Joe Turkel

Joseph Turkel (July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022) was an American character actor who starred in film and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's films The Killing, Paths of Glory (1957), and The Shining (1980), and as Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner (1982). He also had roles in three of Bert I. Gordon's films.

Early life Turkel was born in Brooklyn on July 15, 1927, to Benjamin Turkel (1899–1988), who was a tailor, and Gazella (née Goldfisher; 1899–1997), 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.

Career Turkel's first film appearance was 1948's City Across the River. Mackenzie's Raiders,

Turkel's best known roles are Lloyd, the ghostly bartender in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) and Dr. Eldon Tyrell, the android manufacturer in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). He was one of only two actors (the other being Philip Stone) to have worked with Kubrick as a credited character three times. The other appearances were in The Killing (1956, as Tiny), and in Paths of Glory (1957, as Private Arnaud), He retired from acting after reprising his role of Eldon Tyrell in the 1997 Blade Runner video game. He said in a 2014 interview that Paths of Glory was his favorite among his films. Prior to his death, Turkel wrote a memoir, The Misery of Success, scheduled for a now-posthumous 2022 release. he referred to himself as a "liberal progressive Democrat".

Death On June 27, 2022, Turkel died at the age of 94 from liver failure at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) – Bellboy (uncredited) Sword in the Desert (1949) – Haganah Soldier (uncredited) Starlift (1951) – Litter Case (uncredited) The Yellow Canary (1963) – Policeman Village of the Giants (1965) – Sheriff The Devil's 8 (1969) – Sam Six Hundred and Sixty–Six (1972) – Col. Ferguson The Hindenburg (1975) – Detective Moore The Commitment (1976) – Jules Which Way Is Up? (1977) – Harry Boatwright The Shining (1980) – Lloyd the bartender Blade Runner (1982) – Dr. Eldon Tyrell Miami Vice, episode 415: Indian Wars (1988) – Levec The Dark Side of the Moon (1990) – Paxton Warner Blade Runner (1997) – Dr. Eldon Tyrell (voice, final role)