Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.
De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. His first collaboration with Scorsese was with the 1973 film Mean Streets. De Niro earned two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
Other notable roles include in 1900 (1976), The King of Comedy (1982), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Goodfellas (1990), This Boy's Life (1993), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), The Good Shepherd (2006), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019). He made his directorial film debut with A Bronx Tale (1993). His comedic roles include Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999), the Meet the Parents films (2000-2010), and The Intern (2015).
Also known for his television roles, De Niro portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017), earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. He received further Emmy Award nominations for producing the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019), and for portraying Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live.[1]
De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Known For
Joker
(2019)
Murray Franklin
Taxi Driver
(1976)
Travis Bickle
Angel Heart
(1987)
Louis Cyphre
GoodFellas
(1990)
James Conway
Cop Land
(1997)
Lt. Moe Tilden
The Irishman
(2019)
Frank Sheeran
Heat
(1995)
Neil McCauley
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
Vito Corleone
Killers of the Flower Moon
(2023)
William Hale
The Intern
(2015)
Ben Whitaker
Raging Bull
(1980)
Jake LaMotta
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
A Bronx Tale
(1993)
Lorenzo Anello
Shark Tale
(2004)
Don Lino (voice)
Awakenings
(1990)
Leonard Lowe
Amsterdam
(2022)
General Gil Dillenbeck
Full Filmography
Acting
Three Rooms in Manhattan
(1965)
Client at the Diner (uncredited)
Young Wolves
(1968)
Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)
Greetings
(1968)
Jon Rubin
Sam's Song
(1969)
Sam Nicoletti
The Wedding Party
(1969)
Cecil
Bloody Mama
(1970)
Lloyd Barker
Hi, Mom!
(1970)
Jon Rubin
Born to Win
(1971)
Danny
Jennifer on My Mind
(1971)
Mardigian
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
(1971)
Mario
Mean Streets
(1973)
John 'Johnny Boy' Civello
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
Vito Corleone
Abicinema
(1975)
Self
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
(1976)
Self
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Monroe Stahr
Taxi Driver
(1976)
Travis Bickle
1900
(1976)
Alfredo Berlinghieri
New York, New York
(1977)
Jimmy Doyle
The Deer Hunter
(1978)
Michael Vronsky
Bang the Drum Slowly
(1978)
Bruce Pearson
Movies Are My Life
(1978)
Self
The Swap
(1979)
Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)
Raging Bull
(1980)
Jake LaMotta
True Confessions
(1981)
Father Des Spellacy
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
(1981)
Young Vito Corleone
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
(1982)
Self
The King of Comedy
(1982)
Rupert Pupkin
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
Falling in Love
(1984)
Frank Raftis
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Brazil
(1985)
Harry Tuttle
The Mission
(1986)
Rodrigo Mendoza
Angel Heart
(1987)
Louis Cyphre
The Untouchables
(1987)
Al Capone
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(1987)
Great Sewer (voice)
Hello Actors Studio
(1988)
Self
Midnight Run
(1988)
Jack Walsh
We're No Angels
(1989)
Ned
Jacknife
(1989)
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey
Awakenings
(1990)
Leonard Lowe
Hollywood Mavericks
(1990)
Self
Stanley & Iris
(1990)
Stanley Everett Cox
GoodFellas
(1990)
James Conway
Martin Scorsese Directs
(1990)
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
(1990)
Self
Guilty by Suspicion
(1991)
David Merrill
Cape Fear
(1991)
Max Cady
Backdraft
(1991)
Donald Rimgale
Mistress
(1992)
Evan M. Wright
Night and the City
(1992)
Harry Fabian
Mad Dog and Glory
(1993)
Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie
This Boy's Life
(1993)
Dwight Hansen
Aretha Franklin: Duets
(1993)
Self
A Bronx Tale
(1993)
Lorenzo Anello
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
(1994)
Self
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
(1994)
The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
You Talkin' to Me?
