Taxi Driver - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Taxi Driver"
Taxi Driver (1976)
Timing:
1:54 (114 min)
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Actors and characters
Leonard Harris
Character Charles Palantine
Frank Adu
Character Angry Black Man
Gino Ardito
Character Policeman at Rally
Garth Avery
Character Iris' Friend
Harry Cohn
Character Cabbie in Bellmore
Cooper Cunningham
Character Hooker in Cab
Harry Fischler
Character Dispatcher
Nat Grant
Character Stick-Up Man
Richard Higgs
Character Tall Secret Service Man
Beau Kayser
Character Soap Opera Man
Bob Maroff
Character Mafioso
Norman Matlock
Character Charlie T.
Bill Minkin
Character Tom's Assistant
Murray Moston
Character Iris' Time Keeper
Harry Northup
Character Doughboy
Gene Palma
Character Street Drummer
Harlan Cary Poe
Character Campaign Worker
Steven Prince
Character Andy, Gun Salesman
Peter Savage
Character The John
Nicholas Shields
Character Palantine Aide
Ralph S. Singleton
Character T.V. Interviewer
Maria Turner
Character Angry Hooker on Street
Robin Utt
Character Campaign Worker
Tommy Ardolino
Character Boy on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Joseph Bergmann
Character Movie House Patron (uncredited)
Robert P. Cohen
Character Cab Passenger (uncredited)
William Donovan
Character Police Officer (uncredited)
Jean Elliott
Character Clerk at Sam Goody Store (uncredited)
Annie Gagen
Character Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Trent Gough
Character Political Rally Attendee (uncredited)
Carson Grant
Character Political Rally Attendee (uncredited)
Mary-Pat Green
Character Campaign Aide (uncredited)
Robert John Keiber
Character Political Rally Attendee (uncredited)
James Mapes
Character CIA Agent (uncredited)
David Nichols
Character Political Rally Attendee (uncredited)
Antone Pagán
Character Boy on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Billie Perkins
Character Iris' Friend (uncredited)
Michael Phillips
Character Political Rally Attendee (uncredited)
Frankie Verroca
Character Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Lionel Douglass
Character Sam Goody Store Customer (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming period: June-September 1975.
- Sibyll Shepherd accidentally landed the role of Betsy. The producers were looking for an actress who resembled Sibyll in type. Actress Sue Mengers' agent learned about this and asked the producers why they didn't invite Shepherd herself.
- Brian De Palma was going to direct the film.
- Al Pacino turned down the lead role.
- Paul Schrader's screenplay featured several negative characters who were Black. Scorsese believed this could be perceived as racism and demanded that these characters be made white. Schrader agreed.
- Jeff Bridges was offered the role of Travis Bickle.
- Rock Hudson was invited for the role of Senator Charles Palantine, but the actor was busy with the series “McMillan & Wife” at the time.
- Harvey Keitel was initially offered the role of worker Tom. But then that role went to Albert Brooks, and Keitel himself chose the pimp Sport Matthew, although his character says no more than five lines in the script.
- Specifically for the role, Keitel got acquainted with real pimps. He also improvised the dance scene with Jodie Foster. The dance is one of two scenes where the camera's focus is not on Travis.
- For a month, De Niro sat behind the wheel for twelve hours to learn how to drive a taxi. He also specifically studied manifestations of various mental illnesses for the role.
- The scene where Travis talks to his reflection in the mirror was entirely improvised by De Niro. The script simply states “Travis looks in the mirror.”
- Bernard Herrmann didn't want to write music for the film, but after seeing the scene where Travis pours schnapps on bread, he agreed.
- Herrmann died a few hours after the final part of the film's musical score was recorded.
- Due to her young age (13 years old at the time of filming), Jodie Foster was unable to participate in some of the more explicit scenes. Her older sister, Connie Foster, dubbed for her.
- Actor George Memmoli was supposed to play one of Travis's passengers, however, he had an accident on the set of another film, 'The Farmer' (1977), and Martin Scorsese himself had to replace Memmoli.
- The film's phrase “You talkin’ to me?” was ranked 10th on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest movie quotes.
- Robert De Niro's future wife, Diane Abbott, appears in the film in a cameo role as a cinema usher. The couple is now divorced.
- On March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, then President of the United States. He "dedicated" his crime to Iris, a character played by Jodie Foster.
- Bernard Herrmann did not want to write music for the film, but after seeing the scene where Travis pours schnapps on bread, he agreed.
- Hermann passed away a few hours after the final part of the film's musical score was recorded.
- The phrase from the film "You talkin' to me?" was ranked 10th on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest movie quotes.
- On March 30, 1981, John Warnock Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, then President of the United States. He "dedicated" his crime to Iris, the character played by Jodie Foster.
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