
Robert De Niro
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Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer. Considered one of his generation's greatest and most influential actors, De Niro has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards. He was honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019. De Niro was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. His first credited screen role was in Brian de Palma's Greetings (1968). De Niro's first collaboration with Martin Scorsese was with the crime drama film Mean Streets (1973). De Niro has earned two Academy Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). De Niro was also Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He is also known for his film roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), 1900 (1976), The King of Comedy (1982), Once Upon a Time in America(1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Angel Heart (1987), The Untouchables (1987), Goodfellas (1990), This Boy's Life (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019). He directed and acted in A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006). His comedic roles include Hi, Mom! (1970), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), and The Intern (2015). Also known for his television roles, De Niro portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He received further Emmy Award nominations for producing the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019) and for portraying Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live. De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films are featured on the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American films ever. Timeout magazine's list of 100 best movies included seven of De Niro's films, as chosen by actors in the industry.
Known for
Credits

The Godfather Part II (1974)
as Vito Corleone

Joker (2019)
as Murray Franklin

GoodFellas (1990)
as James Conway

Heat (1995)
as Neil McCauley

Taxi Driver (1976)
as Travis Bickle

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
as Noodles

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
as William Hale

The Irishman (2019)
as Frank Sheeran

The Untouchables (1987)
as Al Capone

The Intern (2015)
as Ben Whitaker

Meet the Fockers (2004)
as Jack Byrnes

The Deer Hunter (1978)
as Michael Vronsky

Shark Tale (2004)
as Don Lino (voice)

Little Fockers (2010)
as Jack Byrnes

American Hustle (2013)
as Victor Tellegio (uncredited)

Limitless (2011)
as Carl Van Loon

A Bronx Tale (1993)
as Lorenzo Anello

Cape Fear (1991)
as Max Cady

Casino (1995)
as Sam "Ace" Rothstein

Meet the Parents (2000)
as Jack Byrnes

Sleepers (1996)
as Father Bobby

Jackie Brown (1997)
as Louis Gara

Dirty Grandpa (2016)
as Dick Kelly

This Boy's Life (1993)
as Dwight

Stardust (2007)
as Captain Shakespeare

Awakenings (1990)
as Leonard Lowe

Raging Bull (1980)
as Jake LaMotta

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
as Pat Solatano Sr.

Killer Elite (2011)
as Hunter

The Good Shepherd (2006)
as Bill Sullivan

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
as King (voice)

New Year's Eve (2011)
as Stan Harris

The Family (2013)
as Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni

Men of Honor (2000)
as Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

The King of Comedy (1982)
as Rupert Pupkin

Brazil (1985)
as Harry Tuttle

Righteous Kill (2008)
as Turk

The Mission (1986)
as Rodrigo Mendoza

Tin Soldier (2025)
as Emmanuel Ashburn

Backdraft (1991)
as Donald Rimgale

Midnight Run (1988)
as John Wesley “Jack” Walsh

Hide and Seek (2005)
as David Callaway

Focker-in-Law (2026)
as Jack Byrnes

Amsterdam (2022)
as General Gil Dillenbeck

Analyze This (1999)
as Paul Vitti

The Score (2001)
as Nick Wells

Great Expectations (1998)
as Prisoner / Lustig

Last Vegas (2013)
as Patrick 'Paddy' Connors

The Alto Knights (2025)
as Vito Genovese / Frank Costello

About My Father (2023)
as Salvo Maniscalco

Grudge Match (2013)
as Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

The War with Grandpa (2020)
as Ed

The Big Wedding (2013)
as Don Griffin

15 Minutes (2001)
as Eddie Flemming

Analyze That (2002)
as Paul Vitti

Angel Heart (1987)
as Louis Cyphre

The Fan (1996)
as Gil Renard

Machete (2010)
as Senator John McLaughlin

Ronin (1998)
as Sam

Joy (2015)
as Rudy

Red Lights (2012)
as Simon Silver

Mean Streets (1973)
as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello

Killing Season (2013)
as Benjamin Ford

Cop Land (1997)
as Lt. Moe Tilden

Marvin's Room (1996)
as Wallace "Wally" Carter

Everybody's Fine (2009)
as Frank Goode

The Wizard of Lies (2017)
as Bernie Madoff

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
as The Creature / Sharp Featured Man

Showtime (2002)
as Det. Mitch Preston

Wag the Dog (1997)
as Conrad Brean

The Comeback Trail (2020)
as Max Barber

1900 (1976)
as Alfredo Berlinghieri

Sly (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What Just Happened (2008)
as Ben

