A screen tough guy with a large cult following, Harvey Keitel was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 13, 1939. After a hitch with the Marines, Keitel trained with acting legends Frank Corsaro, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg and was a member of the Actors Studio.He made his film debut in director Martin Scorsese's thesis project, Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1968). Keitel's association with Scorsese continued, providing some of his most memorable roles in Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ.
His performance as gangster Mickey Cohen in Bugsy earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 1992. Adding to his cult mystique were his appearances in From Dusk Till Dawn and Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
Reservoir DogsQuentin Tarantino's directorial debut is raw, violent, often mimicked -- and unforgettable. A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors unravel. Read More
Shadows in the SunOn a pilgrimage to Italy to find Weldon Parish (Harvey Keitel), his literary idol, a budding young writer named Jeremy (Joshua Jackson) finds exactly what he's looking for -- and then some. But a funny thing happens while Weldon's encouraging Jeremy to expand his worldview: He finds his... Read More
Bad LieutenantThis gritty, visceral crime drama puts an out-of-control police lieutenant on a collision course with disaster. A survivor of the streets, this junkie, thief and killer is forced to confront his private demons when he investigates the rape of a nun. Read More
ClockersStrike is from the mean streets, working his way up in the drug rackets. When a local kingpin tips him off to an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer is killed, and Strike gets caught between two homicide detectives. Directed by Spike Lee, produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted from a... Read More
A CrimeThis atmospheric mystery tells the story of three lonely people in New York City: Vincent (Norman Reedus), still grieving after his wife's murder three years earlier; Roger (Harvey Keitel), a gruff taxi driver; and Alice (Emmanuelle Béart), the lovesick woman who may bring tragedy to them all.... Read More
