Harvey Keitel
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 1953–2026 (74 Years)
- Total Credits
- 217 credits in database
Acting Born May 13, 1939 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 217 credits
Biography
Harvey Johannes Keitel, born May 13 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, is an American male actor. He is noted for portraying morally ambiguous and “tough guy” characters and rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement. Keitel has a long‑running collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, appearing in six of Scorsese’s 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). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991) and won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). His career includes over two hundred credited performances.
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Career overview
Harvey Johannes Keitel was born on May 13 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. An American male actor, he is noted for portraying morally ambiguous and “tough‑guy” characters. Keitel’s career rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era, establishing him as a distinctive presence in American cinema.
A long‑running collaboration with director Martin Scorsese has produced six films in which Keitel starred: 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). His performance as Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in The Piano (1993).
Across a career that includes more than two hundred credited roles, Keitel has maintained a reputation for intense, gritty performances. His body of work reflects a consistent focus on complex, often conflicted characters, reinforcing his status as a prominent figure in contemporary film acting.
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Harry Northup
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Bruce Willis
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Career timeline
Kill CodeHellfire
The WreckerLaws of ManThe LetterMilarepa
The Tattooist of AuschwitzParadox EffectJoe BabySpreadHarvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
100 Years of Warner Bros.The BakerGarland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
National Treasure: Edge of HistoryMike
LanskyQuentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendBlood on the Crown
Fatima11 Colours of the Bird
The IrishmanThe Painted BirdSee You SoonEsau
Isle of DogsThe Last ManLies We TellFirst We Take Brooklyn
Madame
The ComedianChosenTaxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertYouthThe Ridiculous 6Scorsese's GoodFellasBehind the White Glasses
The Grand Budapest HotelTwo Men in TownRio, I Love YouBy the GunGandhi of the Month
The CongressA Farewell to Fools
Moonrise KingdomFatal Honeymoon
Little FockersThe Last GodfatherA Beginner's Guide to Endings
Inglourious BasterdsWrong Turn at TahoeThe Ministers
Life on Mars
National Treasure: Book of SecretsOne Last DanceMy Sexiest Year
Arthur and the InvisiblesThe Path to 9/11A CrimeThe Stone Merchant
Be CoolThe OutsiderShadows in the Sun
National TreasurePuerto Vallarta SqueezeThe Bridge of San Luis ReyThis Year in Czernowitz
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Dreaming of JuliaDreaming of Julia · ProducerCrime SpreeThe Galíndez File
V Graham NortonBeeperRed DragonNowhereTaking Sides
Adam Sandler Goes to HellThe Grey ZoneThe Grey Zone · Executive ProducerNailed
Little NickyU-571Fail SafePrince of Central ParkPresence of Mind
Three SeasonsThree Seasons · Executive ProducerHoly SmokeMaking 'Taxi Driver'
Finding GracelandLulu on the BridgeFull Tilt BoogieShadrachGunslinger's Revenge
The ViewCop LandFairyTale: A True StoryCity of Industry
From Dusk Till DawnThe Rosie O'Donnell ShowHead Above WaterThe Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Full Filmography
217 titles- Kill Code (2026) as Eion
- Hellfire (2026) as Jeremiah
- The Wrecker (2025) as Dante
- Laws of Man (2025) as Cassidy Whittaker
- The Letter (2025) as Finn O'Brien
- Milarepa (2025) as Marpa
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024) as Lali Sokolov (Old)
- Paradox Effect (2024) as Silvio
- Joe Baby (2024) as Randall Kane
- Spread (2024) as Frank Ferretti
- Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) as Self
- The Baker (2023) as Merchant
- Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023) as Self
- National Treasure: Edge of History (2022) as Peter Sadusky
- Mike (2022) as Cus D'Amato
- Lansky (2021) as Meyer Lansky
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Blood on the Crown (2021) as General Hunter Blair
- Fatima (2020) as Professor Nichols
- 11 Colours of the Bird (2020) as Self
- The Irishman (2019) as Angelo Bruno
- The Painted Bird (2019) as Priest
- See You Soon (2019) as Billy
- Esau (2019) as Abraham
- Isle of Dogs (2018) as Gondo (voice)
