Joe Turkel
July 15, 1927 · 99 years old
Joseph Turkel (July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022) was an American actor. A career character actor, he was noted for his craggy Bronx looks and distinctive, penetrating voice. Turkel worked steadily from 1949 to 1998 in both films and television, including in the Stanley Kubrick films The Killing (1956),…
Known For
10 titles
The Shining
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
Blade Runner
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Paths of Glory
A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
The Sand Pebbles
In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.
Warlock
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
King Rat
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.
Which Way Is Up?
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.
The Case Against Brooklyn
Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York.
The Devil's 8
A federal agent rounds up eight convicts to help fight a vicious moonshine gang.