
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019). Keitel received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). Other films include Blue Collar (1978), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), Cop Land (1997), and Youth (2015). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both National Treasure (2004), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, alongside Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Keitel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2026 · Fate as
- 2025 · Milarepa as Marpa
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Cassidy Whittaker
- 2024 · Spread as Frank Ferretti
- 2024 · Paradox Effect as Silvio
- 2024 · The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Lali Sokolov (Old)
- 2024 · Joe Baby as Randall Kane
- 2024 · Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Blood on the Crown as General Hunter Blair
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Esau as Abraham
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- 2014 · Two Men in Town as Bill Agati
- 2012 · Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas
- 2010 · The Last Godfather as Don Carini
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Duke White
- 2009 · The Ministers as Joseph Bruno
- 2007 · One Last Dance as Terrtano
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 2002 · Beeper as Zolo
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
- 1994 · Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self
- 1994 · Imaginary Crimes as Ray Weiler
- 1993 · Dangerous Game as Eddie Israel
- 1993 · The Young Americans as John Harris
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Alonzo Scolara
- 1986 · Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1982 · The Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Speed
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel
- 1973 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- Future · Hard Matter as Eion
- 2023 · Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
- 2023 · Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between as Self
- 2023 · The Baker as Merchant
- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2022 · National Treasure: Edge of History as Peter Sadusky
- 2022 · Mike as Cus D'Amato
- 2021 · Lansky as Meyer Lansky
- 2020 · Fatima as Professor Nichols
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · The Irishman as Angelo Bruno
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Priest
- 2019 · See You Soon as Billy
- 2018 · The Last Man as Noe
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)
- 2018 · Lies We Tell as Demi
- 2017 · Madame as Bob Fredericks
- 2016 · The Comedian as Mac Schiltz
- 2016 · Chosen as Papi
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Smiley
- 2015 · Outlaws as The Director
- 2015 · Behind the White Glasses as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Youth as Mick Boyle
- 2015 · Scorsese's GoodFellas as Self
- 2014 · By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Ludwig
- 2014 · Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker
- 2013 · The Congress as Al
- 2013 · A Farewell to Fools as Father Johanis
- 2012 · Moonrise Kingdom as Commander Pierce
- 2010 · Little Fockers as Randy Weir
- 2009 · Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Nino
- 2009 · Inglourious Basterds as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008 · Life on Mars as Lt. Gene Hunt
- 2007 · National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Peter Sadusky
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2006 · Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Weldon Parish
- 2005 · Be Cool as Nick Carr
- 2004 · The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
- 2004 · National Treasure as Peter Sadusky
- 2004 · Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Walter McGrane
- 2004 · This Year in Czernowitz as Himself
- 2003 · Chasing The Elephant as The Mystery Man
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · The Galíndez File as Edward Robards
- 2003 · Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as
- 2003 · Who Killed the Idea? as Private Investigator
- 2003 · Crime Spree as Frankie Zammeti
- 2003 · A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
- 2003 · The John Garfield Story as Self
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film as
- 2002 · Red Dragon as Jack Crawford
- 2002 · Nowhere as El Gringo
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- 2000 · Little Nicky as Dad
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as The Guardian
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson
- Future · Theirs as
- 2000 · Viper as Leone
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 2000 · Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1999 · Making 'Taxi Driver' as Self
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Harry Houdini
- 1997 · Cop Land as Ray Donlan
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · City of Industry as Roy Egan
- 1996 · Head Above Water as George
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Jacob Fuller
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Himself (Uncredited)
- 1995 · Ulysses' Gaze as A
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren
- 1995 · Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein
- 1995 · Smoke as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as The Wolf
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Monkey Trouble as Azro
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. White (archive footage)
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Lt. Tom Graham
- 1993 · The Piano as George Baines
- 1993 · Point of No Return as Victor the Cleaner
- 1993 · Inside 'The Piano' as Self
- 1992 · Bad Lieutenant as LT
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
- 1992 · Sister Act as Vince LaRocca
- 1991 · Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Hal
- 1991 · Mortal Thoughts as Det. John Woods
- 1990 · Drums of Fire as Sandoval
- 1990 · The Two Jakes as Julius "Jake" Berman
- 1990 · Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
- 1990 · Two Evil Eyes as Roderick Usher
- 1990 · White Hunter as Thomas
- 1989 · Imagining America as
- 1989 · The January Man as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
- 1989 · This Ain't Bebop as
- 1988 · Dear Gorbachev as Nikolaj Bucharin
- 1988 · Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1988 · Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ as Self
- 1988 · The Last Temptation of Christ as Judas
- 1988 · Down Where the Buffalo Go as Carl
- 1987 · Blindside as Penfield Gruber
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato
- 1986 · The American Bride as Sacha
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- Future · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1983 · Exposed as Rivas
- 1983 · Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- 1982 · The Border as Cat
- 1982 · American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")
- 1980 · Saturn 3 as Benson
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski
- 1977 · The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud
- 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
- 1976 · Taxi Driver as Sport
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · That's the Way of the World as Coleman Buckmaster
- 1974 · Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Ben Eberhardt
- 1974 · Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Ben
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- 1970 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1967 · Reflections in a Golden Eye as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ernie
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as German Soldier (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Wrecker as
- Future · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt