Joseph Vogel was an American executive best known for his stint at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a reign as president from 1956-63. Vogel worked for MGM in a variety of capacities in the 1940s and 1950s. He replaced Arthur Loew as president, and had to deal with a significant corporate turmoil, including a takeover attempt from former president Louis B. Mayer.^[1]

Vogel and his head of production Sol Siegel initially enjoyed a number of successful years at MGM, green lighting such movies as North by Northwest (1959), King of Kings (1961) and most notably Ben Hur (1959). However they also oversaw a number of expensive flops, such as Cimarron (1960), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1961), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), which ultimately caused millions in losses. Vogel was forced to resign and was replaced by Robert O'Brien.

He was the brother of cinematographer Paul Vogel.