Harvey Keitel
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.
Born: 13 May 1939
Played In
Movie
May 2026
Hellfire
Jeremiah
Movie
Apr 2026
Kill Code
Eion
Movie
Nov 2025
The Letter
Finn O'Brien
Movie
Oct 2025
The Wrecker
Dante
Movie
Jun 2025
Milarepa
Marpa
Movie
Jan 2025
Laws of Man
Cassidy Whittaker
Movie
Jul 2024
Spread
Frank Ferretti
Movie
Jun 2024
Paradox Effect
Silvio
Movie
May 2024
Joe Baby
Randall Kane
TV Show
May 2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Lali Sokolov (Old)
Movie
Apr 2024
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Nov 2023
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Self
Movie
Jul 2023
The Baker
Merchant
TV Show
May 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
TV Show
Dec 2022
National Treasure: Edge of History
Peter Sadusky
TV Show
Aug 2022
Mike
Cus D'Amato
Movie
Jun 2021
Lansky
Meyer Lansky
Movie
Mar 2021
Blood on the Crown
General Hunter Blair
Movie
Jan 2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Aug 2020
Fatima
Professor Nichols
Movie
Mar 2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
Movie
Nov 2019
Esau
Abraham
Movie
Nov 2019
The Irishman
Angelo Bruno
Movie
Sep 2019
The Painted Bird
Priest
Movie
Jul 2019
See You Soon
Billy
Movie
Sep 2018
The Last Man
Noe
Movie
Mar 2018
Isle of Dogs
Gondo (voice)
Movie
Feb 2018
First We Take Brooklyn
Anatoly
Movie
Feb 2018
Lies We Tell
Demi
Movie
Aug 2017
Madame
Bob Fredericks
Movie
Dec 2016
The Comedian
Mac Schiltz
Movie
Nov 2016
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
Self
Movie
Aug 2016
Chosen
Papi
Movie
Dec 2015
The Ridiculous 6
Smiley
Movie
Sep 2015
Outlaws
The Director
Movie
Sep 2015
Behind the White Glasses
Self
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Movie
May 2015
Youth
Mick Boyle
Movie
May 2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Self
Movie
Sep 2014
By the Gun
Salvatore Vitaglia
Movie
Sep 2014
Rio, I Love You
O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Movie
May 2014
Two Men in Town
Bill Agati
Movie
Feb 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ludwig
Movie
Jan 2014
Gandhi of the Month
Edward Baker
Movie
Jul 2013
The Congress
Al
Movie
Mar 2013
A Farewell to Fools
Father Johanis
Movie
Aug 2012
Fatal Honeymoon
Tommy Thomas
Movie
May 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Commander Pierce
Movie
Dec 2010
The Last Godfather
Don Carini
Movie
Dec 2010
Little Fockers
Randy Weir
Movie
Sep 2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Duke White
Movie
Nov 2009
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Nino
Movie
Oct 2009
The Ministers
Joseph Bruno
Movie
Aug 2009
Inglourious Basterds
OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
TV Show
Oct 2008
Life on Mars
Lt. Gene Hunt
Movie
Dec 2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Peter Sadusky
Movie
Oct 2007
My Sexiest Year
Zowie
Movie
Jan 2007
One Last Dance
Terrtano
Movie
Dec 2006
Arthur and the Invisibles
Miro (voice)
Movie
Sep 2006
The Stone Merchant
The Merchant
Movie
Sep 2006
A Crime
Roger Culkin
TV Show
Sep 2006
The Path to 9/11
John O'Neill
Movie
Dec 2005
The Outsider
Self
Movie
May 2005
Shadows in the Sun
Weldon Parish
Movie
Mar 2005
Be Cool
Nick Carr
Movie
Dec 2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio
Movie
Nov 2004
National Treasure
Peter Sadusky
Movie
Feb 2004
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Walter McGrane
Movie
Feb 2004
This Year in Czernowitz
Self
Movie
Nov 2003
Chasing The Elephant
The Mystery Man
Movie
Oct 2003
Dreaming of Julia
Che
Movie
Sep 2003
The Galíndez File
Edward Robards
Movie
Sep 2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Movie
May 2003
Who Killed the Idea?
