Harvey Keitel

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.

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Filmography

2025

Milarepa
Milarepa
as Marpa
Movie - Released: 6/5/2025
Laws of Man
Laws of Man
as Cassidy Whittaker
Movie - Released: 1/10/2025

2024

Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/14/2024
Joe Baby
Joe Baby
as Randall Kane
Movie - Released: 5/2/2024
Spread
Spread
as Frank Ferretti
Movie - Released: 7/19/2024
Paradox Effect
Paradox Effect
as Silvio
Movie - Released: 6/27/2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/1/2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Lali Sokolov (Old)
TV - Released: 5/2/2024

2023

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/8/2023
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2023
The Baker
The Baker
as Merchant
Movie - Released: 7/27/2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
TV - Released: 5/25/2023

2022

Mike
Mike
as Cus D'Amato
TV - Released: 8/25/2022
National Treasure: Edge of History
National Treasure: Edge of History
as Peter Sadusky
TV - Released: 12/14/2022

2021

Lansky
Lansky
as Meyer Lansky
Movie - Released: 6/24/2021
Blood on the Crown
Blood on the Crown
as General Hunter Blair
Movie - Released: 3/9/2021
Movie
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/2/2021

2020

Fatima
Fatima
as Professor Nichols
Movie - Released: 8/13/2020
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2020

2019

QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/21/2019
The Irishman
The Irishman
as Angelo Bruno
Movie - Released: 11/1/2019
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
as Priest
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
Esau
Esau
as Abraham
Movie - Released: 11/4/2019
See You Soon
See You Soon
as Billy
Movie - Released: 7/25/2019

2018

Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
as Gondo (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/23/2018
The Last Man
The Last Man
as Noe
Movie - Released: 9/6/2018
First We Take Brooklyn
First We Take Brooklyn
as Anatoly
Movie - Released: 2/19/2018
Lies We Tell
Lies We Tell
as Demi
Movie - Released: 2/2/2018

2017

Madame
Madame
as Bob Fredericks
Movie - Released: 8/17/2017

2016

Chosen
Chosen
as Papi
Movie - Released: 8/8/2016
The Comedian
The Comedian
as Mac Schiltz
Movie - Released: 12/9/2016

2015

Youth
Youth
as Mick Boyle
Movie - Released: 5/20/2015
Behind the White Glasses
Behind the White Glasses
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/21/2015
The Ridiculous 6
The Ridiculous 6
as Smiley
Movie - Released: 12/11/2015
Outlaws
Outlaws
as The Director
Movie - Released: 9/22/2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Scorsese's GoodFellas
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Ludwig
Movie - Released: 2/26/2014
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town
as Bill Agati
Movie - Released: 5/7/2014
By the Gun
By the Gun
as Salvatore Vitaglia
Movie - Released: 9/28/2014
Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You
as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Movie - Released: 9/12/2014
Movie
Gandhi of the Month
as Edward Baker
Movie - Released: 1/13/2014

2013

The Congress
The Congress
as Al
Movie - Released: 7/3/2013
A Farewell to Fools
A Farewell to Fools
as Father Johanis
Movie - Released: 3/15/2013

2012

Fatal Honeymoon
Fatal Honeymoon
as Tommy Thomas
Movie - Released: 8/25/2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
as Commander Pierce
Movie - Released: 5/16/2012

2010

Little Fockers
Little Fockers
as Randy Weir
Movie - Released: 12/21/2010
The Last Godfather
The Last Godfather
as Don Carini
Movie - Released: 12/29/2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Duke White
Movie - Released: 9/17/2010

2009

Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
as Nino
Movie - Released: 11/16/2009
The Ministers
The Ministers
as Joseph Bruno
Movie - Released: 10/16/2009
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/2/2009

2008

Life on Mars
Life on Mars
as Lt. Gene Hunt
TV - Released: 10/9/2008

2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
as Peter Sadusky
Movie - Released: 12/19/2007
One Last Dance
One Last Dance
as Terrtano
Movie - Released: 1/11/2007
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year
as Zowie
Movie - Released: 10/17/2007

2006

A Crime
A Crime
as Roger Culkin
Movie - Released: 9/11/2006
The Stone Merchant
The Stone Merchant
as The Merchant
Movie - Released: 9/15/2006
Arthur and the Invisibles
Arthur and the Invisibles
as Miro
Movie - Released: 12/13/2006
The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11
as John O'Neill
TV - Released: 9/10/2006

2005

Be Cool
Be Cool
as Nick Carr
Movie - Released: 3/4/2005
Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun
as Weldon Parish
Movie - Released: 5/12/2005
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/2005

