Acting
Harvey Keitel
Born May 13, 1939 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Acting
Theirs
Drama · Horror · Thriller
Pawn Shop
Action · Thriller
Fate
2027
Hellfire
2026
Action · Thriller
Kill Code
2026
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
The Letter
2025
Comedy · Drama
The Wrecker
2025
Action · Thriller
Milarepa
2025
Adventure · Fantasy · Thriller
Laws of Man
2025
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Spread
2024
Comedy · TV Movie
Paradox Effect
2024
Action · Thriller
Joe Baby
2024
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
Drama · War & Politics
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
2024
Documentary
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
2023
Documentary · Music
The Baker
2023
Action · Drama · Crime
National Treasure: Edge of History
2022
Action & Adventure
Mike
2022
Drama
Lansky
2021
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Blood on the Crown
2021
War · Drama
Fatima
2020
Drama
11 Colours of the Bird
2020
Documentary
Esau
2019
Drama
The Irishman
2019
Crime · Drama · History
The Painted Bird
2019
War · Drama · Horror
See You Soon
2019
Romance · Drama
The Last Man
2018
Science Fiction · Action · Drama
Isle of Dogs
2018
Adventure · Comedy · Animation
First We Take Brooklyn
2018
Drama · Crime
Lies We Tell
2018
Thriller · Crime · Romance
Madame
2017
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Comedian
2016
Comedy
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
2016
Documentary
Chosen
2016
Drama · War
The Ridiculous 6
2015
Western · Comedy · Adventure
Outlaws
2015
Drama
Behind the White Glasses
2015
Documentary
Youth
2015
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Scorsese's GoodFellas
2015
Documentary
By the Gun
2014
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Rio, I Love You
2014
Romance · Drama
Two Men in Town
2014
Crime · Drama
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Comedy · Drama
The Congress
2013
Drama · Science Fiction · Animation
A Farewell to Fools
2013
Comedy · Drama · War
Fatal Honeymoon
2012
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Last Godfather
2010
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Little Fockers
2010
Comedy · Romance
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010
Comedy · Drama
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009
Action · Crime · Drama
The Ministers
2009
Crime · Thriller
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Drama · Thriller · War
Life on Mars
2008
Mystery · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Action · Adventure · Mystery
My Sexiest Year
2007
Comedy · Drama
One Last Dance
2007
Action · Comedy · Crime
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
Adventure · Fantasy · Animation
The Stone Merchant
2006
Drama · Thriller
A Crime
2006
Crime
The Path to 9/11
2006
Drama
The Outsider
2005
Documentary
Shadows in the Sun
2005
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Be Cool
2005
Comedy · Crime
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
Romance · Drama
National Treasure
2004
Adventure · Action · Mystery
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
2004
Adventure · Action · Thriller
This Year in Czernowitz
2004
Documentary
Dreaming of Julia
2003
Comedy · Drama
The Galíndez File
2003
Thriller · Drama
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
Documentary
Crime Spree
2003
Comedy · Crime · Action
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003
Documentary
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Documentary · History
The John Garfield Story
2003
Documentary · TV Movie
Ginostra
2003
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
Documentary
Beeper
2002
Action · Crime · Thriller
Red Dragon
2002
Crime · Thriller · Horror
Nowhere
2002
Comedy · Drama
Taking Sides
2002
Drama · War · Music
The Grey Zone
2001
Drama · War · History
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
Documentary
Nailed
2001
Drama · Romance
Little Nicky
2000
Comedy · Fantasy
Presence of Mind
2000
Horror · Thriller · Drama
Prince of Central Park
2000
Family
Viper
2000
Drama
U-571
2000
War · Action · Adventure
Fail Safe
2000
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
Documentary
Holy Smoke
1999
Comedy · Drama
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
Documentary
Three Seasons
1999
Drama
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998
Western · Comedy
Shadrach
1998
Drama
Finding Graceland
1998
Drama
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
Documentary
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Documentary
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Cop Land
1997
Crime · Drama · Thriller
City of Industry
1997
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
Documentary
Head Above Water
1996
Comedy · Thriller
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Action · Horror · Crime
Get Shorty
1995
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Ulysses' Gaze
1995
Drama · History · War
Clockers
1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Blue in the Face
1995
Comedy
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995
Fantasy
Smoke
1995
Comedy · Drama
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
Documentary
Imaginary Crimes
1994
Drama
Somebody to Love
1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Pulp Fiction
1994
Thriller · Crime · Comedy
Monkey Trouble
1994
Comedy · Family
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
1994
Documentary
Dangerous Game
1993
Drama
The Young Americans
1993
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Rising Sun
1993
Action · Drama · Thriller
The Piano
1993
Drama · Romance
Point of No Return
1993
Action · Crime · Thriller
Inside 'The Piano'
1993
Documentary
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Crime · Drama
Reservoir Dogs
1992
Crime · Thriller
Blast 'Em
1992
Documentary
Sister Act
1992
Music · Comedy
Bugsy
1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Thelma & Louise
1991
Drama · Crime
Mortal Thoughts
1991
Mystery · Thriller
Drums of Fire
1990
History · Action
The Two Jakes
1990
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
Documentary
Two Evil Eyes
1990
Horror
White Hunter
1990
Adventure
Imagining America
1989
Drama · TV Movie
The January Man
1989
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
This Ain't Bebop
1989
Drama
Dear Gorbachev
1988
Drama
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Documentary
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Documentary
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Drama
Down Where the Buffalo Go
1988
Drama · TV Movie
The Play on One
1988
Drama
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Documentary · War
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Romance · Comedy · Crime
Blindside
1987
Thriller · Romance
The Inquiry
1986
Crime · Drama · History
The American Bride
1986
Drama · Comedy
The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
Comedy
The Men's Club
1986
Drama
Wise Guys
1986
Comedy · Crime
Off Beat
1986
Comedy
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
Crime · Drama
Vanessa in the Garden
1985
TV Movie
Star Knight
1985
Fantasy · Science Fiction
Amazing Stories
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Family
Dream One
1984
Fantasy · Adventure
Falling in Love
1984
Drama · Romance
La bella Otero
1984
Drama
A Stone in the Mouth
1983
Comedy · Drama
Exposed
1983
Drama
Copkiller
1983
Crime · Thriller
That Night of Varennes
1982
History · Comedy · Drama
The Border
1982
Crime · Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Bad Timing
1980
Mystery · Drama · Thriller
Saturn 3
1980
Science Fiction · Thriller
Death Watch
1980
Drama · Science Fiction
Eagle's Wing
1979
Western · Drama
Fingers
1978
Drama · Action · Thriller
Blue Collar
1978
Drama · Crime
The Duellists
1977
Drama · War
Welcome to L.A.
1976
Romance · Drama · Music
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
Western · Comedy
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
Comedy · Drama
Taxi Driver
1976
Crime · Drama
Saturday Night Live
1975
Comedy · News
That's the Way of the World
1975
Drama · Music
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Romance · Drama
Virginia Hill
1974
Drama · TV Movie · Crime
Kojak
1973
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Mean Streets
1973
Drama · Crime
Pueblo
1973
Drama · TV Movie
Brewster McCloud
1971
Comedy · Fantasy
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Street Scenes 1970
1970
Documentary
Who's That Knocking at My Door
1968
Drama · Romance
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
Drama · Romance · Thriller
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Hogan's Heroes
1965
War & Politics · Comedy