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Harvey Keitel

Acting 86 years old Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ★ 2.7
Born: May 13, 1939

Biography

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.

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Known For

Hellfire
Hellfire Jeremiah 2026
P
Paradise Inc. Hubert Humbolt
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited) 2009
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction The Wolf 1994
Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs Mr. White / Larry Dimmick 1992

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant LT 1992
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver Sport 1976
The Irishman
The Irishman Angelo Bruno 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (205)

Fate
Fate 2026
Hellfire
Hellfire Jeremiah 2026
The Letter
The Letter Finn O'Brien 2025
The Wrecker
The Wrecker Dante 2025
Milarepa
Milarepa Marpa 2025
Laws of Man
Laws of Man Cassidy Whittaker 2025
Spread
Spread Frank Ferretti 2024
Paradox Effect
Paradox Effect Silvio 2024
Joe Baby
Joe Baby Randall Kane 2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Lali Sokolov (Old) 2024
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film Self (archive footage) 2024
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master Self 2024
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between Self 2023
The Baker
The Baker Merchant 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros. Self 2023
National Treasure: Edge of History
National Treasure: Edge of History Peter Sadusky 2022
Mike
Mike Cus D'Amato 2022
Lansky
Lansky Meyer Lansky 2021
Blood on the Crown
Blood on the Crown General Hunter Blair 2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend Self (archive footage) 2021
Fatima
Fatima Professor Nichols 2020
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird Self 2020
Esau
Esau Abraham 2019
The Irishman
The Irishman Angelo Bruno 2019
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird Priest 2019
See You Soon
See You Soon Billy 2019
The Last Man
The Last Man Noe 2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Gondo (voice) 2018
First We Take Brooklyn
First We Take Brooklyn Anatoly 2018
Lies We Tell
Lies We Tell Demi 2018
Madame
Madame Bob Fredericks 2017
The Comedian
The Comedian Mac Schiltz 2016
Chosen
Chosen Papi 2016
The Ridiculous 6
The Ridiculous 6 Smiley 2015
Outlaws
Outlaws The Director 2015
Behind the White Glasses
Behind the White Glasses Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Youth
Youth Mick Boyle 2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Scorsese's GoodFellas Self 2015
By the Gun
By the Gun Salvatore Vitaglia 2014
Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You O Ator (segment "O Milagre") 2014
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town Bill Agati 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel Ludwig 2014
Gandhi of the Month
Gandhi of the Month Edward Baker 2014
The Congress
The Congress Al 2013
A Farewell to Fools
A Farewell to Fools Father Johanis 2013
Fatal Honeymoon
Fatal Honeymoon Tommy Thomas 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom Commander Pierce 2012
The Last Godfather
The Last Godfather Don Carini 2010
Little Fockers
Little Fockers Randy Weir 2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
A Beginner's Guide to Endings Duke White 2010
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Wrong Turn at Tahoe Nino 2009
The Ministers
The Ministers Joseph Bruno 2009
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited) 2009
Life on Mars
Life on Mars Lt. Gene Hunt 2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Peter Sadusky 2007
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year Zowie 2007
One Last Dance
One Last Dance Terrtano 2007
Arthur and the Invisibles
Arthur and the Invisibles Miro (voice) 2006
The Stone Merchant
The Stone Merchant The Merchant 2006
A Crime
A Crime Roger Culkin 2006
The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11 John O'Neill 2006
The Outsider
The Outsider Self 2005
Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun Weldon Parish 2005
Be Cool
Be Cool Nick Carr 2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Uncle Pio 2004
National Treasure
National Treasure Peter Sadusky 2004
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze Walter McGrane 2004
This Year in Czernowitz
This Year in Czernowitz Himself 2004
Chasing The Elephant
Chasing The Elephant The Mystery Man 2003
Dreaming of Julia
Dreaming of Julia Che 2003
The Galíndez File
The Galíndez File Edward Robards 2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty 2003
Who Killed the Idea?
Who Killed the Idea? Private Investigator 2003
Crime Spree
Crime Spree Frankie Zammeti 2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' Self 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story Self 2003
Ginostra
Ginostra Matt Benson 2003
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds Self (archive footage) 2002
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film 2002
Beeper
Beeper Zolo 2002
Red Dragon
Red Dragon Jack Crawford 2002
Nowhere
Nowhere El Gringo 2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton Self 2002
Taking Sides
Taking Sides Steve Arnold 2002
The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt 2001
Nailed
Nailed Tony Romano 2001
Little Nicky
Little Nicky Dad 2000
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind The Master 2000
Prince of Central Park
Prince of Central Park The Guardian 2000
Viper
Viper Leone 2000
U-571
U-571 CPO Henry Klough 2000
Fail Safe
Fail Safe Brig. Gen. Warren Black 2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
The Ten Commandments of Creativity Self 2000
