Harvey Keitel
Acting • Born 1939-05-13
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.
Filmography
205 credits
Taxi Driver
Movie • 1976
Sport
Mean Streets
Movie • 1973
Charlie Cappa
A Crime
Movie • 2006
Roger Culkin
Reservoir Dogs
Movie • 1992
Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
National Treasure
Movie • 2004
Peter Sadusky
Smoke
Movie • 1995
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Thelma & Louise
Movie • 1991
Hal
Cop Land
Movie • 1997
Ray Donlan
Pulp Fiction
Movie • 1994
The Wolf
The Piano
Movie • 1993
George Baines
From Dusk Till Dawn
Movie • 1996
Jacob Fuller
U-571
Movie • 2000
CPO Henry Klough
Bugsy
Movie • 1991
Mickey Cohen
Sister Act
Movie • 1992
Vince LaRocca
Three Seasons
Movie • 1999
James Hager
Be Cool
Movie • 2005
Nick Carr
Point of No Return
Movie • 1993
Victor the Cleaner
The Last Temptation of Christ
Movie • 1988
Judas
Clockers
Movie • 1995
Det. Rocco Klein
Blue in the Face
Movie • 1995
Auggie Wren
Head Above Water
Movie • 1996
George
The Border
Movie • 1982
Cat
Fail Safe
Movie • 2000
Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Taking Sides
Movie • 2002
Steve Arnold
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Movie • 2007
Peter Sadusky
Mortal Thoughts
Movie • 1991
Det. John Woods
Ulysses' Gaze
Movie • 1995
A
Hellfire
Movie • 2026
Jeremiah
Crime Spree
Movie • 2003
Frankie Zammeti
Rising Sun
Movie • 1993
Lt. Tom Graham
Wise Guys
Movie • 1986
Bobby DiLea
The Young Americans
Movie • 1993
John Harris
The January Man
Movie • 1989
Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Bad Lieutenant
Movie • 1992
LT
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Movie • 2009
Nino
Shadows in the Sun
Movie • 2005
Weldon Parish
Bad Timing
Movie • 1980
Inspector Netusil
Red Dragon
Movie • 2002
Jack Crawford
The Two Jakes
Movie • 1990
Julius "Jake" Berman
Little Nicky
Movie • 2000
Dad
The Ministers
Movie • 2009
Joseph Bruno
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Movie • 2004
Walter McGrane
Holy Smoke
Movie • 1999
PJ Waters
The Wrecker
Movie • 2025
Dante
That Night of Varennes
Movie • 1982
Thomas Paine
Monkey Trouble
Movie • 1994
Azro
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Movie • 1976
The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Full Tilt Boogie
Movie • 1998
Self
One Last Dance
Movie • 2007
Terrtano
Ginostra
Movie • 2003
Matt Benson
Two Evil Eyes
Movie • 1990
Roderick Usher
FairyTale: A True Story
Movie • 1997
Harry Houdini
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Movie • 1968
J.R.
Lulu on the Bridge
Movie • 1998
Izzy Maurer
The Stone Merchant
Movie • 2006
The Merchant
Blue Collar
Movie • 1978
Jerry Bartowski
The Grey Zone
Movie • 2001
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Gunslinger's Revenge
Movie • 1998
Johnny Lowen
Somebody to Love
Movie • 1994
Harry Harrelson
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Movie • 1974
Ben Eberhardt
Fingers
Movie • 1978
Jimmy Fingers
Finding Graceland
Movie • 1998
Elvis
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Movie • 2004
Uncle Pio
City of Industry
Movie • 1997
Roy Egan
Beeper
Movie • 2002
Zolo
The Pick-up Artist
Movie • 1987
Alonzo Scolara
Copkiller
Movie • 1983
Lt. Fred O'Connor
Little Fockers
Movie • 2010
Randy Weir
Dangerous Game
Movie • 1993
Eddie Israel
The Duellists
Movie • 1977
Gabriel Feraud
Vanessa in the Garden
Movie • 1985
Byron Sullivan
Saturn 3
Movie • 1980
Benson
Falling in Love
Movie • 1984
Ed Lasky
The Last Godfather
Movie • 2010
Don Carini
Shadrach
Movie • 1998
Vernon
Star Knight
Movie • 1985
Klever
Imaginary Crimes
Movie • 1994
Ray Weiler
The Men's Club
Movie • 1986
Solly Berliner
Presence of Mind
Movie • 2000
The Master
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Movie • 2010
Duke White
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Movie • 1986
Frankie
Blindside
Movie • 1987
Penfield Gruber
Exposed
Movie • 1983
Rivas
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie • 2014
Ludwig
Kill Code
Movie
Eion
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Movie • 1994
Mr. White (archive footage)
Fatal Honeymoon
Movie • 2012
Tommy Thomas
The Congress
Movie • 2013
Al
Eagle's Wing
Movie • 1979
Henry
The Outsider
Movie • 2005
Self
Dear Gorbachev
Movie • 1988
Nikolaj Bucharin
The Inquiry
Movie • 1986
Ponzio Pilato
Prince of Central Park
Movie • 2000
The Guardian
My Sexiest Year
Movie • 2007
Zowie
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
Movie • 2002
The Galíndez File
Movie • 2003
Edward Robards
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Movie • 1998
Self
That's the Way of the World
Movie • 1975
Coleman Buckmaster
Two Men in Town
Movie • 2014
Bill Agati
Live Fast, Die Laughing
Movie
A Farewell to Fools
Movie • 2013
Father Johanis
Dream One
Movie • 1984
Mr. Legend
Moonrise Kingdom
Movie • 2012
Commander Pierce
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
Movie • 1988
Self
By the Gun
Movie • 2014
Salvatore Vitaglia
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Movie • 2003
Self
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Movie • 1999
Self
Paradise Inc.