- The Last Man (2018) as Noe
- Lies We Tell (2018) as Demi
- First We Take Brooklyn (2018) as Anatoly
- Madame (2017) as Bob Fredericks
- The Comedian (2016) as Mac Schiltz
- Chosen (2016) as Papi
- Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Youth (2015) as Mick Boyle
- The Ridiculous 6 (2015) as Smiley
- Scorsese's GoodFellas (2015) as Self
- Behind the White Glasses (2015) as Self
- Outlaws (2015) as The Director
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as Ludwig
- Two Men in Town (2014) as Bill Agati
- Rio, I Love You (2014) as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
- By the Gun (2014) as Salvatore Vitaglia
- Gandhi of the Month (2014) as Edward Baker
- The Congress (2013) as Al
- A Farewell to Fools (2013) as Father Johanis
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012) as Commander Pierce
- Fatal Honeymoon (2012) as Tommy Thomas
- Little Fockers (2010) as Randy Weir
- The Last Godfather (2010) as Don Carini
- A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010) as Duke White
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
- Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009) as Nino
- The Ministers (2009) as Joseph Bruno
- Life on Mars (2008) as Lt. Gene Hunt
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) as Peter Sadusky
- One Last Dance (2007) as Terrtano
- My Sexiest Year (2007) as Zowie
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) as Miro (voice)
- The Path to 9/11 (2006) as John O'Neill
- A Crime (2006) as Roger Culkin
- The Stone Merchant (2006) as The Merchant
- Be Cool (2005) as Nick Carr
- The Outsider (2005) as Self
- Shadows in the Sun (2005) as Weldon Parish
- National Treasure (2004) as Peter Sadusky
- Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004) as Walter McGrane
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) as Uncle Pio
- This Year in Czernowitz (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Dreaming of Julia (2003) as Che
- Dreaming of Julia (2003) Producer
- Crime Spree (2003) as Frankie Zammeti
- The Galíndez File (2003) as Edward Robards
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self
- The John Garfield Story (2003) as Self
- Chasing The Elephant (2003) as The Mystery Man
- Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003)
- Who Killed the Idea? (2003) as Private Investigator
- Ginostra (2003) as Matt Benson
- A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003) as Self
- V Graham Norton (2002) as Self
- Beeper (2002) as Zolo
- Red Dragon (2002) as Jack Crawford
- Nowhere (2002) as El Gringo
- Taking Sides (2002) as Steve Arnold
- Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film (2002) as Self
- Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001) as Self
- The Grey Zone (2001) as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- The Grey Zone (2001) Executive Producer
- Nailed (2001) as Tony Romano
- Little Nicky (2000) as Dad
- U-571 (2000) as CPO Henry Klough
- Fail Safe (2000) as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
- Prince of Central Park (2000) as The Guardian
- Presence of Mind (2000) as The Master
- The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000) as Self
- Viper (2000) as Leone
- Three Seasons (1999) as James Hager
- Three Seasons (1999) Executive Producer
- Holy Smoke (1999) as PJ Waters
- Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999) as Self
- Finding Graceland (1998) as Elvis
- Lulu on the Bridge (1998) as Izzy Maurer
- Full Tilt Boogie (1998) as Self
- Shadrach (1998) as Vernon
- Gunslinger's Revenge (1998) as Johnny Lowen
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- Cop Land (1997) as Ray Donlan
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) as Harry Houdini
- City of Industry (1997) as Roy Egan
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) as Jacob Fuller
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Head Above Water (1996) as George
- The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996) as Self
- Get Shorty (1995) as Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
- Clockers (1995) as Det. Rocco Klein
- Smoke (1995) as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- Blue in the Face (1995) as Auggie Wren
- Blue in the Face (1995) Executive Producer
- Ulysses' Gaze (1995) as A
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (1995) as Byron Sullivan (archive footage)
- Pulp Fiction (1994) as The Wolf
- Monkey Trouble (1994) as Azro
- Somebody to Love (1994) as Harry Harrelson
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Imaginary Crimes (1994) as Ray Weiler
- Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (1994) as Self
- Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994) as Mr. White (archive footage)
- The Piano (1993) as George Baines
- Rising Sun (1993) as Lt. Tom Graham
