
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel 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
- 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
- 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
- 2021 · Blood on the Crown as General Hunter Blair
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Fatima as Professor Nichols
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 2015 · Scorsese's GoodFellas as Self
- 2014 · By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- 2014 · Two Men in Town as Bill Agati
- 2013 · A Farewell to Fools as Father Johanis
- 2012 · Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Duke White
- 2009 · The Ministers as Joseph Bruno
- 2007 · One Last Dance as Terrtano
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 2003 · The Galíndez File as Edward Robards
- 2003 · Crime Spree as Frankie Zammeti
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 2002 · Beeper as Zolo
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as The Guardian
- 2000 · Viper as Leone
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Making 'Taxi Driver' as Self
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1996 · Head Above Water as George
- 1995 · Ulysses' Gaze as A
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren
- 1994 · Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self
- 1994 · Imaginary Crimes as Ray Weiler
- 1993 · The Young Americans as John Harris
- 1988 · Down Where the Buffalo Go as Carl
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Alonzo Scolara
- 1987 · Blindside as Penfield Gruber
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato
- 1986 · The American Bride as Sacha
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1973 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- Future · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- 2024 · Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
- 2023 · Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between as Self
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2015 · Outlaws as The Director
- 2015 · Behind the White Glasses as Self
- 2014 · Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2004 · Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Walter McGrane
- 2003 · Chasing The Elephant as The Mystery Man
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as
- 2003 · Who Killed the Idea? as Private Investigator
- 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 · Nowhere as El Gringo
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
- 2019 · Esau as Abraham
- 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 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Youth as Mick Boyle
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Ludwig
- 2013 · The Congress as Al
- 2012 · Moonrise Kingdom as Commander Pierce
- 2010 · The Last Godfather as Don Carini
- 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
- 2006 · Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 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 · This Year in Czernowitz as Himself
- 2002 · Red Dragon as Jack Crawford
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- 2000 · Little Nicky as Dad
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 2000 · Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 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 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money 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)
- 1995 · Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
- 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 · Dangerous Game as Eddie Israel
- 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
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1986 · Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1983 · Exposed as Rivas
- 1983 · Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- 1982 · The Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine
- 1982 · The Border as Cat
- 1982 · American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")
- 1980 · Saturn 3 as Benson
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski
- 1977 · The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud
- 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
- 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
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- Future · Theirs as
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- 1970 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- 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 · Hard Matter as Eion
- Future · The Wrecker as
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- Future · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as