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Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in the New York City, USA. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actor.

He appeared in Scorsese's first feature, Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967), and led the cast of Mean Streets (1973), a breakthrough for Keitel, Scorsese and young Robert DeNiro.

Keitel then furthered his reputation as an intense portrayer of complex characters in Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) and James Toback's Fingers (1978).

During the 1980s he made movies in Europe and stepped out of the limelight, then turned in a sturdy performance as Judas in Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). In the early 1990s his career as a reliable character actor took off, with roles in Thelma & Louise (1991), Bugsy (1991) and The Piano (1993).

He also played Mr. White in Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Wolf in Pulp Fiction, and a twisted cop in Bad Lieutenant (1992). Despite a solid reputation as a dramatic actor, Keitel has had success at comedy as well, including 1992's Sister Act and 1995's Smoke.

He also starred in U-571 (2000), Red Dragon (2002), National Treasure (2004) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004).

Keitel dated actress Lorraine Bracco from 1983 to 1991. He married Daphna Kastner in 2001.

Filmography

• The Dust of Time (2007)
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
• The Ministers (2007)
• My Sexiest Year (2007)
• Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
• Mercante di pietre, Il (2006)
• The Path to 9/11 (2006)
• A Crime (2006)
• The Shadow Dancer (2005)
• Be Cool (2005)
• One Last Dance (2005)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
• National Treasure (2004)
• Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
• Chasing the Elephant (2003)
• Dreaming of Julia (2003)
• Who Killed the Idea? (2003)
• Misterio Galíndez, El (2003)
• Crime Spree (2003)
• "Saturday Night Live" (2 episodes, 1993-2002)
• Beeper (2002)
• Red Dragon (2002)
• Ginostra (2002)
• Nowhere (2002)
• The Grey Zone (2001)
• Taking Sides (2001)
• Vipera (2001)
• Nailed (2001)
• Little Nicky (2000)
• Prince of Central Park (2000)
• U-571 (2000)
• Fail Safe (2000)
• Presence of Mind (1999)
• Holy Smoke (1999)
• Three Seasons (1999)
• Mio West, Il (1998)
• Finding Graceland (1998)
• Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
• Shadrach (1998)
• FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
• Cop Land (1997)
• City of Industry (1997)
• Head Above Water (1996)
• From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
• Blue in the Face (1995)
• Clockers (1995)
• Vlemma tou Odyssea, To (1995)
• Smoke (1995)
• Imaginary Crimes (1994)
• Somebody to Love (1994)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Monkey Trouble (1994)
• The Young Americans (1993)
• Dangerous Game (1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Point of No Return (1993)
• The Piano (1993)
• Bad Lieutenant (1992)
• Sister Act (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Bugsy (1991)
• Thelma & Louise (1991)
• Mortal Thoughts (1991)
• The Two Jakes (1990)
• Due occhi diabolici (1990)
• Batalla de los Tres Reyes, La (1990)
• January Man (1989)
• This Ain't Bebop (1989)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• Down Where the Buffalo Go (1988)
• Caro Gorbaciov (1988)
• The Pick-up Artist (1987)
• Inchiesta, L' (1986)
• "The Ellen Burstyn Show" (1 episode)
• The Men's Club (1986)
• Wise Guys (1986)
• Off Beat (1986)
• Complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti, Un (1986)
• Blindside (1986)
• Sposa americana, La (1986)
• "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1985)
• Caballero del dragón, El (1985)
• Baciami strega (1985)
• Nemo (1984)
• Falling in Love (1984)
• Bella Otero, La (1984)
• Exposed (1983)
• Copkiller (1983)
• Une pierre dans la bouche (1983)
• Nuit de Varennes, La (1982)
• The Border (1982)
• Bad Timing (1980)
• Mort en direct, La (1980)
• Saturn 3 (1980)
• Eagle's Wing (1979)
• Fingers (1978)
• Blue Collar (1978)
• The Duellists (1977)
• Welcome to L.A. (1976)
• Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
• Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• That's the Way of the World (1975)
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
• The Virginia Hill Story (1974)
• A Memory of Two Mondays (1974)
• "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1974)
• "Kojak" (1 episode, 1973)
• Mean Streets (1973)
• Pueblo (1973)
• "N.Y.P.D." (1 episode, 1968)
• I Call First (1967)
• Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
• "Dark Shadows" (2 episodes, 1966)

Awards

• David Di Donatello Prize Best Foreign Actor "Smoke" 1996
• Australian Film Institute Award Best Actor "The Piano" 1993
• IFP Gotham Award Actor 1993
• Independent Spirit Award Best Actor "Bad Lieutenant" 1992
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor "Bugsy" 1991
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Thelma & Louise", "Bugsy" and "Mortal Thoughts" 1991