Harvey Keitel
Biography
Harvey 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.
Acting (169 movies)
Taxi Driver
1976
Mean Streets
1973
A Crime
2006
Reservoir Dogs
1992
National Treasure
2004
Smoke
1995
Thelma & Louise
1991
Cop Land
1997
Pulp Fiction
1994
The Piano
1993
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
U-571
2000
Bugsy
1991
Sister Act
1992
Three Seasons
1999
Be Cool
2005
Point of No Return
1993
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Clockers
1995
Blue in the Face
1995
Head Above Water
1996
The Border
1982
Fail Safe
2000
Taking Sides
2002
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Mortal Thoughts
1991
Ulysses' Gaze
1995
Crime Spree
2003
Rising Sun
1993
Wise Guys
1986
The Young Americans
1993
The January Man
1989
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009
Shadows in the Sun
2005
Bad Timing
1980
Red Dragon
2002
The Two Jakes
1990
Little Nicky
2000
The Ministers
2009
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
2004
Holy Smoke
1999
The Wrecker
2025
The Night of Varennes
1982
Monkey Trouble
1994
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
One Last Dance
2007
Ginostra
2003
Two Evil Eyes
1990
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
Who's That Knocking at My Door
1968
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
The Stone Merchant
2006
Blue Collar
1978
The Grey Zone
2001
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998
Somebody to Love
1994
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Fingers
1978
Finding Graceland
1998
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
City of Industry
1997
Beeper
2002
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Copkiller
1983
Little Fockers
2010
Dangerous Game
1993
The Duellists
1977
Vanessa in the Garden
1985
Saturn 3
1980
Falling in Love
1984
The Last Godfather
2010
Shadrach
1998
Star Knight
1985
Imaginary Crimes
1994
The Men's Club
1986
Presence of Mind
2000
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
Blindside
1987
Exposed
1983
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
1994
Fatal Honeymoon
2012
The Congress
2013
Eagle's Wing
1979
The Outsider
2005
Dear Gorbachev
1988
The Inquiry
1986
Prince of Central Park
2000
My Sexiest Year
2007
The Galíndez File
2003
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
That's the Way of the World
1975
Two Men in Town
2014
A Farewell to Fools
2013
Dream One
1984
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
2024
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Blue in the Face | 1995 | Executive Producer |
| Three Seasons | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| The Grey Zone | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Dreaming of Julia | 2003 | Producer |