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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Hellfire
Character:Jeremiah
Release Date:17/02/2026
Fate
Character:
Release Date:14/02/2026
The Wrecker
Character:Dante
Release Date:31/10/2025
Milarepa
Character:Marpa
Release Date:19/06/2025
Laws of Man
Character:Cassidy Whittaker
Release Date:10/01/2025
Spread
Character:Frank Ferretti
Release Date:19/07/2024
Paradox Effect
Character:Silvio
Release Date:27/06/2024
Joe Baby
Character:Randall Kane
Release Date:02/05/2024
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/04/2024
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2023
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2023
The Baker
Character:Merchant
Release Date:27/07/2023
Lansky
Character:Meyer Lansky
Release Date:24/06/2021
Blood on the Crown
Character:General Hunter Blair
Release Date:09/03/2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2021
Fatima
Character:Professor Nichols
Release Date:13/08/2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/2020
Esau
Character:Abraham
Release Date:04/11/2019
The Irishman
Character:Angelo Bruno
Release Date:01/11/2019
The Painted Bird
Character:Priest
Release Date:12/09/2019
See You Soon
Character:Billy
Release Date:25/07/2019
The Last Man
Character:Noe
Release Date:06/09/2018
Isle of Dogs
Character:Gondo (voice)
Release Date:23/03/2018
First We Take Brooklyn
Character:Anatoly
Release Date:19/02/2018
Lies We Tell
Character:Demi
Release Date:02/02/2018
Madame
Character:Bob Fredericks
Release Date:17/08/2017
The Comedian
Character:Mac Schiltz
Release Date:09/12/2016
Chosen
Character:Papi
Release Date:08/08/2016
The Ridiculous 6
Character:Smiley
Release Date:11/12/2015
Outlaws
Character:The Director
Release Date:22/09/2015
Behind the White Glasses
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2015
Youth
Character:Mick Boyle
Release Date:20/05/2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2015
By the Gun
Character:Salvatore Vitaglia
Release Date:28/09/2014
Rio, I Love You
Character:O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Release Date:12/09/2014
Two Men in Town
Character:Bill Agati
Release Date:07/05/2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Character:Ludwig
Release Date:26/02/2014
Gandhi of the Month
Character:Edward Baker
Release Date:13/01/2014
The Congress
Character:Al
Release Date:03/07/2013
A Farewell to Fools
Character:Father Johanis
Release Date:15/03/2013
Fatal Honeymoon
Character:Tommy Thomas
Release Date:25/08/2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Character:Commander Pierce
Release Date:16/05/2012
The Last Godfather
Character:Don Carini
Release Date:29/12/2010
Little Fockers
Character:Randy Weir
Release Date:21/12/2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Character:Duke White
Release Date:17/09/2010
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Character:Nino
Release Date:16/11/2009
The Ministers
Character:Joseph Bruno
Release Date:16/10/2009
Inglourious Basterds
Character:OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/2009
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Character:Peter Sadusky
Release Date:19/12/2007
My Sexiest Year
Character:Zowie
Release Date:17/10/2007
One Last Dance
Character:Terrtano
Release Date:11/01/2007
Arthur and the Invisibles
Character:Miro (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2006
The Stone Merchant
Character:The Merchant
Release Date:15/09/2006
A Crime
Character:Roger Culkin
Release Date:11/09/2006
The Outsider
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2005
Shadows in the Sun
Character:Weldon Parish
Release Date:12/05/2005
Be Cool
Character:Nick Carr
Release Date:04/03/2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Character:Uncle Pio
Release Date:22/12/2004
National Treasure
Character:Peter Sadusky
Release Date:19/11/2004
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Character:Walter McGrane
Release Date:21/02/2004
This Year in Czernowitz
Character:Himself
Release Date:07/02/2004
Chasing The Elephant
Character:The Mystery Man
Release Date:28/11/2003
Dreaming of Julia
Character:Che
Release Date:24/10/2003
The GalÃndez File
Character:Edward Robards
Release Date:26/09/2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Character:
Release Date:12/09/2003
Who Killed the Idea?
