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