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Harvey Keitel

Born: 1939

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Keitel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Movies

Taxi Driver

Sport in Taxi Driver

Mean Streets

Charlie Cappa in Mean Streets

A Crime

Roger Culkin in A Crime

Reservoir Dogs

Mr. White / Larry Dimmick in Reservoir Dogs

National Treasure

Peter Sadusky in National Treasure

Smoke

Augustus 'Auggie' Wren in Smoke

Thelma & Louise

Hal in Thelma & Louise

Cop Land

Ray Donlan in Cop Land

Pulp Fiction

The Wolf in Pulp Fiction

The Piano

George Baines in The Piano

From Dusk Till Dawn

Jacob Fuller in From Dusk Till Dawn

U-571

CPO Henry Klough in U-571

Bugsy

Mickey Cohen in Bugsy

Sister Act

Vince LaRocca in Sister Act

Three Seasons

James Hager in Three Seasons

Be Cool

Nick Carr in Be Cool

Point of No Return

Victor the Cleaner in Point of No Return

The Last Temptation of Christ

Judas in The Last Temptation of Christ

Clockers

Det. Rocco Klein in Clockers

Blue in the Face

Auggie Wren in Blue in the Face

Head Above Water

George in Head Above Water

The Border

Cat in The Border

Fail Safe

Brig. Gen. Warren Black in Fail Safe

Taking Sides

Steve Arnold in Taking Sides

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Peter Sadusky in National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Mortal Thoughts

Det. John Woods in Mortal Thoughts

Ulysses' Gaze

A in Ulysses' Gaze

Hellfire

Jeremiah in Hellfire

Crime Spree

Frankie Zammeti in Crime Spree

Rising Sun

Lt. Tom Graham in Rising Sun

Wise Guys

Bobby DiLea in Wise Guys

The Young Americans

John Harris in The Young Americans

The January Man

Police Commissioner Frank Starkey in The January Man

Bad Lieutenant

LT in Bad Lieutenant

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

Nino in Wrong Turn at Tahoe

Shadows in the Sun

Weldon Parish in Shadows in the Sun

Bad Timing

Inspector Netusil in Bad Timing

Red Dragon

Jack Crawford in Red Dragon

The Two Jakes

Julius "Jake" Berman in The Two Jakes

Little Nicky

Dad in Little Nicky

The Ministers

Joseph Bruno in The Ministers

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

Walter McGrane in Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

Holy Smoke

PJ Waters in Holy Smoke

The Wrecker

in The Wrecker

The Night of Varennes

Thomas Paine in The Night of Varennes

Monkey Trouble

Azro in Monkey Trouble

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

The Relative (Ed Goodman) in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Full Tilt Boogie

Self in Full Tilt Boogie

One Last Dance

Terrtano in One Last Dance

Ginostra

Matt Benson in Ginostra

Two Evil Eyes

Roderick Usher in Two Evil Eyes

FairyTale: A True Story

Harry Houdini in FairyTale: A True Story

Who's That Knocking at My Door

J.R. in Who's That Knocking at My Door

Lulu on the Bridge

Izzy Maurer in Lulu on the Bridge

Blue Collar

Jerry Bartowski in Blue Collar

The Stone Merchant

The Merchant in The Stone Merchant

The Grey Zone

SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt in The Grey Zone

Gunslinger's Revenge

Johnny Lowen in Gunslinger's Revenge

Somebody to Love

Harry Harrelson in Somebody to Love

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Ben Eberhardt in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Fingers

Jimmy Fingers in Fingers

Finding Graceland

Elvis in Finding Graceland

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Uncle Pio in The Bridge of San Luis Rey

City of Industry

Roy Egan in City of Industry

Beeper

Zolo in Beeper

The Pick-up Artist

Alonzo Scolara in The Pick-up Artist

Copkiller

Lt. Fred O'Connor in Copkiller

Little Fockers

Randy Weir in Little Fockers

Dangerous Game

Eddie Israel in Dangerous Game

The Duellists

Gabriel Feraud in The Duellists

Vanessa in the Garden

Byron Sullivan in Vanessa in the Garden

Saturn 3

Benson in Saturn 3

Falling in Love

Ed Lasky in Falling in Love

The Last Godfather

Don Carini in The Last Godfather

Shadrach

Vernon in Shadrach

Star Knight

Klever in Star Knight

Imaginary Crimes

Ray Weiler in Imaginary Crimes

The Men's Club

Solly Berliner in The Men's Club

Presence of Mind

The Master in Presence of Mind

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

Duke White in A Beginner's Guide to Endings

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Frankie in Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Exposed