Character:Private Investigator
Release Date:01/05/2003
Crime Spree
Character:Frankie Zammeti
Release Date:16/04/2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:09/03/2003
The John Garfield Story
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2003
Ginostra
Character:Matt Benson
Release Date:29/01/2003
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2002
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
Character:
Release Date:05/11/2002
Beeper
Character:Zolo
Release Date:10/10/2002
Red Dragon
Character:Jack Crawford
Release Date:02/10/2002
Nowhere
Character:El Gringo
Release Date:17/05/2002
Taking Sides
Character:Steve Arnold
Release Date:07/03/2002
The Grey Zone
Character:SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Release Date:13/09/2001
Nailed
Character:Tony Romano
Release Date:21/04/2001
Little Nicky
Character:Dad
Release Date:10/11/2000
Presence of Mind
Character:The Master
Release Date:24/09/2000
Prince of Central Park
Character:The Guardian
Release Date:22/09/2000
Viper
Character:Leone
Release Date:11/05/2000
U-571
Character:CPO Henry Klough
Release Date:20/04/2000
Fail Safe
Character:Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Release Date:09/04/2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2000
Holy Smoke
Character:PJ Waters
Release Date:04/09/1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/1999
Three Seasons
Character:James Hager
Release Date:30/04/1999
Gunslinger's Revenge
Character:Johnny Lowen
Release Date:18/12/1998
Shadrach
Character:Vernon
Release Date:23/09/1998
Finding Graceland
Character:Elvis
Release Date:18/09/1998
Lulu on the Bridge
Character:Izzy Maurer
Release Date:06/09/1998
Full Tilt Boogie
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
FairyTale: A True Story
Character:Harry Houdini
Release Date:24/10/1997
Cop Land
Character:Ray Donlan
Release Date:15/08/1997
City of Industry
Character:Roy Egan
Release Date:14/03/1997
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/1996
Head Above Water
Character:George
Release Date:07/11/1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
Character:Jacob Fuller
Release Date:19/01/1996
Get Shorty
Character:Himself (Uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1995
Ulysses' Gaze
Character:A
Release Date:12/10/1995
Clockers
Character:Det. Rocco Klein
Release Date:15/09/1995
Blue in the Face
Character:Auggie Wren
Release Date:15/09/1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:18/08/1995
Smoke
Character:Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Release Date:09/06/1995
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/1994
Imaginary Crimes
Character:Ray Weiler
Release Date:14/10/1994
Somebody to Love
Character:Harry Harrelson
Release Date:27/09/1994
Pulp Fiction
Character:The Wolf
Release Date:10/09/1994
Monkey Trouble
Character:Azro
Release Date:18/03/1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Character:Mr. White (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1994
Dangerous Game
Character:Eddie Israel
Release Date:13/10/1993
The Young Americans
Character:John Harris
Release Date:08/10/1993
Rising Sun
Character:Lt. Tom Graham
Release Date:30/07/1993
The Piano
Character:George Baines
Release Date:18/05/1993
Point of No Return
Character:Victor the Cleaner
Release Date:19/03/1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Bad Lieutenant
Character:LT
Release Date:20/11/1992
Reservoir Dogs
Character:Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Release Date:02/09/1992
Sister Act
Character:Vince LaRocca
Release Date:28/05/1992
Bugsy
Character:Mickey Cohen
Release Date:10/12/1991
Thelma & Louise
Character:Hal
Release Date:24/05/1991
Mortal Thoughts
Character:Det. John Woods
Release Date:19/04/1991
Drums of Fire
Character:Sandoval
Release Date:21/12/1990
The Two Jakes
Character:Julius "Jake" Berman
Release Date:10/08/1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/1990
Two Evil Eyes
Character:Roderick Usher
Release Date:25/01/1990
White Hunter
Character:Thomas
Release Date:01/01/1990
Imagining America
Character:
Release Date:19/11/1989
