Joe Turkel
Joseph "Joe" Turkel (born July 15, 1927 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actor .
Life
Joe Turkel, who was born in Brooklyn as the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, served as a sailor in the United States Navy during World War II and, according to his own admission, was present at the liberation of concentration camps at the age of 17. Turkel began his career in 1949 with an uncredited minor supporting role in the crime film The Brood of Satan . In the 1950s and 1960s he had numerous film roles; in many cases these were so subordinate that his name was often not mentioned in the credits. He has appeared in films by William Wyler , Robert Wise and Lewis Milestone .
In the 1950s, Turkel was used by Stanley Kubrick as a supporting actor in his early works The Bill Did Not Work and Roads to Fame . In Paths to Glory he played one of the three soldiers who, as a warning to the other soldiers, are randomly selected and executed; Turkel later described this film as his favorite film. Kubrick and Turkel were friends, also because both were about the same age, were born in Brooklyn, and were similarly socialized. His third and final collaboration was the role of the bartender Lloyd in Shining , who appears as a ghost to the increasingly insane Jack Nicholson and gives him drinks.
In 1982, Turkel impersonated Scott's Blade Runner in Ridley as eccentric CEO Dr. Eldon Tyrell one of his most famous film roles. In 1990, he was in science fiction - horror film The Dark Side of the Moon can be seen in one of the main roles. In addition to film work, Turkel has also appeared as a guest star in many television series since the 1950s , including Bonanza , Der Chef , Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan and Miami Vice . He last stood in front of the camera in 1998 for the television series Life and Me .
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: The Brood of Satan (City Across the River)
- 1950: Taking Life (Southside 1-1000)
- 1951: Okinawa (Halls of Montezuma)
- 1953: The Glass Wall
- 1955: The Naked Street
- 1955: Heroes can cry too (The Proud and Profane)
- 1955: The Lone Ranger (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1956: It didn't work out (The Killing)
- 1956: Alluring Temptation (Friendly Persuasion)
- 1957: Paths of Glory (Paths of Glory)
- 1958: Asphaltgeier (The Case Against Brooklyn)
- 1959: Warlock
- 1960: The Tower of Screaming Women (Tormented)
- 1960: Visit to a Small Planet
- 1960-1963: The Untouchables ( The Untouchables , television series, 5 episodes)
- 1961–1968: Bonanza (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1965: They called him King (King Rat)
- 1966: Gunboat on the Yangtze River (The Sand Pebbles)
- 1967: Chicago Massacre (The St. Valentine's Day Massacre)
- 1968: The Boss ( Ironside ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1969: The Devil's 8
- 1970: The Animals
- 1975: Das Nervenbündel ( The Prisoner of Second Avenue ; voice only)
- 1975: The Hindenburg (The Hindenburg)
- 1975: The Bad Five ( SWAT ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1977: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1977: How are things going? (Which Way Is Up?)
- 1980: Shining (The Shining)
- 1982: Blade Runner
- 1988: Miami Vice (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1990: The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1998: Life and Me ( Boy Meets World ; TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- Joe Turkel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Turkel (The Shining / Blade Runner) Interview at the Mile High Horror Film Festival. Retrieved October 6, 2019 (German). , from minute 1:00
- ↑ Joe Turkel, Co Star of "Blade Runner" and "The Shining", at Days Of The Dead Horror Con. Retrieved October 6, 2019 (German).
- ↑ A Blade Zone Exclusive interview with Joe Turkel. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turkel, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turkel, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York |