Joe Turkel

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
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The Shining

The Shining

1980 · 2h 26m · Movie

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.

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner

1982 · 1h 57m · Movie

A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.

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Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957 · 1h 28m · Movie

A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.

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The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966 · 3h 2m · Movie

In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.

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Warlock

Warlock

1959 · 2h 1m · Movie

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.

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King Rat

King Rat

1965 · 2h 14m · Movie

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.

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967 · 1h 40m · Movie

Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.

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Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

1977 · 1h 34m · Movie

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.

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The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958 · 1h 22m · Movie

Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York.

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The Devil's 8

The Devil's 8

1969 · 1h 38m · Movie

A federal agent rounds up eight convicts to help fight a vicious moonshine gang.

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