2004

National Treasure
National Treasure
as Peter Sadusky
Movie - Released: 11/19/2004
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
as Walter McGrane
Movie - Released: 2/21/2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
Movie - Released: 12/22/2004
This Year in Czernowitz
This Year in Czernowitz
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/7/2004

2003

Crime Spree
Crime Spree
as Frankie Zammeti
Movie - Released: 4/16/2003
Ginostra
Ginostra
as Matt Benson
Movie - Released: 1/29/2003
The Galíndez File
The Galíndez File
as Edward Robards
Movie - Released: 9/26/2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
as Himself
Movie - Released: 4/3/2003
Dreaming of Julia
Dreaming of Julia
as Che
Movie - Released: 10/24/2003
Movie
Chasing The Elephant
as The Mystery Man
Movie - Released: 11/28/2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Movie - Released: 9/12/2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/3/2003
Movie
Who Killed the Idea?
as Private Investigator
Movie - Released: 5/1/2003

2002

Taking Sides
Taking Sides
as Steve Arnold
Movie - Released: 3/7/2002
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
as Jack Crawford
Movie - Released: 10/2/2002
Beeper
Beeper
as Zolo
Movie - Released: 10/10/2002
Movie
Nowhere
Nowhere
as El Gringo
Movie - Released: 5/17/2002
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/3/2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
as Self
TV - Released: 5/6/2002

2001

The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone
as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Movie - Released: 9/13/2001
Nailed
Nailed
as Tony Romano
Movie - Released: 4/21/2001

2000

U-571
U-571
as CPO Henry Klough
Movie - Released: 4/20/2000
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Movie - Released: 4/9/2000
Little Nicky
Little Nicky
as Dad
Movie - Released: 11/10/2000
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
as The Master
Movie - Released: 9/24/2000
Prince of Central Park
Prince of Central Park
as The Guardian
Movie - Released: 9/22/2000
Viper
Viper
as Leone
Movie - Released: 5/11/2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/1/2000

1999

Three Seasons
Three Seasons
as James Hager
Movie - Released: 4/30/1999
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
as PJ Waters
Movie - Released: 9/4/1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/14/1999

1998

Full Tilt Boogie
Full Tilt Boogie
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/31/1998
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge
as Izzy Maurer
Movie - Released: 9/6/1998
Gunslinger's Revenge
Gunslinger's Revenge
as Johnny Lowen
Movie - Released: 12/18/1998
Finding Graceland
Finding Graceland
as Elvis
Movie - Released: 9/12/1998
Shadrach
Shadrach
as Vernon
Movie - Released: 9/23/1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Cop Land
Cop Land
as Ray Donlan
Movie - Released: 8/15/1997
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
as Harry Houdini
Movie - Released: 10/24/1997
City of Industry
City of Industry
as Roy Egan
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Jacob Fuller
Movie - Released: 1/19/1996
Head Above Water
Head Above Water
as George
Movie - Released: 11/7/1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/17/1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

Smoke
Smoke
as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Movie - Released: 6/9/1995
Clockers
Clockers
as Det. Rocco Klein
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face
as Auggie Wren
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze
as A
Movie - Released: 10/12/1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/18/1995
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
as Himself (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/20/1995

1994

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
as The Wolf
Movie - Released: 9/10/1994
Monkey Trouble
Monkey Trouble
as Azro
Movie - Released: 3/18/1994
Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love
as Harry Harrelson
Movie - Released: 9/27/1994
Imaginary Crimes
Imaginary Crimes
as Ray Weiler
Movie - Released: 10/14/1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Mr. White (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/25/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994

1993

The Piano
The Piano
as George Baines
Movie - Released: 5/18/1993
Point of No Return
Point of No Return
as Victor the Cleaner
Movie - Released: 3/19/1993
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
as Lt. Tom Graham
Movie - Released: 7/30/1993
The Young Americans
The Young Americans
as John Harris
Movie - Released: 10/8/1993
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game
as Eddie Israel
Movie - Released: 10/13/1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Inside 'The Piano'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Movie - Released: 9/2/1992
Sister Act
Sister Act
as Vince LaRocca
Movie - Released: 5/28/1992
Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant
as LT
Movie - Released: 11/20/1992

1991

Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise
as Hal
Movie - Released: 5/24/1991
Bugsy
Bugsy
as Mickey Cohen
Movie - Released: 12/10/1991
Mortal Thoughts
Mortal Thoughts
as Det. John Woods
Movie - Released: 4/19/1991

