Harry Northup

Harry Northup (born Amarillo, Texas 1940) is an American actor and poet.

Northup received his B.A. in English from California State University, Northridge, where he studied poetry with poet Ann Stanford. He's been acting over thirty years and has been in thirty-seven films including Martin Scorsese's films Mean Streets amd Taxi Driver. He had a role in Jonathan Demme film Silence of the Lamb. Northup has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science since 1976. Northup currently lives in East Hollywood with his poet and novelist wife Holly Prado.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1973	Mean Street	Soldier
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Bartender
1976	Taxi Driver	Doughboy