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.
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Known For
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
The Wolf
Taxi Driver
(1976)
Matthew "Sport" Higgins
Cop Land
(1997)
Ray Donlan
The Irishman
(2019)
Angelo Bruno
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Jacob Fuller
Isle of Dogs
(2018)
Gondo (voice)
Little Fockers
(2010)
Randy Weir
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014)
Ludwig
Thelma & Louise
(1991)
Investigator Hal Slocumb
National Treasure
(2004)
Peter Sadusky
Sister Act
(1992)
Vince LaRocca
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Miro
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(2007)
Peter Sadusky
Moonrise Kingdom
(2012)
Commander Pierce
Full Filmography
Acting
Reflections in a Golden Eye
(1967)
Soldier (uncredited)
Who's That Knocking at My Door
(1967)
J.R.
Street Scenes 1970
(1970)
Self
A Memory of Two Mondays
(1971)
Jerry
Mean Streets
(1973)
Charlie Cappa
Pueblo
(1973)
Seaman (uncredited)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(1974)
Ben Eberhardt
Virginia Hill
(1974)
Bugsy Siegel
That's the Way of the World
(1975)
Coleman Buckmaster
Welcome to L.A.
(1976)
Ken Hood
Mother, Jugs & Speed
(1976)
Speed
Taxi Driver
(1976)
Matthew "Sport" Higgins
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
The Relative (Ed Goodman)
The Duellists
(1977)
Feraud
Blue Collar
(1978)
Jerry Bartowski
Fingers
(1978)
Jimmy Fingers
Eagle's Wing
(1979)
Henry
Death Watch
(1980)
Roddy
Bad Timing
(1980)
Inspector Netusil
Saturn 3
(1980)
Benson
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Thomas Paine
The Border
(1982)
Cat
A Stone in the Mouth
(1983)
The fugitive
Exposed
(1983)
Rivas
Copkiller
(1983)
Lt. Fred O'Connor
Falling in Love
(1984)
Ed Lasky
Dream One
(1984)
Mr. Legend
La bella Otero
(1984)
Ernest Jurgens
Star Knight
(1985)
Klever
Vanessa in the Garden
(1985)
Byron Sullivan
Baciami Strega
(1985)
The Men's Club
(1986)
Solly Berliner
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
(1986)
Frankie
Wise Guys
(1986)
Bobby DiLea
Off Beat
(1986)
Mickey
The Inquiry
(1986)
Ponzio Pilato
The American Bride
(1986)
Sacha
Blindside
(1987)
Penfield Gruber
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(1987)
Donald Jacques (voice)
The Pick-up Artist
(1987)
Alonzo Scolara
Dear Gorbachev
(1988)
Nikolaj Bucharin
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
Judas
Down Where the Buffalo Go
(1988)
Carl
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
(1988)
Self
Hello Actors Studio
(1988)
Self
This Ain't Bebop
(1989)
The January Man
(1989)
Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Imagining America
(1989)
The Two Jakes
(1990)
Julius "Jake" Berman
Drums of Fire
(1990)
Sandoval
White Hunter
(1990)
Thomas
Martin Scorsese Directs
(1990)
Self
Two Evil Eyes
(1990)
Roderick Usher
Mortal Thoughts
(1991)
Det. John Woods
Bugsy
(1991)
Mickey Cohen
Thelma & Louise
(1991)
Investigator Hal Slocumb
Bad Lieutenant
(1992)
LT
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Sister Act
(1992)
Vince LaRocca
The Young Americans
(1993)
John Harris
Rising Sun
(1993)
Lt. Tom Graham
Point of No Return
(1993)
Victor the Cleaner
The Piano
(1993)
George Baines
Dangerous Game
(1993)
Eddie Israel
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
(1994)
Mr. White (archive footage)
Monkey Trouble
(1994)
Azro
Somebody to Love
(1994)
Harry Harrelson
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
(1994)
Self
Imaginary Crimes
(1994)
Ray Weiler
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
The Wolf
Blue in the Face
(1995)
Auggie Wren
Clockers
(1995)
Det. Rocco Klein
Ulysses' Gaze
