Joe Turkel
☼ Born on15 enero 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, USA
† Died on27 enero 2022, in Santa Monica, California, USA, cause liver failure
Biography: 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.


In the role of actor

Blade Runner (1982) (10/06/2025)

Blade Runner, dirigida por Ridley Scott y estrenada en 1982, es una obra maestra de la ciencia ficción que ha trascendido el tiempo, convirtiéndose en un referente cultural y cinematográfico. Basada en la novela de Philip K. Dick ¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas?, la película combina elementos de cine negro, distopía y filosofía existencial, […]

El resplandor (1980) (20/05/2025)

La Locura Más Allá de los Muros, un Clásico que Todavía Acecha la Mente En el panteón del cine de terror , hay obras que trascienden el género para convertirse en hitos culturales. “El Resplandor” (1980), dirigida por el maestro perfeccionista Stanley Kubrick y basada (libremente) en la novela de Stephen King, no es solo […]
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