
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
1975
6.7
The Sex Symbol
as Director
1974
2.3
Kojak
as Swampgas
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
Savage Abduction
as Harry
1973
5.9
Six Hundred and Sixty-Six
as Col. Ferguson
1972
10.0
Wild in the Sky
as Corazza
1972
0.0
The Animals
as Peyote
1970
3.5
Scream Free!
1969
6.0
The Devil's Eight
as Sam
1969
5.1
Land of the Giants
as Sergeant
1968
6.7
Adam-12
as Vince Warren
1968
7.0
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1967
6.3
Ironside
as District Attorney
1967
6.8
The Sand Pebbles
as Bronson
1966
7.2
The Rat Patrol
as Capt. Bruener
1966
7.2
Felony Squad
1966
6.4
King Rat
as Dino
1965
7.1
Village of the Giants
as Sheriff
1965
3.5
Johnny Cool
as Hoodlum
1963
5.1
The Yellow Canary
as Policeman
1963
0.0
Combat!
as Klimmer
1962
7.7
Famous Ghost Stories
as Nick (segment 'Tormented')
1961
6.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Portrait of a Mobster
as Joe Noe
1961
0.0
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
5.0
Tallahassee 7000
1961
0.0
The Roaring 20's
1960
0.0
The Andy Griffith Show
as Fred
1960
7.6
Tormented
as Nick
1960
5.0
The Aquanauts
as Danny
1960
5.5
The Boy and the Pirates
as Abu the Genie
1960
5.4
The Purple Gang
as Eddie Olsen
1959
6.3
The Detectives
as Charlie
1959
6.1
The Untouchables
as Birdie Yates
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Garvin
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Gobo Karsh
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Deuces Kobler
1959
7.8
Lock-Up
as Pvt. Givers
1959
6.2
Bonanza
as Thug #1
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Lupe
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Private Peters
1959
7.5
Tightrope
1959
5.5
Here Come the Jets
as Henley
1959
0.0
Warlock
as Chet Haggin (uncredited)
1959
6.7
Verboten!
as Infantryman
1959
6.4
Bat Masterson
as Woody Larkin
1958
6.1
Bat Masterson
as Joe Turkel
1958
6.1
The Texan
as Evan McBeem
1958
5.5
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Henchman Monte
1958
5.8
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Chuck Darrow
1958
4.6
🎬
Jefferson Drum
as Tom
1958
4.5
The Beast of Budapest
as Martin
1958
0.0
Paths of Glory
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
1957
8.3
Wagon Train
as Eddie
1957
6.6
House of Numbers
as Bradville - Convict
1957
5.3
Jeanne Eagels
as Eddie, Reporter (uncredited)
1957
6.0
The Midnight Story
as Lothario at Dance (uncredited)
1957
6.0
Hellcats of the Navy
as Chick (as Joseph Turkel)
1957
4.3
The Shadow on the Window
as Lounger (uncredited)
1957
5.7
🎬
Official Detective
1957
7.0
Friendly Persuasion
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
1956
6.7
The Killing
as Tiny
1956
7.7
Inside Detroit
as Pete Link (as Joseph Turkel)
1956
6.0
Highway Patrol
1955
5.8
🎬
Navy Log
1955
4.5
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Bob Rellance
1955
6.8
The Naked Street
as Shimmy
1955
6.1
Mad at the World
as Pete Johnson (as Joseph Turkel)
1955
5.7
Cell 2455 Death Row
as Curly
1955
5.2
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Stubb Cull
1954
6.9
The Human Jungle
as Delinquent Hood
1954
4.8
Return from the Sea
as Sailor
1954
4.5
The Bamboo Prison
as P.O.W.
1954
6.4
Gypsy Colt
as Chuck
1954
6.3
Duffy of San Quentin
as Frank Roberts
1954
6.0
Public Defender
as Leo Jackson
1954
5.7
Man Crazy
as Ray
1953
6.0
Letter to Loretta
as Logan
1953
6.5
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Holdup Man
1953
4.0
The Glass Wall
as Freddie Zakoyla (as Joseph Turkel)
1953
5.1
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Pvt. Harris
1953
5.0
I'm the Law
1953
5.7
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
I Led Three Lives
1953
0.0
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Willie
1952
6.7
Dangerous Assignment
1952
3.5
Dragnet
1951
6.4
Starlift
as Litter Case (uncredited)
1951
5.6
Fixed Bayonets!
as Soldier (uncredited)
1951
6.5
Boston Blackie
1951
4.0
Halls of Montezuma
as Marine
1951
5.9
Southside 1-1000
as Frankie
1950
5.9
Triple Trouble
as Benny the Blood (as Joseph Turkel)
1950
6.2
Federal Man
as Jack 'Sneeze' Norton
1950
5.0
Lucky Losers
as Johnny Angelo
1950
6.1
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Johnny Martin
1949
5.3
The Lone Ranger
as Judd
1949
6.8
Sword in the Desert
as Haganah Soldier (uncredited)
1949
7.3
City Across the River
as Shimmy Stockton
1949
5.5