Harvey Keitel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1939-05-13 (Age: 87)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel

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 (180)

⭐ 4.7 Role: Jeremiah

Hellfire

⭐ 5.8 Role: Eion

Kill Code

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Fate

⭐ 0 Role: Finn O'Brien

The Letter

⭐ 6.2 Role: Dante

The Wrecker

⭐ 7.3 Role: Marpa

Milarepa

⭐ 5.7 Role: Cassidy Whittaker

Laws of Man

⭐ 6.6 Role: Frank Ferretti

Spread

⭐ 5.5 Role: Silvio

Paradox Effect

⭐ 5.8 Role: Randall Kane

Joe Baby

⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

⭐ 6.3 Role: Merchant

The Baker

⭐ 6.0 Role: Meyer Lansky

Lansky

⭐ 5.9 Role: General Hunter Blair

Blood on the Crown

⭐ 5.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

⭐ 7.2 Role: Professor Nichols

Fatima

⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

11 Colours of the Bird

⭐ 3.4 Role: Abraham

Esau

⭐ 7.6 Role: Angelo Bruno

The Irishman

⭐ 7.1 Role: Priest

The Painted Bird

⭐ 5.9 Role: Billy

See You Soon

⭐ 5.5 Role: Noe

The Last Man

⭐ 7.8 Role: Gondo (voice)

Isle of Dogs

⭐ 4.2 Role: Anatoly

First We Take Brooklyn

⭐ 5.3 Role: Demi

Lies We Tell

⭐ 5.9 Role: Bob Fredericks

Madame

⭐ 5.7 Role: Mac Schiltz

The Comedian

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A

⭐ 5.2 Role: Papi

Chosen

⭐ 5.2 Role: Smiley

The Ridiculous 6

⭐ 6.0 Role: The Director

Outlaws

⭐ 6.3 Role: Self

Behind the White Glasses

⭐ 6.9 Role: Mick Boyle

Youth

⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

Scorsese's GoodFellas

⭐ 4.3 Role: Salvatore Vitaglia

By the Gun

⭐ 4.8 Role: O Ator (segment "O Milagre")

Rio, I Love You

⭐ 5.5 Role: Bill Agati

Two Men in Town

⭐ 8.0 Role: Ludwig

The Grand Budapest Hotel

⭐ 1.0 Role: Edward Baker

Gandhi of the Month

⭐ 6.4 Role: Al

The Congress

⭐ 5.2 Role: Father Johanis

A Farewell to Fools

⭐ 5.2 Role: Tommy Thomas

Fatal Honeymoon

⭐ 7.7 Role: Commander Pierce

Moonrise Kingdom

⭐ 4.0 Role: Don Carini

The Last Godfather

⭐ 5.7 Role: Randy Weir

Little Fockers

⭐ 6.0 Role: Duke White

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

⭐ 5.7 Role: Nino

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

⭐ 4.3 Role: Joseph Bruno

The Ministers

⭐ 8.2 Role: OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)

Inglourious Basterds

⭐ 6.4 Role: Peter Sadusky

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

⭐ 1.5 Role: Zowie

My Sexiest Year

⭐ 5.6 Role: Terrtano

One Last Dance

⭐ 6.4 Role: Miro (voice)

Arthur and the Invisibles

⭐ 4.1 Role: The Merchant

The Stone Merchant

⭐ 5.5 Role: Roger Culkin

A Crime

⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

The Outsider

⭐ 6.2 Role: Weldon Parish

Shadows in the Sun

⭐ 5.5 Role: Nick Carr

Be Cool

⭐ 5.2 Role: Uncle Pio

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

⭐ 6.6 Role: Peter Sadusky

National Treasure

⭐ 4.7 Role: Walter McGrane

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

⭐ 9.0 Role: Self

This Year in Czernowitz

⭐ 0 Role: The Mystery Man

Chasing The Elephant

⭐ 6.0 Role: Che

Dreaming of Julia

⭐ 4.4 Role: Edward Robards

The Galíndez File

⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

⭐ 8.0 Role: Private Investigator

Who Killed the Idea?

⭐ 5.6 Role: Frankie Zammeti

Crime Spree

⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

⭐ 8.4 Role: Self

The John Garfield Story

⭐ 4.4 Role: Matt Benson

Ginostra

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

⭐ 5.7 Role: Zolo

Beeper

⭐ 7.0 Role: Jack Crawford

Red Dragon

⭐ 4.9 Role: El Gringo

Nowhere

⭐ 6.2 Role: Steve Arnold

Taking Sides

⭐ 6.6 Role: SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt

The Grey Zone

⭐ 4.7 Role: Tony Romano

Nailed

⭐ 5.8 Role: Dad

Little Nicky

⭐ 4.7 Role: The Master

Presence of Mind

⭐ 4.9 Role: The Guardian

Prince of Central Park

⭐ 4.3 Role: Leone

Viper

⭐ 6.5 Role: CPO Henry Klough

U-571

⭐ 6.9 Role: Brig. Gen. Warren Black

Fail Safe

⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

⭐ 5.7 Role: PJ Waters

Holy Smoke

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Making 'Taxi Driver'