The January Man
Character:Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Release Date:13/01/1989
This Ain't Bebop
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Dear Gorbachev
Character:Nikolaj Bucharin
Release Date:30/12/1988
Hello Actors Studio
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/1988
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Character:Judas
Release Date:28/05/1988
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Character:Carl
Release Date:19/01/1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:Donald Jacques (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
The Pick-up Artist
Character:Alonzo Scolara
Release Date:18/09/1987
Blindside
Character:Penfield Gruber
Release Date:01/09/1987
The Inquiry
Character:Ponzio Pilato
Release Date:26/10/1986
The American Bride
Character:Sacha
Release Date:09/10/1986
The Men's Club
Character:Solly Berliner
Release Date:19/09/1986
Wise Guys
Character:Bobby DiLea
Release Date:17/04/1986
Off Beat
Character:Mickey
Release Date:10/04/1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Character:Frankie
Release Date:24/01/1986
Vanessa in the Garden
Character:Byron Sullivan
Release Date:29/12/1985
Star Knight
Character:Klever
Release Date:20/12/1985
Baciami Strega
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1985
Dream One
Character:Mr. Legend
Release Date:12/12/1984
Falling in Love
Character:Ed Lasky
Release Date:21/11/1984
La bella Otero
Character:Ernest Jurgens
Release Date:05/02/1984
A Stone in the Mouth
Character:The fugitive
Release Date:05/10/1983
Exposed
Character:Rivas
Release Date:22/04/1983
Copkiller
Character:Lt. Fred O'Connor
Release Date:15/03/1983
The Night of Varennes
Character:Thomas Paine
Release Date:15/05/1982
The Border
Character:Cat
Release Date:29/01/1982
Bad Timing
Character:Inspector Netusil
Release Date:02/03/1980
Saturn 3
Character:Benson
Release Date:15/02/1980
Death Watch
Character:Roddy
Release Date:23/01/1980
Eagle's Wing
Character:Henry
Release Date:26/07/1979
Fingers
Character:Jimmy Fingers
Release Date:02/03/1978
Blue Collar
Character:Jerry Bartowski
Release Date:10/02/1978
The Duellists
Character:Gabriel Feraud
Release Date:31/08/1977
Welcome to L.A.
Character:Ken Hood
Release Date:12/11/1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Character:The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Release Date:24/06/1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Character:Speed
Release Date:26/05/1976
Taxi Driver
Character:Sport
Release Date:09/02/1976
That's the Way of the World
Character:Coleman Buckmaster
Release Date:01/06/1975
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character:Ben Eberhardt
Release Date:09/12/1974
Virginia Hill
Character:Bugsy Siegel
Release Date:19/11/1974
Mean Streets
Character:Charlie Cappa
Release Date:14/10/1973
Pueblo
Character:Seaman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1973
A Memory of Two Mondays
Character:Jerry
Release Date:28/01/1971
Brewster McCloud
Character:The Photographer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1970
Street Scenes 1970
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/1970
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Character:J.R.
Release Date:13/09/1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1967
Television Appearances
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Character:Lali Sokolov (Old)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Character:Self
National Treasure: Edge of History
Character:Peter Sadusky
Mike
Character:Cus D'Amato
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Life on Mars
Character:Lt. Gene Hunt
The Path to 9/11
Character:John O'Neill
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Amazing Stories
Character:Byron Sullivan
American Playhouse
Character:(segment "This Ain't Bebop")
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Kojak
Character:Jerry Talaba
Great Performances
Character:Jerry
Omnibus
Character:Self
The F.B.I.
Character:Ernie
Hogan's Heroes
Character:German Soldier (uncredited)
The Oscars
Character:Self
Images