1990

The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
as Julius "Jake" Berman
Movie - Released: 8/10/1990
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
as Roderick Usher
Movie - Released: 1/25/1990
Drums of Fire
Drums of Fire
as Sandoval
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990
Movie
White Hunter
as Thomas
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/16/1990

1989

The January Man
The January Man
as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Movie - Released: 1/13/1989
This Ain't Bebop
This Ain't Bebop
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Imagining America
Imagining America
Movie - Released: 11/19/1989

1988

The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Judas
Movie - Released: 5/28/1988
Dear Gorbachev
Dear Gorbachev
as Nikolaj Bucharin
Movie - Released: 12/30/1988
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Down Where the Buffalo Go
as Carl
Movie - Released: 1/19/1988
Movie

1987

The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist
as Alonzo Scolara
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
Blindside
Blindside
as Penfield Gruber
Movie - Released: 9/1/1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Donald Jacques (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987

1986

Wise Guys
Wise Guys
as Bobby DiLea
Movie - Released: 4/17/1986
The Men's Club
The Men's Club
as Solly Berliner
Movie - Released: 9/19/1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
as Frankie
Movie - Released: 1/24/1986
The Inquiry
The Inquiry
as Ponzio Pilato
Movie - Released: 10/26/1986
Off Beat
Off Beat
as Mickey
Movie - Released: 4/10/1986
The American Bride
The American Bride
as Sacha
Movie - Released: 10/9/1986

1985

Vanessa in the Garden
Vanessa in the Garden
as Byron Sullivan
Movie - Released: 12/29/1985
Star Knight
Star Knight
as Klever
Movie - Released: 12/20/1985
Movie
Baciami Strega
Movie - Released: 12/4/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Byron Sullivan
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Falling in Love
Falling in Love
as Ed Lasky
Movie - Released: 11/21/1984
Dream One
Dream One
as Mr. Legend
Movie - Released: 12/12/1984
La bella Otero
La bella Otero
as Ernest Jurgens
Movie - Released: 2/5/1984

1983

Copkiller
Copkiller
as Lt. Fred O'Connor
Movie - Released: 3/15/1983
Exposed
Exposed
as Rivas
Movie - Released: 4/22/1983
A Stone in the Mouth
A Stone in the Mouth
as The fugitive
Movie - Released: 10/5/1983

1982

The Border
The Border
as Cat
Movie - Released: 1/29/1982
The Night of Varennes
The Night of Varennes
as Thomas Paine
Movie - Released: 5/15/1982

1980

Bad Timing
Bad Timing
as Inspector Netusil
Movie - Released: 3/2/1980
Saturn 3
Saturn 3
as Benson
Movie - Released: 2/15/1980
Death Watch
Death Watch
as Roddy
Movie - Released: 1/23/1980

1979

Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing
as Henry
Movie - Released: 7/26/1979

1978

Blue Collar
Blue Collar
as Jerry Bartowski
Movie - Released: 2/10/1978
Fingers
Fingers
as Jimmy Fingers
Movie - Released: 3/2/1978

1977

The Duellists
The Duellists
as Gabriel Feraud
Movie - Released: 8/31/1977

1976

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
as Sport
Movie - Released: 2/9/1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Movie - Released: 6/24/1976
Welcome to L.A.
Welcome to L.A.
as Ken Hood
Movie - Released: 11/12/1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Speed
Movie - Released: 5/26/1976

1975

That's the Way of the World
That's the Way of the World
as Coleman Buckmaster
Movie - Released: 6/1/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Ben Eberhardt
Movie - Released: 12/9/1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Ben
Movie - Released: 12/9/1974
Virginia Hill
Virginia Hill
as Bugsy Siegel
Movie - Released: 11/19/1974

1973

Mean Streets
Mean Streets
as Charlie Cappa
Movie - Released: 10/14/1973
Pueblo
Pueblo
as Seaman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/28/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Jerry Talaba
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

A Memory of Two Mondays
A Memory of Two Mondays
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 1/28/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Jerry
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Brewster McCloud
Brewster McCloud
as The Photographer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/5/1970
Street Scenes
Street Scenes
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/14/1970

1968

Who's That Knocking at My Door
Who's That Knocking at My Door
as J.R.
Movie - Released: 9/13/1968

1967

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/13/1967

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Ernie
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
as German Soldier (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/17/1965

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

Movie
Hellfire
as Jeremiah
Movie
The Wrecker
Hard Matter
Hard Matter
as Eion
Movie
Movie
Paradise Inc.
as Hubert Humbolt
Movie
Theirs
Theirs
Movie
Movie
Fate
Movie
Movie
The Letter
as Finn O'Brien
Movie