
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
- 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 · 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 · The Last Man as Noe
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)
- 2018 · First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly
- 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 · By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia
- 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 · Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas
- 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 · One Last Dance as Terrtano
- 2006 · Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro
- 2006 · A Crime as Roger Culkin
- 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
- 2003 · Crime Spree as Frankie Zammeti
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- 2000 · Little Nicky as Dad
- 2000 · U-571 as CPO Henry Klough
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as PJ Waters
- 1999 · Three Seasons as James Hager
- 1998 · Finding Graceland as Elvis
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1997 · Cop Land as Ray Donlan
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · City of Industry as Roy Egan
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Jacob Fuller
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Himself (Uncredited)
- 1995 · Smoke as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as The Wolf
- 1994 · Monkey Trouble as Azro
- 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
- 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 · Two Evil Eyes as Roderick Usher
- 1989 · Imagining America as
- 1989 · The January Man as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
- 1988 · The Last Temptation of Christ as Judas
- 1987 · Blindside as Penfield Gruber
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Solly Berliner
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Ed Lasky
- 1982 · The Border as Cat
- 1982 · American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")
- 1980 · Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil
- 1977 · The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud
- 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)
- 1973 · Kojak as Jerry Talaba
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa
- 1971 · Great Performances as Jerry
- 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)
- Future · Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
- Future · Hard Matter as Eion
- Future · Hellfire as Jeremiah
- 2026 · Fate as
- 2021 · Lansky as Meyer Lansky
- 2019 · Esau as Abraham
- 2018 · Lies We Tell as Demi
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- 2013 · A Farewell to Fools as Father Johanis
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Duke White
- 2009 · The Ministers as Joseph Bruno
- 2006 · The Stone Merchant as The Merchant
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill
- 2003 · Dreaming of Julia as Che
- 2003 · The Galíndez File as Edward Robards
- 2003 · Ginostra as Matt Benson
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Red Dragon as Jack Crawford
- 2002 · Nowhere as El Gringo
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Steve Arnold
- 2001 · Nailed as Tony Romano
- 2000 · Presence of Mind as The Master
- 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
- 1998 · Shadrach as Vernon
- 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 · 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
- 1990 · Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
- 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
- 1985 · Star Knight as Klever
- 1984 · Dream One as Mr. Legend
- 1984 · La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens
- 1983 · Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- 1980 · Death Watch as Roddy
- 1979 · Eagle's Wing as Henry
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood
- 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 · Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)
- 1970 · Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)
- Future · Theirs as
- 2025 · The Wrecker as Dante
- 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
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · See You Soon as Billy
- 2015 · Outlaws as The Director
- 2015 · Behind the White Glasses as Self
- 2015 · Scorsese's GoodFellas as Self
- 2007 · My Sexiest Year as Zowie
- 2005 · The Outsider as Self
- 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 · 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 · Beeper as Zolo
- 2000 · Prince of Central Park as The Guardian
- 1998 · Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson
- 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
- 1990 · White Hunter as Thomas
- 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 · Down Where the Buffalo Go as Carl
- 1986 · The American Bride as Sacha
- 1986 · Off Beat as Mickey
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Frankie
- 1985 · Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan
- 1985 · Baciami Strega as
- 1983 · A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive
- 1983 · Exposed as Rivas
- 1982 · The Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine
- 1980 · Saturn 3 as Benson
- 1978 · Fingers as Jimmy Fingers
- 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
- 1971 · A Memory of Two Mondays as Jerry
- 1968 · Who's That Knocking at My Door as J.R.
- Future · Live Fast, Die Laughing as
- Future · The Letter as Finn O'Brien
- 1970 · Street Scenes 1970 as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self