Harvey Keitel
Biography
Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019).
Keitel received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). Other films include Blue Collar (1978), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), Cop Land (1997), and Youth (2015).
He has acted in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both National Treasure (2004), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, alongside Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.
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"Know your enemy." This phrase, spoken with chilling intensity, hints at the paranoia and betrayal that drive "Reservoir Dogs."
Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs isn’t just a crime film; it’s a masterfully crafted and intensely stylish debut that redefined the genre with its non-linear narrative, sharp dialogue, and explosive... Read more
"Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character." This meta-commentary hints at the cool, quirky, and morally ambiguous world of "Pulp Fiction."
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction isn’t just a film; it’s a cinematic earthquake that shattered conventional storytelling and redefined cool for a generation. With its non-linear narrative, sharp and w... Read more
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