About Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel is one of the renowned American actors and a producer where he worked actively from 1967. 

Personal Life and Relationship

Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939, in New York, the U.S. as a father, Harry Keitel, and mother, Miriam Keitel. His parents used to run Luncheonette, a small restaurant where his father also worked as a hat maker. He has on sister whose name is Renee and one brother whose name is Jerry.

Harvey Keitel used to be in a relationship with an American actress Lorraine Bracco, his long-term relationship from 1982 to 1993. They had also given birth to their daughter, Stella, in 1985, but their relationship ended later. After that, he married Daphna Kastner, who is a Canadian actress, in the year 2001 where they gave birth to their son Roman in the year 2004 but before that, he was in a relationship with Lisa Karmazin where they gave birth to their son named as Hudson in the year of 2001.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Harvey Keitel holds both American and Romanian nationality and belongs to Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity. He is currently 81 years old, with a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m) and 70 kg. He had got Gray hair with Brown eyes. As he was born on May 13, his zodiac sign is Taurus.

Early Life and Education

In his early life, Harvey Keitel joined Abraham Lincoln High School for his high school study. Later, he worked as a court reporter for several years before he started his career.

Career

Film Career 

Harvey Keitel started his career from the movie “Reflections in a Golden Eye” in 1967, where he was seen as a Soldier, which was an Uncredited role. In the same year, he had been cast as J.R. in an American independent drama movie “Who’s That Knocking at My Door.” After that, he was seen in an uncredited role as a Photographer in an American experimental comedy movie “Brewster McCloud.” Later, he was seen in the movies like “Mean Streets,” “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” and “That’s the Way of the World.”

In the year 1976, Harvey Keitel was cast in an American psychological thriller drama movie “Taxi Driver” for which he was nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and later, he was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding role in the movie.

In the same year, he was seen appearing as Tony Malatesta is an American black comedy movie “Mother, Jugs & Speed,” and then, she was cast as Ed Goodman in the movie “Buffalo Bill and the Indians.” Further, he appeared as Ken Hood in the movie “Welcome to L.A.,” where Alan Rudolph directed the movie. In 1977, he cast as Feraudtheis, a historical drama movie “The Duellists.” 

Besides, Harvey Keitel was seen appearing in the movies including “Blue Collar,” “Fingers,” “Eagle’s Wing,” “Death Watch,” “Bad Timing,” “The Border,” “That Night in Varennes,” “Cop killer,” “Exposed,” “Falling in Love,” “Nemo,” “Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women, and Crime),” “El caballero del dragon (The Knight of the Dragon),” “Off Beat,” “Wise Guy,” “The Men’s Club,” “The Men’s Club,” “The Enquiry,” “Blindside” and “The Pick-up Artist.”

In 1988, he was cast as Judas Iscariot in the religious drama movie “The Last Temptation of Christ,” for which he had received a positive response. Also, he became able to nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. in the same year, he was seen in the movies like “Dear Gorbachev,” “The January Man,” “Two Evil Eyes,” “The Two Jakes” and “Grandi Cacciatori.” In 1991, he was cast as Det. In an American neo-noir mystery thriller movie “Mortal Thoughts,” John Woods had earned the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Later, Harvey Keitel was also seen as Bet Hal Slocumb in a female buddy road movie, “Thelma & Louise. “ He became able to receive the nomination in the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. Further, he was cast as Mickey Cohen in an American biographical movie “Bugsy” for which he had won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor and also a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also received the nomination in Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated in Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture.

Further, he was seen in the movie “Reservoir,” which was also co-produced by him and for which he had received the Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor.” Later, he was seen in the movie “Bad Lieutenant” for which he had won Fantaspotto’s International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor and also won Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead as well as he became able to nominate in New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor.”

Further, he was seen appearing in the movies including “Sister Act,” “Point of No Return,” “The Piano” for which he had won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in Leading Role, “Rising Sun,” “Dangerous Game” for which he had won Venice Film Festival- Golden Ciak for Best Actor, “The Young Americans,” “Monkey Trouble,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Imaginary Crimes,” “Smoke,” “Blue in the Face,” “Ulysses’ Gaze,” “Clockers,” “Get Shorty,” “From Dusk till Dawn,” “Head Above Water,” “City of Industry,” “Cop Land,” “Fairy Tale: True Story,” “Shadrach,” “Lulu on the Bridge,” “Finding Graceland,”

“Sweets of Roses,” “Gunslinger’s Revenge,” “Gunslinger’s Revenge,” “Three Season,” “Holy Smoke!”, “Presence of Mind,” “U-571”, “Prince of Central Park,” “Little Nickey,” “Viper,” “Nailed,” “The Grey Zone,” “Taking Sides,” “Ginostra,” “Red Dragon,” “Crime Spree,” “The Galindez File, “Who Killed the Idea?”, “Dreaming of Julia,” “Chasing the Elephant,” “Puerto Vallarta Squeeze,” “National treasure,” “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” “Be Cool,” “Shadows in the Sun,” “One Last Dance,” “A crime” and “The Stone Merchant.”

Also, Harvey Keitel was cast into several movies like “My Sexiest Year,” “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” “Chaos,” “The Ministers,” “Wrong Turn at Tahoe,” “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings,” “Little Fockers,” “The Last Godfather,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “A Farewell to Fools,” “The Power Inside,” “The Congress,” “Two Men in Town,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Rio, I Love You,” “By the Gun,” “Gandhi of the Month,” “Youth,” “Outlaws,” “The ridiculous 6”, “Chosen,” “The Comedian,” “Madame,” “Lies We Tell,” “Isle We Take Brooklyn,” “The Last Man,” “Esau,” “See You Soon,” “The Painted Bird,” “The Irishman” and “Fatima.” Further, he will be seen in an upcoming movie, “Lanskey,” as Meyer Lanskey.

Besides that, he had provided his voice in the movies, including “Saturn 3”, “Sweet of Roses,” “Arthur and the Minimoys,” “Inglourious Basterds,” and “Isle of Dogs.”

Television Career

Harvey Keitel started his television career in the year 1966, where he was seen cast in the movie “Hogan’s Heroes” in the year of 1966. Later he was seen appearing in television series like “Dark Shadows,” “N.Y.P.D,” “Great Performance,” “Kojak,” “The F.B.I,” “A Memory of Two Mondays,” “La Bella Otero,” “Amazing Stories,” “The Ellen Burstyn Show,” “The Play on One,” “This Ain’t Bebop” and “Fail-Safe.” 

Later, he also appeared in “Saturday Night Live,” “The Path to 9/11”, “Life on Mars (U.S.),” “Fatal Honeymoon,” and “Inside Amy Schumer.”

Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Harvey Keitel is $45 million.

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