(1994)
Self
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise
Heat
(1995)
Neil McCauley
Casino
(1995)
Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
Ennio Morricone
(1995)
Self (archive footage)
Sleepers
(1996)
Father Bobby
The Fan
(1996)
Gil Renard
Marvin's Room
(1996)
Wallace "Wally" Carter
Cop Land
(1997)
Lt. Moe Tilden
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Conrad Brean
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Louis Gara
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
(1998)
Himself / Narrator (voice)
Great Expectations
(1998)
Prisoner / Lustig
Ronin
(1998)
Sam
Analyze This
(1999)
Paul Vitti
Flawless
(1999)
Walt Koontz
Making 'Taxi Driver'
(1999)
Self
Men of Honor
(2000)
Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')
Meet the Parents
(2000)
Jack Byrnes
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
(2000)
Fearless Leader
The Score
(2001)
Nick Wells
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
(2001)
Self
15 Minutes
(2001)
Eddie Flemming
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Self
9/11
(2002)
Himself
City by the Sea
(2002)
Vincent LaMarca
Analyze That
(2002)
Paul Vitti
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Showtime
(2002)
Det. Mitch Preston
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
(2002)
Self
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
Archbishop of Peru
Raging Bull: Fight Night
(2004)
Self
Godsend
(2004)
Richard Wells
Shark Tale
(2004)
Don Lino (voice)
Meet the Fockers
(2004)
Jack Byrnes
Fahrenheit 9/11
(2004)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
(2004)
Self
The 'New York, New York' Stories
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
(2005)
Self
Hide and Seek
(2005)
David Callaway
Raging Bull: After the Fight
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Club Oscar
(2005)
Don Lino (voice)
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Heat'
(2005)
Self
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
(2005)
Self
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
(2005)
Self
The Good Shepherd
(2006)
Bill Sullivan
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
King (voice)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
(2006)
Self - Speaker
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
(2007)
Self
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
(2007)
Self
God's Lonely Man
(2007)
Self - Archive Footage
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
(2007)
Self
Stardust
(2007)
Captain Shakespeare
The Beaches of Agnès
(2008)
Self
Righteous Kill
(2008)
Detective Tom 'Turk' Cowan
What Just Happened
(2008)
Ben
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(2009)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(2009)
Self
Everybody's Fine
(2009)
Frank Goode
Machete
(2010)
Senator John McLaughlin
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
(2010)
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Stone
(2010)
Jack
Little Fockers
(2010)
Jack Byrnes
9/11: 10 Years Later
(2011)
Host
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
(2011)
Self
Ages of Love
(2011)
Adrian
Corman's World
(2011)
Self - Actor
Limitless
(2011)
Carl Van Loon
Killer Elite
(2011)
Hunter
Marty and Bobby
(2011)
Self
New Year's Eve
(2011)
Stan Harris
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Being Flynn
(2012)
Jonathan Flynn
Freelancers
(2012)
Sarcone
Red Lights
(2012)
Simon Silver
Silver Linings Playbook
(2012)
Pat Solatano Sr.
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Bergmans video
(2012)
Self
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Miracle Rising: South Africa
(2013)
Himself
American Hustle
(2013)
Victor Tellegio (uncredited)
The Family
(2013)
Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni
Last Vegas
(2013)
Patrick 'Paddy' Connors
The Big Wedding
(2013)
Don Griffin
Killing Season
(2013)
Benjamin Ford
David Blaine: Real or Magic
(2013)
Self
Grudge Match
(2013)
Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen
Trespassing Bergman
(2013)
Self
The Man Who Saved the World
(2014)
Self
The Bag Man
(2014)
Dragna
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
(2014)
Himself
Inside Rupert Pupkin
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Don Rickles: One Night Only
(2014)
Self
The Audition
(2015)
Robert De Niro
The Intern
(2015)
Ben Whitaker
Heist
(2015)
The Pope
Joy
(2015)
Rudy
Ellis
(2015)
Scorsese's Goodfellas
(2015)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
(2015)
Himself
Dirty Grandpa
(2016)
Dick Kelly
Hands of Stone
(2016)
Ray Arcel
I Am JFK Jr.
(2016)
Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
(2016)
Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
(2016)
Self
The Comedian
(2016)
Jackie Burke
The Wizard of Lies
(2017)
Bernie Madoff
The Words That Built America
(2017)
Reader - Declaration of Independence
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
(2017)
Self (uncredited)
Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
(2017)
Himself
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
(2018)
Self
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
The Irishman: In Conversation
(2019)
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
(2019)
Self
Joker
(2019)
Murray Franklin
Patron of the Tarts: The Story of Mark Spiegler
(2019)
Lorenzo (from "A Bronx Tale") (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Am Durán
(2019)
Himself
The Irishman
(2019)
Frank Sheeran
A Shot In The Dark
(2020)
himself
537 Votes
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Crazy, Not Insane
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
(2020)
James
Making 'The Irishman'
(2020)
Self
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Comeback Trail
(2020)
Max Barber
The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
(2020)
Self
The War with Grandpa
(2020)
Ed
Mr. Saturday Night
(2021)
The Past Goes Fast
(2022)
Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
(2022)
Self
Amsterdam
(2022)
General Gil Dillenbeck
Savage Salvation
(2022)
Sheriff Church
Becoming Al Pacino
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
About My Father
(2023)
Salvo
Killers of the Flower Moon
(2023)
William Hale
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
(2023)
Self
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
(2023)
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sly
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
(2023)
Self
Tin Soldier
(2024)
Emmanuel Ashburn
Ezra
(2024)
Stan Bernal
Alto Knights
(2025)
Vito Genovese / Frank Costello
Production
We're No Angels
(1989)
Executive Producer
Thunderheart
(1992)
Producer
Mistress
(1992)
Producer
The Night We Never Met
(1993)
Producer
A Bronx Tale
(1993)
Producer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
(1994)
Associate Producer
Panther
(1995)
Producer
Faithful
(1996)
Producer
Marvin's Room
(1996)
Producer
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Producer
Witness to the Mob
(1998)
Executive Producer
Entropy
(1999)
Producer
Meet the Parents
(2000)
Producer
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
(2000)
Producer
Holiday Heart
(2000)
Executive Producer
Prison Song
(2001)
Producer
About a Boy
(2002)
Producer
Meet the Fockers
(2004)
Producer
Stage Beauty
(2004)
Producer
Rent
(2005)
Producer
The Good Shepherd
(2006)
Producer
What Just Happened
(2008)
Producer
Public Enemies
(2009)
Executive Producer
Little Fockers
(2010)
Producer
The Wizard of Lies
(2017)
Executive Producer
Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
Producer
The Irishman
(2019)
Producer
Artemis Fowl
(2020)
Executive Producer
Directing
Crew