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Joseph Turkel

  • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
  • Birthday: July 15, 1937

A prolific character player in films from the 1950s through the early 80s, Turkel did bit parts in 50s B-films before appearing in two early important films from director Stanley Kubrick, "The Killing" (1956) and "Paths of Glory" (1957). He went on to amass over 30 credits working mostly in low- to medium-budget genre fare helmed by filmmakers as diverse as Bert I Gordon, Sam Fuller, and Robert Wise. Turkel may be best known by cultists for one of his later roles--"replicant" creator Dr. Tyrell in Ridley Scott'…more

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  • 1990

    Returned to features after an eight year absence with "The Dark Side of the Moon", a direct-to-video release

  • 1988

    Appeared in an episode of "Miami Vice"

  • 1982

    Widely seen as Dr. Tyrell, the creator of the replicants in "Blade Runner"

  • 1980

    Last film for Stanley Kubrick, "The Shining"

  • 1974

    Appeared in the TV-movie, "The Sex Symbol"

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