- Point of No Return (1993) as Victor the Cleaner
- The Young Americans (1993) as John Harris
- Inside 'The Piano' (1993) as Self
- Dangerous Game (1993) as Eddie Israel
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) Co-Producer
- Sister Act (1992) as Vince LaRocca
- Bad Lieutenant (1992) as LT
- Blast 'Em (1992) as Self (uncredited)
- Thelma & Louise (1991) as Hal
- Bugsy (1991) as Mickey Cohen
- Mortal Thoughts (1991) as Det. John Woods
- Two Evil Eyes (1990) as Roderick Usher
- The Two Jakes (1990) as Julius "Jake" Berman
- Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) as Self
- White Hunter (1990) as Thomas
- Drums of Fire (1990) as Sandoval
- The January Man (1989) as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
- This Ain't Bebop (1989)
- Imagining America (1989)
- The Play on One (1988) as Carl
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) as Judas
- Hello Actors Studio (1988) as Self
- Dear Gorbachev (1988) as Nikolaj Bucharin
- Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) as Self
- Down Where the Buffalo Go (1988) as Carl
- The Pick-up Artist (1987) as Alonzo Scolara
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) as Donald Jacques (voice)
- Blindside (1987) as Penfield Gruber
- The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986) as Frank Tanner
- Off Beat (1986) as Mickey
- The Men's Club (1986) as Solly Berliner
- Wise Guys (1986) as Bobby DiLea
- The Inquiry (1986) as Ponzio Pilato
- Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986) as Frankie
- The American Bride (1986) as Sacha
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Byron Sullivan
- Baciami Strega (1985)
- Star Knight (1985) as Klever
- Vanessa in the Garden (1985) as Byron Sullivan
- Falling in Love (1984) as Ed Lasky
- Dream One (1984) as Mr. Legend
- La bella Otero (1984) as Ernest Jurgens
- Exposed (1983) as Rivas
- Copkiller (1983) as Lt. Fred O'Connor
- A Stone in the Mouth (1983) as The Fugitive
- American Playhouse (1982) as Harvey Keitel
- That Night of Varennes (1982) as Thomas Paine
- The Border (1982) as Cat
- Saturn 3 (1980) as Benson
- Death Watch (1980) as Roddy
- Bad Timing (1980) as Inspector Netusil
- Eagle's Wing (1979) as Henry
- Blue Collar (1978) as Jerry Bartowski
- Fingers (1978) as Jimmy Fingers
- The Duellists (1977) as Gabriel Feraud
- Taxi Driver (1976) as Sport
- Welcome to L.A. (1976) as Ken Hood
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) as Speed
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Siegfried (uncredited)
- That's the Way of the World (1975) as Coleman Buckmaster
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) as Ben Eberhardt
- Virginia Hill (1974) as Bugsy Siegel
- Kojak (1973) as Jerry Talaba
- Mean Streets (1973) as Charlie Cappa
- Pueblo (1973) as Seaman (uncredited)
- Great Performances (1971) as Jerry
- Brewster McCloud (1971) as The Photographer (uncredited)
- A Memory of Two Mondays (1971) as Jerry
- Street Scenes 1970 (1970) as Self
- Street Scenes 1970 (1970) Still Photographer
- Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) as J.R.
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) as Soldier (uncredited)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as German Soldier (uncredited)
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ernie
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Theirs
- Live Fast, Die Laughing
- Fate
- Paradise Inc. as Hubert Humbolt
- Untitled Harvey Keitel/Daphna Kastner Film
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Harvey Keitel best known for?
Harvey Keitel is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kill Code (2026), Hellfire (2026), The Wrecker (2025), Paradox Effect (2024).
When and where was Harvey Keitel born?
Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Harvey Keitel have?
Harvey Keitel has accumulated over 217 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2026.
What is Harvey Keitel's background in cinema and television?
Harvey Johannes Keitel, born May 13 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, is an American male actor. He is noted for portraying morally ambiguous and “tough guy” characters and rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement. Keitel has a long‑running collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, appearing in six of Sco...
Harvey Keitel by the numbers
217credits
192films
25TV series
1953–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Pulp Fiction (1994) as The Wolf — aged about 55
- Scorsese's GoodFellas (2015) as Self — aged about 76
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 70
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick — aged about 53
- Taxi Driver (1976) as Sport — aged about 37
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as Ludwig — aged about 75
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