Joseph Turkel was an American character actor. He is known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's films The Killing, Paths of Glory, and The Shining, and as Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner. He also had roles in three of Bert I. Gordon's films. Joseph Turkel was born in Brooklyn on July 15, 1927, to Benjamin Turkel, who was a tailor, and Gazella (née Goldfisher), a homemaker and occasional opera singer. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. He had two brothers, Harold and David. Turkel joined the United States Army when he was seventeen and served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

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Jack Nicholson and Joe Turkel in The Shining (1980)

George Segal, William Fawcett, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Sam Reese, Michael Stroka, and Joe Turkel in King Rat (1965)

William Fawcett, Patrick O'Neal, Sam Reese, and Joe Turkel in King Rat (1965)

Timothy Carey, Ralph Meeker, and Joe Turkel in Paths of Glory (1957)

Timothy Carey, Bert Freed, Emile Meyer, Wayne Morris, and Joe Turkel in Paths of Glory (1957)

Timothy Carey, Bert Freed, Ralph Meeker, Emile Meyer, and Joe Turkel in Paths of Glory (1957)

Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)

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