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke PJ Waters 1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Making 'Taxi Driver' Self 1999
Three Seasons
Three Seasons James Hager 1999
Gunslinger's Revenge
Gunslinger's Revenge Johnny Lowen 1998
Shadrach
Shadrach Vernon 1998
Finding Graceland
Finding Graceland Elvis 1998
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge Izzy Maurer 1998
Full Tilt Boogie
Full Tilt Boogie Self 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story Harry Houdini 1997
Cop Land
Cop Land Ray Donlan 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
City of Industry
City of Industry Roy Egan 1997
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Self 1996
Head Above Water
Head Above Water George 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn Jacob Fuller 1996
Get Shorty
Get Shorty Himself (Uncredited) 1995
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze A 1995
Clockers
Clockers Det. Rocco Klein 1995
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face Auggie Wren 1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (archive footage) 1995
Smoke
Smoke Augustus 'Auggie' Wren 1995
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder Self 1994
Imaginary Crimes
Imaginary Crimes Ray Weiler 1994
Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love Harry Harrelson 1994
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction The Wolf 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Monkey Trouble
Monkey Trouble Azro 1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? Mr. White (archive footage) 1994
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game Eddie Israel 1993
The Young Americans
The Young Americans John Harris 1993
Rising Sun
Rising Sun Lt. Tom Graham 1993
The Piano
The Piano George Baines 1993
Point of No Return
Point of No Return Victor the Cleaner 1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Inside 'The Piano' Self 1993
Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant LT 1992
Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs Mr. White / Larry Dimmick 1992
Sister Act
Sister Act Vince LaRocca 1992
Bugsy
Bugsy Mickey Cohen 1991
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise Hal 1991
Mortal Thoughts
Mortal Thoughts Det. John Woods 1991
Drums of Fire
Drums of Fire Sandoval 1990
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes Julius "Jake" Berman 1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs Self 1990
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes Roderick Usher 1990
White Hunter
White Hunter Thomas 1990
Imagining America
Imagining America 1989
The January Man
The January Man Police Commissioner Frank Starkey 1989
This Ain't Bebop
This Ain't Bebop 1989
Dear Gorbachev
Dear Gorbachev Nikolaj Bucharin 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio Self 1988
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ Self 1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ Judas 1988
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Down Where the Buffalo Go Carl 1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Donald Jacques (voice) 1987
The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist Alonzo Scolara 1987
Blindside
Blindside Penfield Gruber 1987
The Inquiry
The Inquiry Ponzio Pilato 1986
The American Bride
The American Bride Sacha 1986
The Men's Club
The Men's Club Solly Berliner 1986
Wise Guys
Wise Guys Bobby DiLea 1986
Off Beat
Off Beat Mickey 1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) Frankie 1986
Vanessa in the Garden
Vanessa in the Garden Byron Sullivan 1985
Star Knight
Star Knight Klever 1985
Baciami Strega
Baciami Strega 1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Byron Sullivan 1985
Dream One
Dream One Mr. Legend 1984
Falling in Love
Falling in Love Ed Lasky 1984
La bella Otero
La bella Otero Ernest Jurgens 1984
A Stone in the Mouth
A Stone in the Mouth The fugitive 1983
Exposed
Exposed Rivas 1983
Copkiller
Copkiller Lt. Fred O'Connor 1983
That Night of Varennes
That Night of Varennes Thomas Paine 1982
The Border
The Border Cat 1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse (segment "This Ain't Bebop") 1982
Bad Timing
Bad Timing Inspector Netusil 1980
Saturn 3
Saturn 3 Benson 1980
Death Watch
Death Watch Roddy 1980
Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing Henry 1979
Fingers
Fingers Jimmy Fingers 1978
Blue Collar
Blue Collar Jerry Bartowski 1978
The Duellists
The Duellists Gabriel Feraud 1977
Welcome to L.A.
Welcome to L.A. Ken Hood 1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson The Relative (Ed Goodman) 1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed Speed 1976
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver Sport 1976
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
That's the Way of the World
That's the Way of the World Coleman Buckmaster 1975
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Ben Eberhardt 1974
Virginia Hill
Virginia Hill Bugsy Siegel 1974
Kojak
Kojak Jerry Talaba 1973
Mean Streets
Mean Streets Charlie Cappa 1973
Pueblo
Pueblo Seaman (uncredited) 1973
Brewster McCloud
Brewster McCloud The Photographer (uncredited) 1971
A Memory of Two Mondays
A Memory of Two Mondays Jerry 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Jerry 1971
Street Scenes 1970
Street Scenes 1970 Self 1970
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Who's That Knocking at My Door J.R. 1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye Soldier (uncredited) 1967
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Ernie 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes German Soldier (uncredited) 1965
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Kill Code
Kill Code Eion
Live Fast, Die Laughing
Live Fast, Die Laughing
Paradise Inc.
Paradise Inc. Hubert Humbolt
Theirs
Theirs

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