Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Biography

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Harvey Keitel

The Letter

The Letter (2025)

as Finn O'Brien
Laws of Man

Laws of Man (2025)

as Cassidy Whittaker
Spread

Spread (2024)

as Frank Ferretti
Joe Baby

Joe Baby (2024)

as Randall Kane
Lansky

Lansky (2021)

as Meyer Lansky
Blood on the Crown

Blood on the Crown (2021)

as General Hunter Blair
Fatima

Fatima (2020)

as Professor Nichols
Esau

Esau (2019)

as Abraham
The Irishman

The Irishman (2019)

as Angelo Bruno
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs (2018)

as Gondo (voice)
Madame

Madame (2017)

as Bob Fredericks
Outlaws

Outlaws (2015)

as The Director
Youth

Youth (2015)

as Mick Boyle
By the Gun

By the Gun (2014)

as Salvatore Vitaglia
Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You (2014)

as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

as Commander Pierce
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
A Crime

A Crime (2006)

as Roger Culkin
Be Cool

Be Cool (2005)

as Nick Carr
No Image

Who Killed the Idea? (2003)

as Private Investigator
Crime Spree

Crime Spree (2003)

as Frankie Zammeti
Ginostra

Ginostra (2003)

as Matt Benson
Red Dragon

Red Dragon (2002)

as Jack Crawford
Nowhere

Nowhere (2002)

as El Gringo
Taking Sides

Taking Sides (2002)

as Steve Arnold
The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone (2001)

as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Nailed

Nailed (2001)

as Tony Romano
U-571

U-571 (2000)

as CPO Henry Klough
Fail Safe

Fail Safe (2000)

as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Cop Land

Cop Land (1997)

as Ray Donlan
Get Shorty

Get Shorty (1995)

as Himself (Uncredited)
Clockers

Clockers (1995)

as Det. Rocco Klein
Smoke

Smoke (1995)

as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Somebody to Love

Somebody to Love (1994)

as Harry Harrelson
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)

as Mr. White (archive footage)
Rising Sun

Rising Sun (1993)

as Lt. Tom Graham
The Piano

The Piano (1993)

as George Baines
Point of No Return

Point of No Return (1993)

as Victor the Cleaner
Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
Sister Act

Sister Act (1992)

as Vince LaRocca
Bugsy

Bugsy (1991)

as Mickey Cohen
Mortal Thoughts

Mortal Thoughts (1991)

as Det. John Woods
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes (1990)

as Julius "Jake" Berman
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

as Roderick Usher
The January Man

The January Man (1989)

as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Dear Gorbachev

Dear Gorbachev (1988)

as Nikolaj Bucharin
Blindside

Blindside (1987)

as Penfield Gruber
The Inquiry

The Inquiry (1986)

as Ponzio Pilato
The Men's Club

The Men's Club (1986)

as Solly Berliner
Wise Guys

Wise Guys (1986)

as Bobby DiLea
Dream One

Dream One (1984)

as Mr. Legend
La bella Otero

La bella Otero (1984)

as Ernest Jurgens
Copkiller

Copkiller (1983)

as Lt. Fred O'Connor
Bad Timing

Bad Timing (1980)

as Inspector Netusil
Fingers

Fingers (1978)

as Jimmy Fingers
Blue Collar

Blue Collar (1978)

as Jerry Bartowski
The Duellists

The Duellists (1977)

as Gabriel Feraud
Mean Streets

Mean Streets (1973)

as Charlie Cappa
Pueblo

Pueblo (1973)

as Seaman (uncredited)
Brewster McCloud

Brewster McCloud (1971)

as The Photographer (uncredited)
No Image

Paradise Inc. (N/A)

as Hubert Humbolt