Private Investigator
Movie
Apr 2003
Crime Spree
Frankie Zammeti
Movie
Apr 2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
Movie
Mar 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Movie
Feb 2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
Movie
Jan 2003
Ginostra
Matt Benson
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Movie
Dec 2002
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Nov 2002
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
Self
Movie
Oct 2002
Beeper
Zolo
Movie
Oct 2002
Red Dragon
Jack Crawford
Movie
May 2002
Nowhere
El Gringo
TV Show
May 2002
V Graham Norton
Self
Movie
Mar 2002
Taking Sides
Steve Arnold
Movie
Sep 2001
The Grey Zone
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Movie
Apr 2001
Nailed
Tony Romano
Movie
Nov 2000
Little Nicky
Dad
Movie
Sep 2000
Presence of Mind
The Master
Movie
Sep 2000
Prince of Central Park
The Guardian
Movie
May 2000
Viper
Leone
Movie
Apr 2000
U-571
CPO Henry Klough
Movie
Apr 2000
Fail Safe
Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Movie
Feb 2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Movie
Sep 1999
Holy Smoke
PJ Waters
Movie
Jun 1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
Movie
Apr 1999
Three Seasons
James Hager
Movie
Dec 1998
Gunslinger's Revenge
Johnny Lowen
Movie
Sep 1998
Shadrach
Vernon
Movie
Sep 1998
Finding Graceland
Elvis
Movie
Sep 1998
Lulu on the Bridge
Izzy Maurer
Movie
Jul 1998
Full Tilt Boogie
Self
Movie
Jan 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Movie
Oct 1997
FairyTale: A True Story
Harry Houdini
Movie
Aug 1997
Cop Land
Ray Donlan
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
Movie
Mar 1997
City of Industry
Roy Egan
Movie
Nov 1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
Movie
Nov 1996
Head Above Water
George
TV Show
Jun 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
Movie
Jan 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
Jacob Fuller
Movie
Oct 1995
Get Shorty
Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Movie
Oct 1995
Ulysses' Gaze
A
Movie
Sep 1995
Clockers
Det. Rocco Klein
Movie
Sep 1995
Blue in the Face
Auggie Wren
Movie
Aug 1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Byron Sullivan (archive footage)
Movie
Jun 1995
Smoke
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Movie
Oct 1994
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
Movie
Oct 1994
Imaginary Crimes
Ray Weiler
Movie
Sep 1994
Somebody to Love
Harry Harrelson
Movie
Sep 1994
Pulp Fiction
The Wolf
TV Show
Aug 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Movie
Mar 1994
Monkey Trouble
Azro
Movie
Jan 1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Mr. White (archive footage)
Movie
Oct 1993
Dangerous Game
Eddie Israel
Movie
Oct 1993
The Young Americans
John Harris
Movie
Jul 1993
Rising Sun
Lt. Tom Graham
Movie
May 1993
The Piano
George Baines
Movie
Mar 1993
Point of No Return
Victor the Cleaner
Movie
Jan 1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Self
Movie
Nov 1992
Bad Lieutenant
LT
Movie
Sep 1992
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Movie
May 1992
Sister Act
Vince LaRocca
Movie
Dec 1991
Bugsy
Mickey Cohen
Movie
May 1991
Thelma & Louise
Hal
Movie
Apr 1991
Mortal Thoughts
Det. John Woods
Movie
Dec 1990
Drums of Fire
Sandoval
Movie
Aug 1990
The Two Jakes
Julius "Jake" Berman
Movie
Jun 1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Movie
Jan 1990
Two Evil Eyes
Roderick Usher
Movie
Jan 1990
White Hunter
Thomas
Movie
Nov 1989
Imagining America
Movie
Jan 1989
The January Man
Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Movie
Jan 1989
This Ain't Bebop
Movie
Dec 1988
Dear Gorbachev
Nikolaj Bucharin
Movie
Nov 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self
Movie
Oct 1988
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
Self
Movie
May 1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Judas
Movie
Jan 1988
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Carl
TV Show
Jan 1988
The Play on One
Carl
Movie
Oct 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Donald Jacques (voice)
Movie
Sep 1987
The Pick-up Artist
Alonzo Scolara
Movie
Sep 1987
Blindside
Penfield Gruber
Movie
Oct 1986
The Inquiry
Ponzio Pilato
Movie
Oct 1986
The American Bride
Sacha
TV Show
Sep 1986
The Ellen Burstyn Show
Frank Tanner
Movie
Sep 1986
The Men's Club
Solly Berliner
Movie
Apr 1986
Wise Guys
Bobby DiLea
Movie
Apr 1986
Off Beat
Mickey
Movie
Jan 1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Frankie
Movie
Dec 1985
Vanessa in the Garden
Byron Sullivan
Movie
Dec 1985
Star Knight
Klever
Movie
Dec 1985
Baciami Strega
TV Show
Sep 1985
Amazing Stories
Byron Sullivan
Movie
Dec 1984
Dream One
Mr. Legend
Movie
Nov 1984
Falling in Love
Ed Lasky
TV Show
Feb 1984
La bella Otero
Ernest Jurgens
Movie
Oct 1983
A Stone in the Mouth
The Fugitive
Movie
Apr 1983
Exposed
Rivas
Movie
Mar 1983
Copkiller
Lt. Fred O'Connor
Movie
May 1982
That Night of Varennes
Thomas Paine
Movie
Jan 1982
The Border
Cat
TV Show
Jan 1982
American Playhouse
(segment "This Ain't Bebop")
Movie
Mar 1980
Bad Timing
Inspector Netusil
Movie
Feb 1980
Saturn 3
Benson
Movie
Jan 1980
Death Watch
Roddy
Movie
Jul 1979
Eagle's Wing
Henry
Movie
Mar 1978
Fingers
Jimmy Fingers
Movie
Feb 1978
Blue Collar
Jerry Bartowski
Movie
Aug 1977
The Duellists
Gabriel Feraud
Movie
Nov 1976
Welcome to L.A.
Ken Hood
Movie
Jun 1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Movie
May 1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Speed
Movie
Feb 1976
Taxi Driver
Sport
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Siegfried (uncredited)
Movie
Jun 1975
That's the Way of the World
Coleman Buckmaster
Movie
Dec 1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Ben Eberhardt
Movie
Nov 1974
Virginia Hill
Bugsy Siegel
TV Show
Oct 1973
Kojak
Jerry Talaba
Movie
Oct 1973
Mean Streets
Charlie Cappa
Movie
Mar 1973
Pueblo
Seaman (uncredited)
Movie
Aug 1971
Brewster McCloud
The Photographer (uncredited)
Movie
Jan 1971
A Memory of Two Mondays
Jerry
TV Show
Jan 1971
Great Performances
Jerry
Movie
Sep 1970
Street Scenes 1970
Self
Movie
Sep 1968
Who's That Knocking at My Door
J.R.
Movie
Oct 1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Soldier (uncredited)
TV Show
Oct 1967
Omnibus
Self
TV Show
Sep 1965
The F.B.I.
Ernie
TV Show
Sep 1965
Hogan's Heroes
German Soldier (uncredited)
TV Show
Mar 1953
The Oscars
Self
Movie
Live Fast, Die Laughing
Movie
Paradise Inc.
Hubert Humbolt
Movie
Theirs
Movie
Fate