- Joe Turkel
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name = Joe Turkel
imagesize = 150px
caption = Turkel as Lloyd the Bartender inStanley Kubrick 's "The Shining", 1980
birthname = Joseph Turkel
birthdate = birth date and age|1927|7|15
birthplace =Brooklyn ,New York , U.S.
deathdate =
occupation =actor
homepage =
spouse =Joe Turkel (born
15 July 1927 ) is a prolific Americancharacter actor . He is credited in several films as Joseph Turkel.His most famous roles are Dr. Eldon Tyrell, the eccentric God-figure in
Ridley Scott 's "Blade Runner " (1982), and Lloyd, the bartender inStanley Kubrick 's "The Shining" (1980). He has the distinction of being one of only two actors (the other beingPhilip Stone ) to work with Kubrick as a credited character three times: in "The Killing " (1956, as "Tiny"), "Paths of Glory " (1957), as the doomed Private Arnaud, and "The Shining".Other film appearances include
Bert I. Gordon 's "The Boy and the Pirates " (1960), as Abu the Genie, the 1989 horror feature "The Dark Side of the Moon", "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), as Bronson, and Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik in The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Television appearances include "Kojak ", "Tales from the Darkside " and "Miami Vice " (in the episode "Indian Wars").External links
*imdb name|id=0877185|name=Joe Turkel
* [http://media.bladezone.com/contents/film/interviews/joe-turkel Interview with Joe Turkel]
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