(1995)
A
Smoke
(1995)
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Get Shorty
(1995)
Himself
Head Above Water
(1996)
George
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Jacob Fuller
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
(1996)
Self
City of Industry
(1997)
Roy Egan
FairyTale: A True Story
(1997)
Harry Houdini
Cop Land
(1997)
Ray Donlan
Finding Graceland
(1998)
Elvis
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(1998)
Self
Lulu on the Bridge
(1998)
Izzy Maurer
Gunslinger's Revenge
(1998)
Johnny Lowen
Full Tilt Boogie
(1998)
Self
Shadrach
(1998)
Vernon
Holy Smoke
(1999)
PJ Waters
Three Seasons
(1999)
James Hager
Making 'Taxi Driver'
(1999)
Self
Viper
(2000)
Leone
Little Nicky
(2000)
Dad
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
(2000)
Self
Fail Safe
(2000)
Brig. Gen. Warren Black
U-571
(2000)
CPO Henry Klough
Prince of Central Park
(2000)
The Guardian
Presence of Mind
(2000)
The Master
The Grey Zone
(2001)
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Nailed
(2001)
Tony Romano
Beeper
(2002)
Zolo
Red Dragon
(2002)
Jack Crawford
Taking Sides
(2002)
Steve Arnold
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
(2002)
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Nowhere
(2002)
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
(2003)
Dreaming of Julia
(2003)
Che
Chasing The Elephant
(2003)
The Mystery Man
The Galíndez File
(2003)
Edward Robards
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
(2003)
Himself
The John Garfield Story
(2003)
Self
Crime Spree
(2003)
Frankie Zammeti
Ginostra
(2003)
Matt Benson
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
Uncle Pio
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
(2004)
Walter McGrane
This Year in Czernowitz
(2004)
Himself
National Treasure
(2004)
Peter Sadusky
The Outsider
(2005)
Self
Shadows in the Sun
(2005)
Weldon Parish
Be Cool
(2005)
Nick Carr
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Miro
The Stone Merchant
(2006)
The Merchant
One Last Dance
(2006)
Terrtano
A Crime
(2006)
Roger Culkin
My Sexiest Year
(2007)
Zowie
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(2007)
Peter Sadusky
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
(2009)
Nino
The Ministers
(2009)
Joseph Bruno
The Last Godfather
(2010)
Don Carini
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
(2010)
Duke White
Little Fockers
(2010)
Randy Weir
Moonrise Kingdom
(2012)
Commander Pierce
Fatal Honeymoon
(2012)
Tommy Thomas
A Farewell to Fools
(2013)
Father Johanis
The Congress
(2013)
Al
By the Gun
(2014)
Salvatore Vitaglia
Two Men in Town
(2014)
Bill Agati
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014)
Ludwig
Rio, I Love You
(2014)
O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Gandhi of the Month
(2014)
Edward Baker
Behind the White Glasses
(2015)
Self
The Ridiculous 6
(2015)
Smiley
Youth
(2015)
Mick Boyle
Outlaws
(2015)
The Director
Scorsese's Goodfellas
(2015)
Self
Chosen
(2016)
Papi
The Comedian
(2016)
Mac Schiltz
Madame
(2017)
Bob Fredericks
First We Take Brooklyn
(2018)
Anatoly
Lies We Tell
(2018)
Demi
The Last Man
(2018)
Noe
Isle of Dogs
(2018)
Gondo (voice)
See You Soon
(2019)
Billy
Esau
(2019)
Abraham
The Painted Bird
(2019)
Priest
The Irishman
(2019)
Angelo Bruno
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
11 Colours of the Bird
(2020)
Self
Fatima
(2020)
Professor Nichols
Blood on the Crown
(2021)
General Hunter Blair
Lansky
(2021)
Meyer Lansky
The Baker
(2023)
Merchant
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
(2023)
Self
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Milarepa
(2024)
Marpa
Paradox Effect
(2024)
Production