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Harry Northup

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Harry Northup
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Colère froide (1976)
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Harry E. Northup has made a living as an actor for 30 years, acting in 37 films, including Mean Streets (1973), Alice n'est plus ici (1974), Taxi Driver (1976) (1976 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes), Colère froide (1976) (starring role), Citizens Band (1977), Blue Collar (1978), Violences sur la ville (1979) (starring role), Tom Horn (1980), La Grosse Magouille (1980), Kansas (1988), Le Silence des agneaux (1991) (Oscar winner for Best Picture), Philadelphia (1993), Belles de l'Ouest (1994), Beloved (1998), and a remake of Un crime dans la tête (2004).

Harry has acted in 43 television shows, including Urgences (1994) (guest star), The Court (2002) (recurring role), "In Cold Blood" (CBS mini-series), Au-dessus de tout soupçon (1986), The Day the Bubble Burst (1982), and Côte ouest (1979) (recurring role).

Harry has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1976.

Harry is that rare American actor who is also an accomplished poet. He has had nine books of poetry published: Amarillo Born (Victor Jiminez Press, 1966); the jon voight poems (Mt. Alverno Press, 1973); Eros ASsh (Momentum Press, 1976); Enough The Great Running Chapel (Momentum Press, 1982); the images we possess kill the capturing (the jesse press, 1988); The Ragged Vertical (Cahuenga Press, 1996); Reunions (Cahuenga Press, 2001); Greatest Hits, 1966-2001 (Pudding House Press, 2002); and Red Snow Fence (Cahuenga Press, 2006).

Harry received his B.A. in English from California State University, Northridge, where he studied verse with Ann Stanford.

Harry Northup's professional and private papers, manuscripts, journals, scripts, correspondence, ephemera, etc., were purchased by U.C.S.D., La Jolla, on Nov. 18, 2002, and are housed in the Mandeville Special Collections Library, U.C.S.D., 0175-S, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, Ca. 92093-0175, for instruction, research and preservation.

His son Dylan lives in Wisconsin.

Harry lives in East Hollywood with his wife Holly Prado Northup, a writer and teacher.
BornSeptember 2, 1940
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    Known for

    Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)
    Taxi Driver
    8.2
    • Doughboy
    • 1976
    Jodie Foster in Le Silence des agneaux (1991)
    Le Silence des agneaux
    8.6
    • Mr. Bimmel
    • 1991
    Denzel Washington in Un crime dans la tête (2004)
    Un crime dans la tête
    6.6
    • Congressman Flores
    • 2004
    Violences sur la ville (1979)
    Violences sur la ville
    7.3
    • Doberman
    • 1979

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    • Denise Grayson, Harry Northup, and Jesse Wang in Carry Tiger To Mountain (2019)
      Carry Tiger To Mountain
      9.3
      Short
      • Isaac Solomon
      • 2019
    • The Last One
      Short
      • Harry
      • 2012
    • Denzel Washington in Un crime dans la tête (2004)
      Un crime dans la tête
      6.6
      • Congressman Flores
      • 2004
    • Carla Gugino in Karen Sisco (2003)
      Karen Sisco
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Sonny (as Harry E. Northup)
      • 2003
    • Sally Field, Chris Sarandon, Diahann Carroll, Pat Hingle, and Miguel Sandoval in The Court (2002)
      The Court
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Justice Fitzsimmons
      • 2002
    • Noah Wyle, Linda Cardellini, Laura Innes, Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, and Goran Visnjic in Urgences (1994)
      Urgences
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Competency Evaluator
      • 2001
    • Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale in Bangkok aller simple (1999)
      Bangkok aller simple
      6.4
      • Leon Smith (as Harry E. Northup)
      • 1999
    • Beloved (1998)
      Beloved
      6.1
      • Sheriff
      • 1998
    • Four Corners (1998)
      Four Corners
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 1998
    • Robin Williams and Billy Crystal in Drôles de pères (1997)
      Drôles de pères
      5.3
      • Reno Jail Cop (as Harry E. Northup)
      • 1997
    • Anthony Edwards, Sam Neill, and Eric Roberts in Coup de sang (1996)
      Coup de sang
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Minister
      • 1996
    • Casper Van Dien, Michael Paré, Brian Bloom, Alla Korot, and Alison Moir in The Colony (1996)
      The Colony
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • 1996
    • Fallen Angels (1993)
      Fallen Angels
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Cop #2 (as Harry E. Northup)
      • 1995
    • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
      Rebel Highway
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Uncle Charlie
      • 1994
    • Reform School Girl (1994)
      Reform School Girl
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Uncle Charlie
      • 1994

    Videos1

    Fighting Mad
    Trailer 1:14
    Fighting Mad

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    • Alternative names
      • Harry Northrup
    • Height
      • 1.87 m
    • Born
      • September 2, 1940
      • Amarillo, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Holly Prado Northup1990 - June 14, 2019 (her death)
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      • 1 Interview

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      Frequently cast by filmmakers Jonathan Demme, Jonathan Kaplan and 'Martin Scorsese'.
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