Harvey Keitel takes first regular television role

Remember the climax of Reservoir Dogs where Harvey Keitel (Mr. White) shoots the exposed undercover cop with that look of sheer disgust on his face at the end of the Mexican stand-off? (Oh yeah, spoiler alert! But if you haven't seen it yet, get it together, people, it's Reservoir Dogs.) Well, it appears Keitel will take on a slightly different disposition toward the men in blue for his upcoming television project.

Keitel will make his first ever recurring TV series role as Detective Gene Hunt on ABC's upcoming Life On Mars. Hunt runs the show in the homicide department and much like the Brooklyn native himself, this cop don't take no crap from no one.

The show is set to begin shooting on Aug. 5 and centers around Detective Sam Tyler (played by Jason O'Mara), a contemporary cop who wakes up from a car crash to find himself in the 1970s. The show has been completely revamped from its original pilot and moved from a Los Angeles setting to a New York City setting.

At least we know if the crime scenes get too messy Keitel is one hell of a clean up guy.

Related links:
Harvey Keitel on IMDb
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