Raúl Juliá

Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin said of him: "Droopy-eyed, dark, and suavely handsome, this extremely versatile actor was one of the most respected stage performers of his generation.". Throughout the 1980s, Keitel continued to find plenty of work, but it was usually in the stereotypical role of a thug. In 1993, however, Keitel worked to change his image after choosing to co-star in Jane Campion's "The Piano" and later, as the lead, in Abel Ferrara's graphic masterpiece, "Bad Lieutenant". His body was flown back to Puerto Rico where he was given a state funeral attended by thousands. Since then both Scorsese and Keitel have worked together on numerous projects. He died eight days later at the age of only 54. During this time, Keitel met another struggling filmaker named Martin Scorsese and gained a part in Scorsese's student production. On October 16, 1994, a few days before his last movie, Street Fighter, was finished, Juliá suffered a stroke in his New York City apartment and fell into a coma. Keitel studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, eventually landing roles in some off-Broadway productions.

In 1993 he was diagnosed with cancer, but Juliá kept on acting, creating one of his most memorable roles as Brazilian rainforest activist Chico Mendez in The Burning Season (1994), for which he posthumously won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. After his return to the United States, he floundered for a while in mediocre jobs before beginning his acting career. In the popular two Addams Family movies, Juliá played Gomez Addams. At the age of 16, Keitel decided to join the United States Marine Corps, a decision which took him to Lebanon. In Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), he played a passionate political prisoner, and in Romero (1989) he played the Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero. The son of a Polish mother and Romanian father, he spent most of his youth on the streets of New York City. In 1983, he starred in a spectactularly disastrous made-for-TV adaptation of John Varley's short story Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939).

Although he never became a major film star, Juliá had notable dramatic and comic roles in a number of films and made-for-TV-movies. Be Cool (2005). In the early 1980s, Juliá was invited to join Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios company and appeared in One From the Heart (1982). Red Dragon (2002). The stage successes led to his film debut in The Organization (1971) starring opposite Sidney Poitier. Little Nicky (2000). Juliá went on to enjoy great success on the musical stage, winning four Tony Awards for his roles in Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972), Where's Charley? (1975), as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera (1977), and in the Fellini-inspired Nine (1982). U-571 (2000).

His Shakespearean roles included Edmund in King Lear in 1973 and the title role of Othello in 1979. The Prince of Central Park (1999). In 1966, Juliá hooked up with theater impresario Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). He soon found work in off-Broadway theater. Blue in the Face (1995). Juliá moved to New York City in 1964 and began studying drama with Wynn Handman. Smoke (1995).

He first came to attention while performing in a nightclub by actor Orson Bean who encouraged him to come to the United States. Pulp Fiction (1994). Juliá was born and grew up in San Juan. The Piano (1993). His career spanned stage and screen, and included dramatic, comic, and musical roles. Sister Act (1992). Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. Reservoir Dogs (1992).

Bad Lieutenant (1992). Bugsy (1991). Thelma and Louise (1991). The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).

Taxi Driver (1976). Mean Streets (1973). Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967).