Harvey Keitel's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Life on Mars Lt. Gene Hunt

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Little Fockers 2009 - Inglourious Basterds 2009 - The Ministers 2007 - National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2006 - A Crime 2005 - Be Cool 2005 - The Shadow Dancer 2004 - National Treasure 2003 - Crime Spree 2002 - Beeper 2002 - Red Dragon 2001 - Taking Sides 2001 - The Grey Zone 2000 - Little Nicky 2000 - U-571 1999 - Three Seasons 1999 - Holy Smoke 1997 - FairyTale: A True Story 1997 - Cop Land 1997 - City of Industry 1997 - Full Tilt Boogie 1996 - Head above Water 1996 - From Dusk Till Dawn 1995 - Blue in the Face 1995 - To vlemma tou Odyssea 1995 - Smoke 1995 - Get Shorty 1995 - Clockers 1994 - Monkey Trouble 1994 - Pulp Fiction 1993 - Point of No Return 1993 - The Piano 1993 - The Young Americans 1993 - Rising Sun 1992 - Bad Lieutenant 1992 - Sister Act 1992 - Reservoir Dogs 1991 - Mortal Thoughts 1991 - Bugsy 1991 - Thelma & Louise 1990 - The Two Jakes 1989 - The January Man 1988 - The Last Temptation of Christ 1987 - The Pick-Up Artist 1986 - Wise Guys 1986 - Off Beat 1982 - The Border 1980 - Saturn 3 1980 - Bad Timing 1978 - Blue Collar 1977 - The Duellists 1976 - Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 1976 - Mother, Jugs & Speed 1976 - Taxi Driver 1974 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1973 - Mean Streets 1967 - Reflections in a Golden Eye

BIOGRAPHY:

Came to prominence in the early films of Martin Scorsese after working in theatre for around ten years, particularly Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976). Faded into anonymity in the eighties even though he turned in some impressive performances in films by some of America's leading directors. He re-emergered into star status with his role as Mr. White in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992), Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Piano (1993) 0110912.


TRIVIA:

• Like his good friend 'Robert De Niro' (qv), Keitel is usually very uncomfortable during interviews, often nervously laughing through them.
• Daughter, 'Stella Keitel' (qv), with 'Lorraine Bracco' (qv).
• Served in the U. S. Marines.
• Graduated from the BFA program at the prestigious Actors Studio, New School University in New York city, under Dean 'James Lipton' (qv).
• He was originally cast as Captain Willard in _Apocalypse Now (1979)_ (qv). He was let go from the film, just two weeks into filming due to creative differences with director 'Francis Ford Coppola' (qv). 'Martin Sheen' (qv) replaced him.
• Presented good friend and fellow actor 'Michael Madsen (I)' (qv) with the inaugural Rebel Award for his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto.
• Has demonstrated extraordinary enthusiasm for working with first-time directors, from 'Martin Scorsese' (qv) in 1968 to 'Ridley Scott' (qv), 'Paul Schrader (I)' (qv), 'James Toback' (qv), 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv), and in 1999, Vietnamese-American 'Tony Bui' (qv).
• He is Godfather to 'Michael Madsen (I)' (qv)'s son Max.