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Steven Keats

Another notable role was Keats' memorable performance in the celebrated movie Hester Street (adapted from author Abraham Cahan's original Yiddish story "Yekl.") Set on New York City's Lower East Side of the 1890s, Keats played Jake Putkovsky (late of Russia), an assimilated "Amerikaner," complete with derby hat and an impressive handlebar moustache.

Steven Keats (February 6, 1945 – May 8, 1994) was an American actor who appeared in such films as Silent Rage, Death Wish, Gumball Rally, Black Sunday, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Badge of the Assassin and the TV-movie version of the Norman Mailer book The Executioner's Song starring Tommy Lee Jones.



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