Harvey Keitel
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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.
Known for
Credits
Kill Code (2026)
as Eion
Pulp Fiction (1994)
as The Wolf
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
Hellfire (2026)
as Jeremiah
Taxi Driver (1976)
as Sport
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Jacob Fuller
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as Ludwig
Thelma & Louise (1991)
as Hal
National Treasure (2004)
as Peter Sadusky
The Irishman (2019)
as Angelo Bruno
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Gondo (voice)
Sister Act (1992)
as Vince LaRocca
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
as Peter Sadusky
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
as Miro (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as Commander Pierce
The Piano (1993)
as George Baines
U-571 (2000)
as CPO Henry Klough
Little Nicky (2000)
as Dad
Cop Land (1997)
as Ray Donlan
Little Fockers (2010)
as Randy Weir
Mean Streets (1973)
as Charlie Cappa
Youth (2015)
as Mick Boyle
Be Cool (2005)
as Nick Carr
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Smiley
Get Shorty (1995)
as Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Rising Sun (1993)
as Lt. Tom Graham
The Grey Zone (2001)
as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Judas
Scorsese's GoodFellas (2015)
as Self
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
as LT
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Julius "Jake" Berman
Bugsy (1991)
as Mickey Cohen
Saturn 3 (1980)
as Benson
See You Soon (2019)
as Billy
The Painted Bird (2019)
as Priest
Smoke (1995)
as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Point of No Return (1993)
as Victor the Cleaner
Monkey Trouble (1994)
as Azro
Lansky (2021)
as Meyer Lansky
The Congress (2013)
as Al
Holy Smoke (1999)
as PJ Waters
The Comedian (2016)
as Mac Schiltz
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
as Nino
Falling in Love (1984)
as Ed Lasky
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Ben Eberhardt
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968)
as J.R.
Clockers (1995)
as Det. Rocco Klein
Fatima (2020)
as Professor Nichols
The Border (1982)
as Cat
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
as Roderick Usher
The Last Man (2018)
as Noe
Blue Collar (1978)
as Jerry Bartowski
The Duellists (1977)
as Gabriel Feraud
Joe Baby (2024)
as Randall Kane
Bad Timing (1980)
as Inspector Netusil
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
as Det. John Woods
The Baker (2023)
as Merchant
Wise Guys (1986)
as Bobby DiLea
Fail Safe (2000)
as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Red Dragon (2002)
as Jack Crawford
Crime Spree (2003)
as Frankie Zammeti
City of Industry (1997)
as Roy Egan
Madame (2017)
as Bob Fredericks
Rio, I Love You (2014)
as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Off Beat (1986)
as Mickey
The Wrecker (2025)
as Dante
Three Seasons (1999)
as James Hager
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
as Duke White
By the Gun (2014)
as Salvatore Vitaglia
A Crime (2006)
as Roger Culkin
The Young Americans (1993)
as John Harris
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
as A
Shadows in the Sun (2005)
as Weldon Parish
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Harry Houdini
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Donald Jacques (voice)
Paradox Effect (2024)
as Silvio
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Presence of Mind (2000)
as The Master
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Head Above Water (1996)
as George
The Outsider (2005)
as Self
Eagle's Wing (1979)
as Henry
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)
as Self
That Night of Varennes (1982)
as Thomas Paine
The January Man (1989)
as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Blue in the Face (1995)
as Auggie Wren
Dangerous Game (1993)
as Eddie Israel
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
Milarepa (2025)
as Marpa
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Alonzo Scolara
Taking Sides (2002)
as Steve Arnold
Laws of Man (2025)
as Cassidy Whittaker
The Ministers (2009)
as Joseph Bruno
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
as Ray Weiler
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Exposed (1983)
as Rivas
Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
as Johnny Lowen
The Men's Club (1986)
as Solly Berliner
Somebody to Love (1994)
as Harry Harrelson
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as Izzy Maurer
Brewster McCloud (1971)
as The Photographer (uncredited)
Finding Graceland (1998)
as Elvis
The Last Godfather (2010)
as Don Carini
Chosen (2016)
as Papi
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971)
as Jerry
Lies We Tell (2018)
as Demi
Street Scenes 1970 (1970)
as Self
Death Watch (1980)
as Roddy
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
as Speed
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
as Ken Hood
Pueblo (1973)
as Seaman (uncredited)
Ginostra (2003)
as Matt Benson
Two Men in Town (2014)
as Bill Agati
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Beeper (2002)
as Zolo
Fingers (1978)
as Jimmy Fingers
One Last Dance (2007)
as Terrtano
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
as Self
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Self
The Stone Merchant (2006)
as The Merchant
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
as Walter McGrane
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
as Che
The Inquiry (1986)
as Ponzio Pilato
Shadrach (1998)
as Vernon
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
as Uncle Pio
White Hunter (1990)
as Thomas
Nailed (2001)
as Tony Romano
The Letter (2025)
as Finn O'Brien
My Sexiest Year (2007)
as Zowie
Paradise Inc. (—)
as Hubert Humbolt
Behind the White Glasses (2015)
as Self
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
A Farewell to Fools (2013)
as Father Johanis
Fatal Honeymoon (2012)
as Tommy Thomas
Esau (2019)
as Abraham
Copkiller (1983)
as Lt. Fred O'Connor
Prince of Central Park (2000)
as The Guardian
Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)
as Self
Star Knight (1985)
as Klever
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (1994)
as Self
Down Where the Buffalo Go (1988)
as Carl
Vanessa in the Garden (1985)
as Byron Sullivan
Blood on the Crown (2021)
as General Hunter Blair
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (1995)
as Byron Sullivan (archive footage)
Dream One (1984)
as Mr. Legend
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Virginia Hill (1974)
as Bugsy Siegel
Spread (2024)
as Frank Ferretti
11 Colours of the Bird (2020)
as Self
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (2016)
as Self
Dear Gorbachev (1988)
as Nikolaj Bucharin
Blindside (1987)
as Penfield Gruber
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023)
as Self
The Galíndez File (2003)
as Edward Robards
Who Killed the Idea? (2003)
as Private Investigator
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
as Frankie
Drums of Fire (1990)
as Sandoval
Viper (2000)
as Leone
First We Take Brooklyn (2018)
as Anatoly
Imagining America (1989)
Actor
Gandhi of the Month (2014)
as Edward Baker
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003)
as Self
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
as Mr. White (archive footage)
The American Bride (1986)
as Sacha
This Ain't Bebop (1989)
Actor
That's the Way of the World (1975)
as Coleman Buckmaster
Inside 'The Piano' (1993)
as Self
Fate (—)
Actor
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003)
Actor
The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)
as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996)
as Self
Theirs (—)
Actor
Nowhere (2002)
as El Gringo
Baciami Strega (1985)
Actor
Outlaws (2015)
as The Director
A Stone in the Mouth (1983)
as The Fugitive
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
This Year in Czernowitz (2004)
as Self
Live Fast, Die Laughing (—)
Actor
Chasing The Elephant (2003)
as The Mystery Man
Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film (2002)
as Self