Movie
Hubert Humbolt
Joe Baby
Movie • 2024
Randall Kane
Spread
Movie • 2024
Frank Ferretti
Welcome to L.A.
Movie • 1976
Ken Hood
Off Beat
Movie • 1986
Mickey
Dreaming of Julia
Movie • 2003
Che
Drums of Fire
Movie • 1990
Sandoval
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Movie • 1988
Carl
Youth
Movie • 2015
Mick Boyle
Theirs
Movie
Milarepa
Movie • 2025
Marpa
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Movie • 2024
Self
A Stone in the Mouth
Movie • 1983
The fugitive
Paradox Effect
Movie • 2024
Silvio
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Movie • 1976
Speed
Behind the White Glasses
Movie • 2015
Self
Nailed
Movie • 2001
Tony Romano
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Movie • 1994
Self
White Hunter
Movie • 1990
Thomas
Fate
Movie • 2026
The Ridiculous 6
Movie • 2015
Smiley
Inglourious Basterds
Movie • 2009
OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Brewster McCloud
Movie • 1971
The Photographer (uncredited)
The Irishman
Movie • 2019
Angelo Bruno
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Movie • 2023
Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Movie • 1995
(archive footage)
Chosen
Movie • 2016
Papi
Street Scenes 1970
Movie • 1970
Self
This Ain't Bebop
Movie • 1989
Imagining America
Movie • 1989
The Comedian
Movie • 2016
Mac Schiltz
Isle of Dogs
Movie • 2018
Gondo (voice)
Rio, I Love You
Movie • 2014
O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
The Letter
Movie • 2025
Finn O'Brien
Madame
Movie • 2017
Bob Fredericks
Virginia Hill
Movie • 1974
Bugsy Siegel
Baciami Strega
Movie • 1985
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Movie • 1996
Self
This Year in Czernowitz
Movie • 2004
Himself
The Last Man
Movie • 2018
Noe
The Painted Bird
Movie • 2019
Priest
Outlaws
Movie • 2015
The Director
First We Take Brooklyn
Movie • 2018
Anatoly
Lies We Tell
Movie • 2018
Demi
Chasing The Elephant
Movie • 2003
The Mystery Man
The American Bride
Movie • 1986
Sacha
Martin Scorsese Directs
Movie • 1990
Self
Viper
Movie • 2000
Leone
Esau
Movie • 2019
Abraham
Fatima
Movie • 2020
Professor Nichols
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Movie • 2003
See You Soon
Movie • 2019
Billy
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Movie • 2000
Self
Lansky
Movie • 2021
Meyer Lansky
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Movie • 2015
Self
Get Shorty
Movie • 1995
Himself (Uncredited)
Pueblo
Movie • 1973
Seaman (uncredited)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Movie • 1967
Soldier (uncredited)
Death Watch
Movie • 1980
Roddy
Blood on the Crown
Movie • 2021
General Hunter Blair
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie • 1987
Donald Jacques (voice)
Nowhere
Movie • 2002
El Gringo
Gandhi of the Month
Movie • 2014
Edward Baker
11 Colours of the Bird
Movie • 2020
Self
The John Garfield Story
Movie • 2003
Self
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Movie • 1988
Self
A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie • 1971
Jerry
The Baker
Movie • 2023
Merchant
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Laws of Man
Movie • 2025
Cassidy Whittaker
Inside 'The Piano'
Movie • 1993
Self
Who Killed the Idea?
Movie • 2003
Private Investigator
Arthur and the Invisibles
Movie • 2006
Miro (voice)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie • 2003
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Ernie
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Kojak
TV • 1973
Jerry Talaba
Life on Mars
TV • 2008
Lt. Gene Hunt
The Path to 9/11
TV • 2006
John O'Neill
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TV • 2024
Lali Sokolov (Old)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Byron Sullivan
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
German Soldier (uncredited)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV • 2023
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Mike
TV • 2022
Cus D'Amato
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
National Treasure: Edge of History
TV • 2022
Peter Sadusky
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Jerry
American Playhouse
TV • 1982
(segment "This Ain't Bebop")
Omnibus
TV • 1967
Self
La bella Otero
TV • 1984
Ernest Jurgens