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
Pulp Fiction (1994)
as The Wolf
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as Ludwig
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
National Treasure (2004)
as Sadusky
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Jacob Fuller
Taxi Driver (1976)
as Sport
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Cop Land (1997)
as Ray Donlan
The Irishman (2019)
as Angelo Bruno
Kill Code (2026)
as Eion
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
as Sadusky
Sister Act (1992)
as Vince LaRocca
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Gondo (voice)
Hellfire (2026)
as Jeremiah
Thelma & Louise (1991)
as Hal
Youth (2015)
as Mick Boyle
The Piano (1993)
as George Baines
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
as Miro (voice)
Little Fockers (2010)
as Randy Weir
Lansky (2021)
as Meyer Lansky
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as Commander Pierce
The Method (—)
as Robert
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
as A
Fatima (2020)
as Professor Nichols
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Judas
Madame (2017)
as Bob Fredericks
Little Nicky (2000)
as Dad
The Painted Bird (2019)
as Priest
Exposed (1983)
as Rivas
Be Cool (2005)
as Nick Carr
Pawn Shop (—)
Actor
Get Shorty (1995)
as Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
U-571 (2000)
as CPO Henry Klough
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
as LT
Mean Streets (1973)
as Charlie Cappa
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Smiley
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
as Roderick Usher
Rising Sun (1993)
as Lt. Tom Graham
Point of No Return (1993)
as Victor the Cleaner
The Outsider (2005)
as Self
Baciami Strega (1985)
Actor
Smoke (1995)
as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
The Baker (2023)
as Merchant
The Grey Zone (2001)
as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Ben Eberhardt
Shadows in the Sun (2005)
as Weldon Parish
Theirs (—)
Actor
Rio, I Love You (2014)
as O Ator
Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
Falling in Love (1984)
as Ed Lasky
The Wrecker (2025)
as Dante
Clockers (1995)
as Det. Rocco Klein
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001)
as Self
Bugsy (1991)
as Mickey Cohen
White Hunter (1990)
as Thomas
Saturn 3 (1980)
as Benson
Beeper (2002)
as Zolo
Dream One (1984)
as Mr. Legend
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Alonzo Scolara
The Letter (2025)
as Finn O'Brien
The Duellists (1977)
as Gabriel Feraud
Head Above Water (1996)
as George
See You Soon (2019)
as Billy
Off Beat (1986)
as Mickey
The Congress (2013)
as Al
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Julius "Jake" Berman
The January Man (1989)
as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Monkey Trouble (1994)
as Azro
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)
as Self
Nowhere (2002)
as El Gringo
Death Watch (1980)
as Roddy
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
as Nino
Blue in the Face (1995)
as Auggie Wren
11 Colours of the Bird (2020)
as Self
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Harry Houdini
Somebody to Love (1994)
as Harry Harrelson
Street Scenes 1970 (1970)
as Self
That Night of Varennes (1982)
as Thomas Paine
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Paradox Effect (2024)
as Silvio
Scorsese's GoodFellas (2015)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Holy Smoke (1999)
as PJ Waters
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (2016)
as Self
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
as Che
Red Dragon (2002)
as Jack Crawford
Three Seasons (1999)
as James Hager
The Comedian (2016)
as Mac Schiltz
Behind the White Glasses (2015)
as Self
Dear Gorbachev (1988)
as Nikolaj Bucharin
Fail Safe (2000)
as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
as Uncle Pio
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
as Det. John Woods
City of Industry (1997)
as Roy Egan
Crime Spree (2003)
as Frankie Zammeti
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968)
as J.R.
Two Men in Town (2014)
as Bill Agati
Minute Mark (—)
Actor
The Border (1982)
as Cat
Copkiller (1983)
as Lt. Fred O'Connor
Taking Sides (2002)
as Steve Arnold
By the Gun (2014)
as Salvatore Vitaglia
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
as Ken Hood
Joe Baby (2024)
as Randall Kane
First We Take Brooklyn (2018)
as Anatoly
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as Izzy Maurer
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
as Speed
Blue Collar (1978)
as Jerry Bartowski
Bad Timing (1980)
as Inspector Netusil
Ginostra (2003)
as Matt Benson
Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)
as Self
Dangerous Game (1993)
as Eddie Israel
Wise Guys (1986)
as Bobby DiLea
Brewster McCloud (1971)
as The Photographer (uncredited)
Live Fast, Die Laughing (—)
Actor
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023)
as Self
The Last Man (2018)
as Noe
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Donald Jacques (voice)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
The Young Americans (1993)
as John Harris
Star Knight (1985)
as Klever
The Stone Merchant (2006)
as The Merchant
This Ain't Bebop (1989)
Actor
Inside 'The Piano' (1993)
as Self
Lies We Tell (2018)
as Demi
The Ministers (2009)
as Joseph Bruno
Fingers (1978)
as Jimmy Fingers
One Last Dance (2007)
as Terrtano
A Crime (2006)
as Roger Culkin
Laws of Man (2025)
as Cassidy Whittaker
Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
as Self
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
as Duke White
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
as Ray Weiler
Chosen (2016)
as Papi
Eagle's Wing (1979)
as Henry
The Men's Club (1986)
as Solly Berliner
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Spread (2024)
as Frank Ferretti
Finding Graceland (1998)
as Elvis
Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
as Johnny Lowen
The Inquiry (1986)
as Ponzio Pilato
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
as Frankie
The Galíndez File (2003)
as Edward Robards
The Last Godfather (2010)
as Don Carini
The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)
as Self
Blood on the Crown (2021)
as General Hunter Blair
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
Drums of Fire (1990)
as Sandoval
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971)
as Jerry
Chasing The Elephant (2003)
as The Mystery Man
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996)
as Self
A Farewell to Fools (2013)
as Father Johanis
Prince of Central Park (2000)
as The Guardian
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Fatal Honeymoon (2012)
as Tommy Thomas
Untitled Harvey Keitel/Daphna Kastner Film (—)
Actor
Nailed (2001)
as Tony Romano
Shadrach (1998)
as Vernon
Vanessa in the Garden (1985)
as Byron Sullivan
That's the Way of the World (1975)
as Coleman Buckmaster
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
A Stone in the Mouth (1983)
as The Fugitive
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
as Walter McGrane
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003)
Actor
Blindside (1987)
as Penfield Gruber
Pueblo (1973)
as Seaman (uncredited)
Milarepa (2025)
as Marpa
Down Where the Buffalo Go (1988)
as Carl
Esau (2019)
as Abraham
The American Bride (1986)
as Sacha
Presence of Mind (2000)
as The Master
Viper (2000)
as Leone
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (1995)
as Byron Sullivan (archive footage)
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Self
Virginia Hill (1974)
as Bugsy Siegel
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
as Mr. White (archive footage)
My Sexiest Year (2007)
as Zowie
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film (2002)
as Self
Fate (2027)
Actor
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003)
as Self
This Year in Czernowitz (2004)
as Self
Outlaws (2015)
as The Director
Imagining America (1989)
Actor
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (1994)
as Self
Gandhi of the Month (2014)
as Edward Baker
Paradise Inc. (—)
as Hubert Humbolt