
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Milarepa as Marpa
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Cassidy Whittaker
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as (archive footage)
- 2023 · Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
- 2019 · See You Soon as Billy
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 2018 · Lies We Tell as Demi
- 2016 · Chosen as Papi
- 2014 · By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia
- 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
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 2005 · Shadows in the Sun as Weldon Parish
- 2004 · The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · The Galíndez File as Edward Robards
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 1999 · Making 'Taxi Driver' as Self
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1997 · City of Industry as Roy Egan
- 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
- 1990 · Drums of Fire as Sandoval
- 1990 · Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
- 1988 · Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1988 · Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ as Self
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)
- 1987 · Blindside as Penfield Gruber
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1983 · Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Speed
- 1967 · Reflections in a Golden Eye as Soldier (uncredited)
- Future · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- Future · The Wrecker as
- 2026 · Fate as
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 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
- 2018 · The Last Man as Noe
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)
- 2017 · Madame as Bob Fredericks
- 2016 · The Comedian as Mac Schiltz
- 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 · Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- 2014 · Two Men in Town as Bill Agati
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Ludwig
- 2014 · Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker
- 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
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2006 · Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 2005 · Be Cool as Nick Carr
- 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 · 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 · Beeper as Zolo
- 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
- 2000 · Viper as Leone
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 2000 · Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 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
- 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 · Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren
- 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 · 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
- 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 · The Two Jakes as Julius "Jake" Berman
- 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 · The Last Temptation of Christ as Judas
- 1988 · Down Where the Buffalo Go as Carl
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Alonzo Scolara
- 1986 · The American Bride as Sacha
- 1986 · Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- 1973 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- Future · Hard Matter as Eion
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1983 · Exposed as Rivas
- 1982 · The Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine
- 1982 · The Border as Cat
- 1982 · American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1980 · Saturn 3 as Benson
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- 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
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- 1970 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- 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
- Future · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as