Harry Northup

Harry E. Northup has made a living as an actor for 30 years, acting in 37 films, including Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976) (1976 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes), Fighting Mad (1976) (starring role), Citizens Band (1977), Blue Collar (1978), Over the Edge (1979) (starring role), Tom Horn (1980), Used Cars (1980), Kansas (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (Oscar winner for Best Picture), Philadelphia (1993), Bad Girls (1994), Beloved (1998), and a remake of The Manchurian Candidate (2004). Harry has acted in 43 television shows, including ER (1994) (guest star), The Court (2002) (recurring role), "In Cold Blood" (CBS mini-series), The Deliberate Stranger (1986), The Day the Bubble Burst (1982), and Knots Landing (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: Amar