Life and work
Chris Penn was an American actor. Born: 10 October 1965. Died: 24 January 2006. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1965–2006
Chris Penn
Chris Penn was an American actor. Born on 10 October 1965, this profile follows Chris Penn through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Reservoir Dogs (1992). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Reservoir Dogs · The MacArthur · Park Plaza
Chris Penn is credited as cast member on Reservoir Dogs. The work’s existing location story leads to The MacArthur · Park Plaza. The Park Plaza supplies the bathroom in Mr Orange’s rehearsed anecdote. This is a location inside a story within the film, not evidence that the fictional incident happened.
Reservoir Dogs — credits ↗︎Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles) ↗︎Reservoir Dogs · Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
Filming location · the handler meeting
Mr Orange meets his police contact at Johnie’s. The former diner survives as an exterior landmark, not a normal coffee stop.
6101 Wilshire Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
Filming location · the invented bathroom story
The Park Plaza supplies the bathroom in Mr Orange’s rehearsed anecdote. This is a location inside a story within the film, not evidence that the fictional incident happened.
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles) ↗︎Reservoir Dogs · Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
607 S Park View Street
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1965-10-10 2006-01-24
Born 10 October 1965
Died 24 January 2006
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Reservoir Dogs ↗︎
Quentin Tarantino
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Reservoir Dogs ↗︎
A diner and a hotel bathroom reveal how small everyday spaces support the film’s elaborate stories.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Steve Buscemi ↗︎
Steve Buscemi is an American actor. Born on 13 December 1957, this profile follows Steve Buscemi through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Escape from L.A. (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Wedding Singer (1998). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Harvey Keitel ↗︎
Harvey Keitel is an American actor. Born on 13 May 1939, this profile follows Harvey Keitel through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Be Cool (2005). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and The Viper Room. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Michael Madsen ↗︎
Michael Madsen was an American actor. Born on 25 September 1957, this profile follows Michael Madsen through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Doors (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 — Tokyo (2003) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). The location trail reaches Chateau Marmont, The Viper Room and The MacArthur · Park Plaza, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Tim Roth ↗︎
Tim Roth is a British actor. Born on 14 May 1961, this profile follows Tim Roth through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Musso & Frank Grill. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Lawrence Bender ↗︎
Lawrence Bender is an American film producer. Born on 17 October 1957, this profile follows Lawrence Bender through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Jackie Brown (1997) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 — Tokyo (2003). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Del Amo Fashion Center, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.