The grizzled actor is known for his tough guy roles, his willingness to participate in nude scenes, and his messy split with Lorraine Bracco.

Born and bred in Brighton Beach, Keitel says he was a delinquent before he decided to clean up his act and sign up for the Marine Corps in 1956. After his discharge, he eventually decided he wanted to be an actor and took classes with Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Parts in small, off-Broadway plays followed, but his career break came in 1965 when he responded to NYU student Martin Scorsese's ad seeking actors to appear in his thesis film. The connection led to parts in Scorsese movies like Who's That Knocking at My Door?, Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and Taxi Driver. Aside from his role of Judas in Scorcese's 1987 The Last Temptation of Christ, Keitel's career took a downward turn in the late '70s and '80s. He rebounded with the1991 lady-power flick,Thelma & Louise; a year later he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Bugsy, he then earned a new generation of fans with roles in Quentin Tarantino's most popular films, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

Keitel was married to actress Lorraine Bracco for 10 years, a relationship that ended in a very messy divorce. In 2001, he married actress Daphna Kastner in Jerusalem after a three-week courtship. He has three children from three women: eldest daughter, Stella, with Bracco; a son named Hudson with ex-girlfriend Lisa Karmazin; and a son named Roman with Kastner. [Image via Getty]