Harvey Keitel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1939 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Live Fast, Die Laughing
Movie
Paradise Inc.
Movie · as Hubert Humbolt
Theirs
Movie
Untitled Harvey Keitel/Daphna Kastner Film
Movie
Minute Mark
Movie
Pawn Shop
Movie
The Method
Movie · as Robert
Fate
Movie
Hellfire
Movie · as Jeremiah
Kill Code
Movie · as Eion
The Wrecker
Movie · as Dante
Milarepa
Movie · as Marpa
The Letter
Movie · as Finn O'Brien
Laws of Man
Movie · as Cassidy Whittaker
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Joe Baby
Movie · as Randall Kane
Spread
Movie · as Frank Ferretti
Paradox Effect
Movie · as Silvio
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TV · as Lali Sokolov (Old) · 6 eps
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Movie · as Self
The Baker
Movie · as Merchant
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mike
TV · as Cus D'Amato · 2 eps
National Treasure: Edge of History
TV · as Peter Sadusky · 1 ep
Lansky
Movie · as Meyer Lansky
Blood on the Crown
Movie · as General Hunter Blair
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fatima
Movie · as Professor Nichols
11 Colours of the Bird
Movie · as Self
The Irishman
Movie · as Angelo Bruno
The Painted Bird
Movie · as Priest
Esau
Movie · as Abraham
See You Soon
Movie · as Billy
Isle of Dogs
Movie · as Gondo (voice)
The Last Man
Movie · as Noe
First We Take Brooklyn
Movie · as Anatoly
Lies We Tell
Movie · as Demi
Madame
Movie · as Bob Fredericks
Chosen
Movie · as Papi
The Comedian
Movie · as Mac Schiltz
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
Movie · as Self
Youth
Movie · as Mick Boyle
Behind the White Glasses
Movie · as Self
The Ridiculous 6
Movie · as Smiley
Outlaws
Movie · as The Director
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie · as Ludwig
Two Men in Town
Movie · as Bill Agati
By the Gun
Movie · as Salvatore Vitaglia
Rio, I Love You
Movie · as O Ator
Gandhi of the Month
Movie · as Edward Baker
The Congress
Movie · as Al
A Farewell to Fools
Movie · as Father Johanis
Fatal Honeymoon
Movie · as Tommy Thomas
Moonrise Kingdom
Movie · as Commander Pierce
Little Fockers
Movie · as Randy Weir
The Last Godfather
Movie · as Don Carini
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Movie · as Duke White
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Movie · as Nino
The Ministers
Movie · as Joseph Bruno
Inglourious Basterds
Movie · as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Life on Mars
TV · as Lt. Gene Hunt · 17 eps
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Movie · as Sadusky
One Last Dance
Movie · as Terrtano
My Sexiest Year
Movie · as Zowie
A Crime
Movie · as Roger Culkin
The Stone Merchant
Movie · as The Merchant
Arthur and the Invisibles
Movie · as Miro (voice)
The Path to 9/11
TV · as John O'Neill · 2 eps
Be Cool
Movie · as Nick Carr
Shadows in the Sun
Movie · as Weldon Parish
The Outsider
Movie · as Self
National Treasure
Movie · as Sadusky
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Movie · as Walter McGrane
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Movie · as Uncle Pio
This Year in Czernowitz
Movie · as Self
Crime Spree
Movie · as Frankie Zammeti
Ginostra
Movie · as Matt Benson
The Galíndez File
Movie · as Edward Robards
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Movie · as Self
Dreaming of Julia
Movie · as Che
Chasing The Elephant
Movie · as The Mystery Man
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Movie
The John Garfield Story
Movie · as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taking Sides
Movie · as Steve Arnold
Red Dragon
Movie · as Jack Crawford
Beeper
Movie · as Zolo
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
Movie · as Self
Nowhere
Movie · as El Gringo
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grey Zone
Movie · as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Nailed
Movie · as Tony Romano
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Movie · as Self
U-571
Movie · as CPO Henry Klough
Fail Safe
Movie · as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Little Nicky
Movie · as Dad
Presence of Mind
Movie · as The Master
Prince of Central Park
Movie · as The Guardian
Viper
Movie · as Leone
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Movie · as Self
Three Seasons
Movie · as James Hager
Holy Smoke
Movie · as PJ Waters
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Movie · as Self
Full Tilt Boogie
Movie · as Self
Lulu on the Bridge
Movie · as Izzy Maurer
Gunslinger's Revenge
Movie · as Johnny Lowen
Finding Graceland
