Joe Turkel, a multi-character actor known for his roles in The Shining and Blade Runner, died at St. John in Santa Monica, California on Monday, a representative confirmed Diversity. He is 94 years old.
An accomplished performer with more than 100 credits in various films and television shows, Turkel is known for supporting roles in three Stanley Kubrick films, including his first feature film. he. Killing, The Way of Glory and The Shiningwhere he plays spooky bartender Lloyd.
He also had a prominent role in the 1982 original Blade Runnerlike eccentric clone creator Eldon Tyrell.
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Turkel was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, joined the United States Army at the age of 17, serving in Europe during World War II.
After the war, he moved to California to pursue acting and received his first film credit with City across the river in 1948.
Over the course of the next four decades, Turkel worked extensively, with notable films including King Mouse, Gravel, Valentine’s Day Massacre St. and his last movie The dark side of the moon.
He also appeared in three films directed by Bert I. Gordon: Suffering, The Boy and the Pirates and The village of giants.
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On TV, he appeared in episodes of popular shows like The Life and Legends of Wyatt Earp, Sky King, Tales from the Darkside, The Lone Ranger, SWAT, Adam-12, Ironside, The Andy Griffith Show, Ben Casey, The Untouchables, Dragnet, Miami Vice and Bonanza.
His last credit before retiring was a voiceover role in the 1997 video game Blade Runner spin-off.
According to a representative, before his death, Mr Turkel had completed a memoir titled “The Misery of Success”, which his family plans to publish later this year.
Turkel is survived by two sons, two daughters-in-law and brother David Turkel.
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