Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel (July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022) 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.
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| Full name at birth | Joseph Turkel
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| Claim to fame | The Shining, Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner (1982)
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1927
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| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 27 June 2022
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| Age | 94 (age at death)
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| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter
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- As of (August 2005) Resident of Santa Monica, California, USA
- A frequent collaborator with Stanley Kubrick, who cast him in three feature films - The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957) and The Shining (1980). The only other actor to have worked with Kubrick that often was Philip Stone.
- Best known for his roles as Lloyd, the ghostly bartender, in The Shining (1980), and Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner (1982).
Joe Turkel is known for his role in the film Blade Runner (1982) as Tyrell.
He is also known for his role in the film The Shining (1980) as Lloyd.
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