Movie · as Elvis
Shadrach
Movie · as Vernon
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Movie · as Self
Cop Land
Movie · as Ray Donlan
FairyTale: A True Story
Movie · as Harry Houdini
City of Industry
Movie · as Roy Egan
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
From Dusk Till Dawn
Movie · as Jacob Fuller
Head Above Water
Movie · as George
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Movie · as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Smoke
Movie · as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Clockers
Movie · as Det. Rocco Klein
Blue in the Face
Movie · as Auggie Wren
Ulysses' Gaze
Movie · as A
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Movie · as Byron Sullivan (archive footage)
Get Shorty
Movie · as Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Pulp Fiction
Movie · as The Wolf
Monkey Trouble
Movie · as Azro
Somebody to Love
Movie · as Harry Harrelson
Imaginary Crimes
Movie · as Ray Weiler
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Movie · as Mr. White (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Movie · as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Piano
Movie · as George Baines
Point of No Return
Movie · as Victor the Cleaner
Rising Sun
Movie · as Lt. Tom Graham
The Young Americans
Movie · as John Harris
Dangerous Game
Movie · as Eddie Israel
Inside 'The Piano'
Movie · as Self
Reservoir Dogs
Movie · as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Sister Act
Movie · as Vince LaRocca
Bad Lieutenant
Movie · as LT
Blast 'Em
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Thelma & Louise
Movie · as Hal
Bugsy
Movie · as Mickey Cohen
Mortal Thoughts
Movie · as Det. John Woods
The Two Jakes
Movie · as Julius "Jake" Berman
Two Evil Eyes
Movie · as Roderick Usher
Drums of Fire
Movie · as Sandoval
White Hunter
Movie · as Thomas
Martin Scorsese Directs
Movie · as Self
The January Man
Movie · as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
This Ain't Bebop
Movie
Imagining America
Movie
The Last Temptation of Christ
Movie · as Judas
Dear Gorbachev
Movie · as Nikolaj Bucharin
Hello Actors Studio
Movie · as Self
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Movie · as Carl
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
Movie · as Self
The Play on One
TV · as Carl · 1 ep
The Pick-up Artist
Movie · as Alonzo Scolara
Blindside
Movie · as Penfield Gruber
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie · as Donald Jacques (voice)
Wise Guys
Movie · as Bobby DiLea
The Men's Club
Movie · as Solly Berliner
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Movie · as Frankie
The Inquiry
Movie · as Ponzio Pilato
Off Beat
Movie · as Mickey
The American Bride
Movie · as Sacha
The Ellen Burstyn Show
TV · as Frank Tanner · 1 ep
Vanessa in the Garden
Movie · as Byron Sullivan
Star Knight
Movie · as Klever
Baciami Strega
Movie
Amazing Stories
TV · as Byron Sullivan · 1 ep
Falling in Love
Movie · as Ed Lasky
Dream One
Movie · as Mr. Legend
La bella Otero
TV · as Ernest Jurgens · 4 eps
Copkiller
Movie · as Lt. Fred O'Connor
Exposed
Movie · as Rivas
A Stone in the Mouth
Movie · as The Fugitive
The Border
Movie · as Cat
That Night of Varennes
Movie · as Thomas Paine
American Playhouse
TV · as Harvey Keitel · 1 ep
Bad Timing
Movie · as Inspector Netusil
Saturn 3
Movie · as Benson
Death Watch
Movie · as Roddy
Eagle's Wing
Movie · as Henry
Blue Collar
Movie · as Jerry Bartowski
Fingers
Movie · as Jimmy Fingers
The Duellists
Movie · as Gabriel Feraud
Taxi Driver
Movie · as Sport
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Movie · as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Welcome to L.A.
Movie · as Ken Hood
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Movie · as Speed
That's the Way of the World
Movie · as Coleman Buckmaster
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Siegfried (uncredited) · 1 ep
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Movie · as Ben Eberhardt
Virginia Hill
Movie · as Bugsy Siegel
Mean Streets
Movie · as Charlie Cappa
Pueblo
Movie · as Seaman (uncredited)
Kojak
TV · as Jerry Talaba · 1 ep
Brewster McCloud
Movie · as The Photographer (uncredited)
A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie · as Jerry
Great Performances
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Street Scenes 1970
Movie · as Self
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Movie · as J.R.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Ernie · 1 ep
Hogan's Heroes
TV · as German Soldier (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep