Harvey Keitel
birthday: 1939-05-13
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel

Biography

Harvey Keitel 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.

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976 . movie

Mean Streets

Mean Streets

1973 . movie

A Crime

A Crime

2006 . movie

Smoke

Smoke

1995 . movie

Cop Land

Cop Land

1997 . movie

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994 . movie

The Piano

The Piano

1993 . movie

U-571

U-571

2000 . movie

Bugsy

Bugsy

1991 . movie

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992 . movie

Be Cool

Be Cool

2005 . movie

Clockers

Clockers

1995 . movie

The Border

The Border

1982 . movie

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000 . movie

Taking Sides

Taking Sides

2002 . movie

Hellfire

Hellfire

. movie

Crime Spree

Crime Spree

2003 . movie

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993 . movie

Wise Guys

Wise Guys

1986 . movie

Bad Timing

Bad Timing

1980 . movie

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002 . movie

Little Nicky

Little Nicky

2000 . movie

Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke

1999 . movie

The Wrecker

The Wrecker

. movie

Ginostra

Ginostra

2003 . movie

Blue Collar

Blue Collar

1978 . movie

Fingers

Fingers

1978 . movie

Beeper

Beeper

2002 . movie

Copkiller

Copkiller

1983 . movie

Saturn 3

Saturn 3

1980 . movie

Shadrach

Shadrach

1998 . movie

Star Knight

Star Knight

1985 . movie

Exposed

Exposed

1983 . movie

Blindside

Blindside

1987 . movie

Hard Matter

Hard Matter

. movie

The Congress

The Congress

2013 . movie

Eagle's Wing

Eagle's Wing

1979 . movie

The Outsider

The Outsider

2005 . movie

The Inquiry

The Inquiry

1986 . movie

Dream One

Dream One

1984 . movie

By the Gun

By the Gun

2014 . movie

Paradise Inc.

Paradise Inc.

. movie

Joe Baby

Joe Baby

2024 . movie

Spread

Spread

2024 . movie

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986 . movie

Youth

Youth

2015 . movie

Theirs

Theirs

. movie

Milarepa

Milarepa

2025 . movie

Nailed

Nailed

2001 . movie

White Hunter

White Hunter

1990 . movie

Fate

Fate

2026 . movie

The Irishman

The Irishman

2019 . movie

Chosen

Chosen

2016 . movie

The Comedian

The Comedian

2016 . movie

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018 . movie

The Letter

The Letter

. movie

Madame

Madame

2017 . movie

The Last Man

The Last Man

2018 . movie

Outlaws

Outlaws

2015 . movie

Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

2018 . movie

Viper

Viper

2000 . movie

Esau

Esau

2019 . movie

Fatima

Fatima

2020 . movie

See You Soon

See You Soon

2019 . movie

Lansky

Lansky

2021 . movie

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995 . movie

Pueblo

Pueblo

1973 . movie

Death Watch

Death Watch

1980 . movie

Nowhere

Nowhere

2002 . movie

The Baker

The Baker

2023 . movie

Laws of Man

Laws of Man

2025 . movie

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 . tv

The View

The View

1997 . tv

Kojak

Kojak

1973 . tv

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

2008 . tv

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

2002 . tv

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985 . tv

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

1965 . tv

Mike

Mike

2022 . tv

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 . tv

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 . tv