Hands of Stone (2016)
as Ray Arcel

Heist (2015)
as The Pope

Stone (2010)
as Jack

Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
as David Merrill

Falling in Love (1984)
as Frank Raftis

We're No Angels (1989)
as Ned

New York, New York (1977)
as Jimmy Doyle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Fearless Leader

City by the Sea (2002)
as Vincent LaMarca

The Whisper Man (2026)
as Pete Willis

The Bag Man (2014)
as Dragna

The Ages of Love (2011)
as Adrian

Freelancers (2012)
as Sarcone

Savage Salvation (2022)
as Sheriff Church

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)

True Confessions (1981)
as Father Des Spellacy

Being Flynn (2012)
as Jonathan Flynn

Flawless (1999)
as Walt Koontz

Hi, Mom! (1970)
as Jon Rubin

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Travis Bickle (archive footage)

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

Ezra (2024)
as Stan Bernal

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self

Bloody Mama (1970)
as Lloyd Barker

Stanley & Iris (1990)
as Stanley Cox

Jacknife (1989)
as Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey

The Comedian (2016)
as Jackie Burke

Mistress (1992)
as Evan M. Wright

Junket Whore (1998)
as Self

Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)
as Self

Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
as Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004)
as Self

Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actor

Godsend (2004)
as Richard Wells

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
as Self (archive footage)

Night and the City (1992)
as Harry Fabian

The Last Tycoon (1976)
as Monroe Stahr

The Man Who Saved the World (2014)
as Self

One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
as The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise

Greetings (1968)
as Jon Rubin

The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
as Self

David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
as Self

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Great Sewer (voice)

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Vito Corleone

Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020)
as James

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
as Self

ABCinema (1975)
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023)
as Jake LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
as Archbishop of Peru

Scorsese's GoodFellas (2015)
as Self

Megadoc (2025)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016)
as Young Vito Corleone

The Audition (2015)
as Self

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (2016)
as Self

Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
as Self

Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
as Self - Speaker

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
as Self

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self

Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
as Mario

Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
as Self

Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Don Rickles: One Night Only (2014)
as Self

Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
as Client at the Diner (uncredited)

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
as Self

The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)
as Self

Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (2019)
as Self

9/11 (2002)
as Self

Born to Win (1971)
as Danny

537 Votes (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
as Bruce Pearson

Casting By (2012)
as Self

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)
as Self

I Am Durán (2019)
as Self

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self

Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self

Marty and Bobby (2011)
as Self

The Wedding Party (1969)
as Cecil

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)
as Self
The Past Goes Fast (2022)
as Self

Club Oscar (2005)
as Don Lino (voice)

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation (2005)
as Self

The Swap (1979)
as Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane (2004)
as Self

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001)
as Self

The Cinema According to Bertolucci (1976)
as Self

Sam's Song (1969)
as Sam Nicoletti

The Making of Moonwalker (1989)
as Self

Fuck Coin (2021)
as Self

Young Wolves (1968)
as Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)
Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)
as Self

Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007)
as Self

Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

Making 'The Irishman' (2020)
as Self

The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self

Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (2016)
as Self

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)
as Self

Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
as Mardigian

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman (2020)
as Self

The 'New York, New York' Stories (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin: One Night Only (2017)
as Self

Henry Fonda for President (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Ennio Morricone (1995)
as Self (archive footage)

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone (2011)
as Self

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
as Self (archive footage)

Python Legs! (2012)
Actor

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors (2020)
as Self (Archive Footage)

Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic (2011)
as Self (archive footage)

Il segreto di Otello (2015)
as Self

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring (2005)
as Self

You Talkin' to Me? (1994)
as Self

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' (2002)
as Self (archive footage)

De Niro, New York (—)
as Self

Ellis (2015)
Actor

Nobu (2025)
as Self

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame (2017)
as Self (uncredited)

Raging Bull: After the Fight (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

I Am JFK Jr. (2016)
as Self

Making "The Score" (2001)
as Himself

Raging Bull: Before the Fight (2005)
as Self

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. (2014)
as Self

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016)
as Self

Movies Are My Life (1988)
as Self

Elia Kazan: An Outsider (1982)
as Self

Making Casino (2007)
as Self

Son of Greetings (1970)
Actor
Nuclear War: A Scenario (2026)
as Ekratkaye

After Exile (—)
as Ted Delaney

God's Lonely Man (2007)
as Self - Archive Footage
Inside Rupert Pupkin (2014)
as Self (archive footage)

Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby (2011)
as Self

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute (2007)
as Self

News from Taxi Driver (2019)
as Travis Bickle

De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot (2005)
as Self (archive)

American Prince: JFK Jr. (2025)
as Self

9/11: 10 Years Later (2011)
as Host