⭐ 7.2 Role: James Hager

Three Seasons

⭐ 4.5 Role: Johnny Lowen

Gunslinger's Revenge

⭐ 6.0 Role: Vernon

Shadrach

⭐ 5.8 Role: Elvis

Finding Graceland

⭐ 5.9 Role: Izzy Maurer

Lulu on the Bridge

⭐ 6.4 Role: Self

Full Tilt Boogie

⭐ 3.0 Role: Self

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

⭐ 6.4 Role: Harry Houdini

FairyTale: A True Story

⭐ 6.8 Role: Ray Donlan

Cop Land

⭐ 5.5 Role: Roy Egan

City of Industry

⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

⭐ 6.0 Role: George

Head Above Water

⭐ 7.0 Role: Jacob Fuller

From Dusk Till Dawn

⭐ 6.5 Role: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)

Get Shorty

⭐ 7.4 Role: A

Ulysses' Gaze

⭐ 6.7 Role: Det. Rocco Klein

Clockers

⭐ 6.5 Role: Auggie Wren

Blue in the Face

⭐ 0 Role: (archive footage)

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

⭐ 7.2 Role: Augustus 'Auggie' Wren

Smoke

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

⭐ 6.4 Role: Ray Weiler

Imaginary Crimes

⭐ 5.2 Role: Harry Harrelson

Somebody to Love

⭐ 8.5 Role: The Wolf

Pulp Fiction

⭐ 5.7 Role: Azro

Monkey Trouble

⭐ 5.7 Role: Mr. White (archive footage)

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

⭐ 5.8 Role: Eddie Israel

Dangerous Game

⭐ 5.7 Role: John Harris

The Young Americans

⭐ 6.1 Role: Lt. Tom Graham

Rising Sun

⭐ 7.4 Role: George Baines

The Piano

⭐ 6.2 Role: Victor the Cleaner

Point of No Return

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Inside 'The Piano'

⭐ 7.0 Role: LT

Bad Lieutenant

⭐ 8.1 Role: Mr. White / Larry Dimmick

Reservoir Dogs

⭐ 6.8 Role: Vince LaRocca

Sister Act

⭐ 6.4 Role: Mickey Cohen

Bugsy

⭐ 7.6 Role: Hal

Thelma & Louise

⭐ 5.7 Role: Det. John Woods

Mortal Thoughts

⭐ 6.1 Role: Sandoval

Drums of Fire

⭐ 6.0 Role: Julius "Jake" Berman

The Two Jakes

⭐ 9.0 Role: Self

Martin Scorsese Directs

⭐ 6.1 Role: Roderick Usher

Two Evil Eyes

⭐ 5.0 Role: Thomas

White Hunter

⭐ 6.5 Role: Unknown

Imagining America

⭐ 5.0 Role: Police Commissioner Frank Starkey

The January Man

⭐ 5.7 Role: Unknown

This Ain't Bebop

⭐ 5.3 Role: Nikolaj Bucharin

Dear Gorbachev

⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Hello Actors Studio

⭐ 5.3 Role: Self

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ

⭐ 7.2 Role: Judas

The Last Temptation of Christ

⭐ 10.0 Role: Carl

Down Where the Buffalo Go

⭐ 7.1 Role: Donald Jacques (voice)

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

⭐ 5.7 Role: Alonzo Scolara

The Pick-up Artist

⭐ 4.1 Role: Penfield Gruber

Blindside

⭐ 6.9 Role: Ponzio Pilato

The Inquiry

⭐ 5.3 Role: Sacha

The American Bride

⭐ 4.0 Role: Solly Berliner

The Men's Club

⭐ 5.4 Role: Bobby DiLea

Wise Guys

⭐ 4.8 Role: Mickey

Off Beat

⭐ 6.0 Role: Frankie

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Byron Sullivan

Vanessa in the Garden

⭐ 4.1 Role: Klever

Star Knight

⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Baciami Strega

⭐ 3.9 Role: Mr. Legend

Dream One

⭐ 6.7 Role: Ed Lasky

Falling in Love

⭐ 4.8 Role: The fugitive

A Stone in the Mouth

⭐ 4.8 Role: Rivas

Exposed

⭐ 5.8 Role: Lt. Fred O'Connor

Copkiller

⭐ 6.9 Role: Thomas Paine

That Night of Varennes

⭐ 6.1 Role: Cat

The Border

⭐ 6.6 Role: Inspector Netusil

Bad Timing

⭐ 5.3 Role: Benson

Saturn 3

⭐ 6.3 Role: Roddy

Death Watch

⭐ 5.3 Role: Henry

Eagle's Wing

⭐ 6.4 Role: Jimmy Fingers

Fingers

⭐ 7.4 Role: Jerry Bartowski

Blue Collar

⭐ 7.2 Role: Gabriel Feraud

The Duellists

⭐ 5.0 Role: Ken Hood

Welcome to L.A.

⭐ 5.5 Role: The Relative (Ed Goodman)

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

⭐ 5.4 Role: Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

⭐ 8.1 Role: Sport

Taxi Driver

⭐ 6.6 Role: Coleman Buckmaster

That's the Way of the World

⭐ 7.0 Role: Ben Eberhardt

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

⭐ 5.7 Role: Bugsy Siegel

Virginia Hill

⭐ 7.1 Role: Charlie Cappa

Mean Streets

⭐ 6.5 Role: Seaman (uncredited)

Pueblo

⭐ 6.3 Role: The Photographer (uncredited)

Brewster McCloud

⭐ 9.0 Role: Jerry

A Memory of Two Mondays

⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

Street Scenes

⭐ 6.1 Role: J.R.

Who's That Knocking at My Door

⭐ 6.5 Role: Soldier (uncredited)

Reflections in a Golden Eye