“The Shining” actor Joe Turkle died at the age of 94

“The Shining” actor Joe Turkle died at the age of 94

Joe Turkel has died aged 94 at St John’s Hospital, it has been confirmed Deadline.

Character actor Turkle, whose indelible performances include roles as sinister bartender Lloyd in Stanley Kubrick’s The glow and the creator of artificial people in Blade Runner passed away peacefully with his sons Craig and Robert by his side.

Turkel was born on July 15, 1927, in Brooklyn, and at age 17 he enlisted in the Merchant Navy and later joined the United States Army and saw active duty in Europe.

Deadline notes that Turkel moved to California in 1947 to pursue an acting career, and the following year received his first credited film work in City across the river.

It should be noted that Turkel was one of only two actors to appear in three Stanley Kubrick films as a credited character.

Just before his death, the actor completed a memoir titled “The Misery of Success.” The family plans to release the book sometime in late 2022.

Turkel is survived by his two sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Annie Turkel, Robert and Cassilde Sesti, and his brother, David Turkel; two grandchildren, Ben and Sarah.