Drama critic Leonard Harris, who was featured in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver", died of complications from pneumona in Hartford, Connecticut, on August 28, 2011. He was 81. Harris was born in the Bronx, New York, on September 27, 1929. He graduated from City College, and began his career writing obituaries and book reviews for "The Hartford Courant" in 1955. He began working for the CBS television affliate in New York as a drama and culture critic in 1966. Harris was cast as Senator Charles Palantine in Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film "Taxi Driver" - whose Presidential campaign indirectly inspired Robert DeNiro's Travis Bickle on his violent urban rampage. He was also featured as the Mayor in the 1980 film "Hero At Large" starring John Ritter. Harris was the author of several books including the thriller "The Masada Plan".
Drama critic Leonard Harris, who was featured in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver", died of complications from pneumona in Hartford, Connecticut, on August 28, 2011. He was 81. Harris was born in the Bronx, New York, on September 27, 1929. He graduated from City College, and began his career writing obituaries and book reviews for "The Hartford Courant" in 1955. He began working for the CBS television affliate in New York as a drama and culture critic in 1966. Harris was cast as Senator Charles Palantine in Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film "Taxi Driver" - whose Presidential campaign indirectly inspired Robert DeNiro's Travis Bickle on his violent urban rampage. He was also featured as the Mayor in the 1980 film "Hero At Large" starring John Ritter. Harris was the author of several books including the thriller "The Masada Plan". 
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