Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
209
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-05-13 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2025

Milarepa as Marpa

2025

Laws of Man as Cassidy Whittaker

2024

The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Lali Sokolov (Old)

2024

Paradox Effect as Silvio

2024

Joe Baby as Randall Kane

2023

The Baker as Merchant

2022

Mike as Cus D'Amato

2021

Blood on the Crown as General Hunter Blair

2020

Fatima as Professor Nichols

2019

The Irishman as Angelo Bruno

2019

Esau as Abraham

2018

Isle of Dogs as Gondo (voice)

2018

First We Take Brooklyn as Anatoly

2018

The Last Man as Noe

2017

Madame as Bob Fredericks

2016

The Comedian as Mac Schiltz

2016

Chosen as Papi

2015

Youth as Mick Boyle

2015

The Ridiculous 6 as Smiley

2014

Gandhi of the Month as Edward Baker

2014

By the Gun as Salvatore Vitaglia

2013

A Farewell to Fools as Father Johanis

2013

The Congress as Al

2012

Moonrise Kingdom as Commander Pierce

2012

Fatal Honeymoon as Tommy Thomas

2010

Little Fockers as Randy Weir

2010

The Last Godfather as Don Carini

2009

Inglourious Basterds as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)

2009

Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Nino

2009

The Ministers as Joseph Bruno

2008

Life on Mars as Lt. Gene Hunt

2007

One Last Dance as Terrtano

2006

Arthur and the Invisibles as Miro (voice, the Weinstein cut)

2006

A Crime as Roger Culkin

2005

Be Cool as Nick Carr

2004

National Treasure as Peter Sadusky

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio

2004

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Walter McGrane

2002

V Graham Norton as Self

2002

Red Dragon as Jack Crawford

2000

Little Nicky as Dad

2000

U-571 as CPO Henry Klough

2000

Presence of Mind as The Master

2000

Viper as Leone

1999

Holy Smoke as PJ Waters

1999

Three Seasons as James Hager

1998

Full Tilt Boogie as Self

1997

The View as Self

1997

FairyTale: A True Story as Harry Houdini

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn as Jacob Fuller

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

Get Shorty as Himself (Uncredited)

1995

Ulysses' Gaze as A

1994

Pulp Fiction as The Wolf

1994

Monkey Trouble as Azro

1993

The Piano as George Baines

1993

Rising Sun as Lt. Tom Graham

1993

Point of No Return as Victor the Cleaner

1993

Dangerous Game as Eddie Israel

1992

Reservoir Dogs as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick

1992

Bad Lieutenant as LT

1992

Sister Act as Vince LaRocca

1991

Thelma & Louise as Hal

1991

Bugsy as Mickey Cohen

1991

Mortal Thoughts as Det. John Woods

1990

Drums of Fire as Sandoval

1990

Two Evil Eyes as Roderick Usher

1990

The Two Jakes as Julius "Jake" Berman

1989

Imagining America as Not available

1989

The January Man as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Donald Jacques (voice)

1986

The Men's Club as Solly Berliner

1986

The Inquiry as Ponzio Pilato

1985

Amazing Stories as Byron Sullivan

1984

Falling in Love as Ed Lasky

1982

American Playhouse as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")

1982

The Border as Cat

1980

Bad Timing as Inspector Netusil

1980

Saturn 3 as Benson

1977

The Duellists as Gabriel Feraud

1976

Taxi Driver as Sport

1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed as Speed

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Ben Eberhardt

1973

Kojak as Jerry Talaba

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)

1953

The Oscars as Self

NaN

Hard Matter as Eion

2026

Fate as Not available

2025

The Wrecker as Dante

2024

Spread as Frank Ferretti

2021

Lansky as Meyer Lansky

2019

The Painted Bird as Priest

2018

Lies We Tell as Demi

2014

Rio, I Love You as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")

2006

The Path to 9/11 as John O'Neill

2005

Shadows in the Sun as Weldon Parish

2005

The Outsider as Self

2003

Crime Spree as Frankie Zammeti

2003

The Galíndez File as Edward Robards

2003

Dreaming of Julia as Che

2003

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as Not available

2002

Taking Sides as Steve Arnold

2002

Nowhere as El Gringo

2002

Beeper as Zolo

2001

The Grey Zone as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt

2001

Nailed as Tony Romano

2000

Prince of Central Park as The Guardian

1998

Finding Graceland as Elvis

1998

Shadrach as Vernon

1998

Lulu on the Bridge as Izzy Maurer

1997

Cop Land as Ray Donlan

1996

Head Above Water as George

1995

Smoke as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren

1995

Clockers as Det. Rocco Klein

1995

Blue in the Face as Auggie Wren

1994

Somebody to Love as Harry Harrelson

1993

The Young Americans as John Harris

1987

The Pick-up Artist as Alonzo Scolara

1987

Blindside as Penfield Gruber

1984

La bella Otero as Ernest Jurgens

1984

Dream One as Mr. Legend

1983

Copkiller as Lt. Fred O'Connor

1983

Exposed as Rivas

1982

The Night of Varennes as Thomas Paine

1980

Death Watch as Roddy

1978

Blue Collar as Jerry Bartowski

1975

That's the Way of the World as Coleman Buckmaster

1974

Virginia Hill as Bugsy Siegel

1973

Mean Streets as Charlie Cappa

1973

Pueblo as Seaman (uncredited)

1970

Brewster McCloud as The Photographer (uncredited)

NaN

Theirs as Not available

NaN

Hellfire as Jeremiah

2019

See You Soon as Billy

2015

Outlaws as The Director

2014

Two Men in Town as Bill Agati

2007

My Sexiest Year as Zowie

2006

The Stone Merchant as The Merchant

2004

This Year in Czernowitz as Himself

2003

Ginostra as Matt Benson

2003

Who Killed the Idea? as Private Investigator

2003

Chasing The Elephant as The Mystery Man

2000

Fail Safe as Brig. Gen. Warren Black

1998

Gunslinger's Revenge as Johnny Lowen

1997

City of Industry as Roy Egan

1995

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)

1994

Imaginary Crimes as Ray Weiler

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 Not available

1988

Hello Actors Studio as Self

1988

Dear Gorbachev as Nikolaj Bucharin

1986

Wise Guys as Bobby DiLea

1986

Off Beat as Mickey

1986

The American Bride as Sacha

1985

Star Knight as Klever

1985

Vanessa in the Garden as Byron Sullivan

1985

Baciami Strega as Not available

1983

A Stone in the Mouth as The fugitive

1979

Eagle's Wing as Henry

1978

Fingers as Jimmy Fingers

1976

Welcome to L.A. as Ken Hood

1970

Street Scenes 1970 as Self

NaN

The Letter as Finn O'Brien

NaN

Live Fast, Die Laughing as Not available

NaN

Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
Crew

2003

Dreaming of Julia Producer

2001

The Grey Zone Executive Producer

1999

Three Seasons Executive Producer

1995

Blue in the Face Executive Producer

1992

Reservoir Dogs Co-Producer