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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- 2025 · The Wrecker as Dante
- 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
- 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
- 2020 · Fatima as Professor Nichols
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · The Irishman as Angelo Bruno
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Priest
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)
- 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
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Ludwig
- 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 · The Ministers as Joseph Bruno
- 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)
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Weldon Parish
- 2005 · Be Cool as Nick Carr
- 2004 · National Treasure as Peter Sadusky
- 2003 · Crime Spree as Frankie Zammeti
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 2000 · Little Nicky as Dad
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer
- 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)
- 1995 · Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as The Wolf
- 1994 · Monkey Trouble as Azro
- 1993 · The Young Americans as John Harris
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Lt. Tom Graham
- 1993 · The Piano as George Baines
- 1993 · Point of No Return as Victor the Cleaner
- 1992 · Bad Lieutenant as LT
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
- 1992 · Sister Act as Vince LaRocca
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Hal
- 1991 · Mortal Thoughts as Det. John Woods
- 1990 · The Two Jakes as Julius "Jake" Berman
- 1990 · Two Evil Eyes as Roderick Usher
- 1990 · White Hunter as Thomas
- 1989 · The January Man as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
- 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 · Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 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
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood
- 1976 · Taxi Driver as Sport
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1974 · Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Ben Eberhardt
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- 1970 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ernie
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as
- 2026 · Fate as
- 2024 · Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Last Man as Noe
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 2018 · Lies We Tell as Demi
- 2014 · Two Men in Town as Bill Agati
- 2009 · Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Nino
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 2004 · This Year in Czernowitz as Himself
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · The Galíndez File as Edward Robards
- 2003 · Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Beeper as Zolo
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- 2000 · Viper as Leone
- 2000 · Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Making 'Taxi Driver' as Self
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1997 · Cop Land as Ray Donlan
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self
- 1996 · Head Above Water as George
- 1994 · Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self
- 1994 · Imaginary Crimes as Ray Weiler
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson
- 1993 · Dangerous Game as Eddie Israel
- 1990 · Drums of Fire as Sandoval
- 1989 · Imagining America as
- 1989 · This Ain't Bebop as
- 1988 · The Last Temptation of Christ as Judas
- 1988 · Down Where the Buffalo Go as Carl
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- Future · Hard Matter as Eion
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- Future · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- 2023 · Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
- 2023 · Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between as Self
- 2023 · The Baker as Merchant
- 2019 · Esau as Abraham
- 2019 · See You Soon as Billy
- 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 · Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker
- 2012 · Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas
- 2010 · The Last Godfather as Don Carini
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Duke White
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2007 · One Last Dance as Terrtano
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 2004 · The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
- 2004 · Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Walter McGrane
- 2003 · Chasing The Elephant as The Mystery Man
- 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 · Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film as
- 2002 · Red Dragon as Jack Crawford
- 2002 · Nowhere as El Gringo
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as The Guardian
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Harry Houdini
- 1997 · City of Industry as Roy Egan
- 1995 · Ulysses' Gaze as A
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
- 1995 · Smoke as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. White (archive footage)
- 1993 · Inside 'The Piano' as Self
- 1991 · Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
- 1990 · Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
- 1988 · Dear Gorbachev as Nikolaj Bucharin
- 1988 · Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1988 · Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ as Self
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- 1977 · The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Speed
- 1975 · That's the Way of the World as Coleman Buckmaster
- 1973 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- 1967 · Reflections in a Golden Eye as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Theirs as
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt