Harvey Keitel
Harvey Johannes 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Paradox Effect as Silvio
- 2024 · The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Lali Sokolov (Old)
- 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
- 2019 · The Irishman as Angelo Bruno
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)
- 2017 · Madame as Bob Fredericks
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Smiley
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Youth as Mick Boyle
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Ludwig
- 2012 · Moonrise Kingdom as Commander Pierce
- 2010 · Little Fockers as Randy Weir
- 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
- 2006 · Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro (voice)
- 2005 · Be Cool as Nick Carr
- 2004 · National Treasure as Peter Sadusky
- 2002 · Beeper as Zolo
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2000 · Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- 1997 · Cop Land as Ray Donlan
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Jacob Fuller
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Himself (Uncredited)
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as The Wolf
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Lt. Tom Graham
- 1993 · The Piano as George Baines
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
- 1992 · Sister Act as Vince LaRocca
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Hal
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1983 · Exposed as Rivas
- 1982 · American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")
- 1976 · Taxi Driver as Sport
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ernie
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as German Soldier (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Theirs as
- 2026 · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- 2025 · The Wrecker as Dante
- 2024 · Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master as Self
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · Esau as Abraham
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 2018 · Lies We Tell as Demi
- 2016 · The Comedian as Mac Schiltz
- 2016 · Chosen as Papi
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- 2013 · A Farewell to Fools as Father Johanis
- 2010 · The Last Godfather as Don Carini
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Duke White
- 2009 · Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Nino
- 2009 · The Ministers as Joseph Bruno
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Weldon Parish
- 2004 · The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
- 2004 · Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Walter McGrane
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1997 · City of Industry as Roy Egan
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren
- 1995 · Smoke as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- 1994 · Imaginary Crimes as Ray Weiler
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Dangerous Game as Eddie Israel
- 1989 · This Ain't Bebop as
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1983 · Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- 1982 · That Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood
- 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Speed
- 1973 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- 1967 · Reflections in a Golden Eye as Soldier (uncredited)
- Future · Kill Code as Eion
- 2026 · Fate as
- 2025 · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- 2025 · Milarepa as Marpa
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Cassidy Whittaker
- 2024 · Spread as Frank Ferretti
- 2024 · Joe Baby as Randall Kane
- 2024 · Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between as Self
- 2023 · The Baker as Merchant
- 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 · The Painted Bird as Priest
- 2019 · See You Soon as Billy
- 2018 · The Last Man as Noe
- 2015 · Outlaws as The Director
- 2015 · Behind the White Glasses as Self
- 2015 · Scorsese's GoodFellas as Self
- 2014 · By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia
- 2014 · Two Men in Town as Bill Agati
- 2014 · Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker
- 2013 · The Congress as Al
- 2012 · Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2007 · One Last Dance as Terrtano
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 2004 · This Year in Czernowitz as Himself
- 2003 · Chasing The Elephant as The Mystery Man
- 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 · Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- 2003 · The John Garfield Story as Self
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 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
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 2000 · Little Nicky as Dad
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as The Guardian
- 2000 · Viper as Leone
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Making 'Taxi Driver' as Self
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Harry Houdini
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self
- 1996 · Head Above Water as George
- 1995 · Ulysses' Gaze as A
- 1995 · Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
- 1994 · Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self
- 1994 · Monkey Trouble as Azro
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. White (archive footage)
- 1993 · The Young Americans as John Harris
- 1993 · Point of No Return as Victor the Cleaner
- 1993 · Inside 'The Piano' as Self
- 1992 · Bad Lieutenant as LT
- 1991 · Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
- 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
- 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 · The Pick-up Artist as Alonzo Scolara
- 1987 · Blindside as Penfield Gruber
- 1986 · The American Bride as Sacha
- 1986 · Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- 1982 · The Border as Cat
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1980 · Saturn 3 as Benson
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski
- 1977 · The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud
- 1975 · That's the Way of the World as Coleman Buckmaster
- 1974 · Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Ben Eberhardt
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel
- 1971 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as