Rivas in Exposed

Blindside

Penfield Gruber in Blindside

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ludwig in The Grand Budapest Hotel

Hard Matter

Eion in Hard Matter

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Mr. White (archive footage) in Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Fatal Honeymoon

Tommy Thomas in Fatal Honeymoon

The Congress

Al in The Congress

Eagle's Wing

Henry in Eagle's Wing

The Outsider

Self in The Outsider

Dear Gorbachev

Nikolaj Bucharin in Dear Gorbachev

The Inquiry

Ponzio Pilato in The Inquiry

Prince of Central Park

The Guardian in Prince of Central Park

My Sexiest Year

Zowie in My Sexiest Year

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

in Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

The Galíndez File

Edward Robards in The Galíndez File

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Self in Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

That's the Way of the World

Coleman Buckmaster in That's the Way of the World

Two Men in Town

Bill Agati in Two Men in Town

Live Fast, Die Laughing

in Live Fast, Die Laughing

A Farewell to Fools

Father Johanis in A Farewell to Fools

Dream One

Mr. Legend in Dream One

Moonrise Kingdom

Commander Pierce in Moonrise Kingdom

Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

Self (archive footage) in Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

Hello Actors Studio

Self in Hello Actors Studio

By the Gun

Salvatore Vitaglia in By the Gun

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Himself in A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Making 'Taxi Driver'

Self in Making 'Taxi Driver'

Paradise Inc.

Hubert Humbolt in Paradise Inc.

Joe Baby

Randall Kane in Joe Baby

Spread

Frank Ferretti in Spread

Welcome to L.A.

Ken Hood in Welcome to L.A.

Off Beat

Mickey in Off Beat

Dreaming of Julia

Che in Dreaming of Julia

Drums of Fire

Sandoval in Drums of Fire

Down Where the Buffalo Go

Carl in Down Where the Buffalo Go

Youth

Mick Boyle in Youth

Theirs

in Theirs

Milarepa

Marpa in Milarepa

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

Self in Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

A Stone in the Mouth

The fugitive in A Stone in the Mouth

Paradox Effect

Silvio in Paradox Effect

QT8: The First Eight

Self (archive footage) in QT8: The First Eight

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Speed in Mother, Jugs & Speed

Behind the White Glasses

Self in Behind the White Glasses

Nailed

Tony Romano in Nailed

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

Self in Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

White Hunter

Thomas in White Hunter

Fate

in Fate

The Ridiculous 6

Smiley in The Ridiculous 6

Laws of Man

in Laws of Man

Inglourious Basterds

OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited) in Inglourious Basterds

Brewster McCloud

The Photographer (uncredited) in Brewster McCloud

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Ben in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The Irishman

Angelo Bruno in The Irishman

Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

Self in Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

(archive footage) in Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Chosen

Papi in Chosen

Street Scenes 1970

Self in Street Scenes 1970

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

Archive Footage in Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

This Ain't Bebop

in This Ain't Bebop

Imagining America

in Imagining America

The Comedian

Mac Schiltz in The Comedian

Isle of Dogs

Gondo (voice) in Isle of Dogs

Rio, I Love You

O Ator (segment "O Milagre") in Rio, I Love You

The Letter

in The Letter

Madame

Bob Fredericks in Madame

Virginia Hill

Bugsy Siegel in Virginia Hill

Baciami Strega

in Baciami Strega

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

Self in The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

This Year in Czernowitz

Himself in This Year in Czernowitz

La bella Otero

Ernest Jurgens in La bella Otero

The Last Man

Noe in The Last Man

The Painted Bird

Priest in The Painted Bird

Outlaws

The Director in Outlaws

First We Take Brooklyn

Anatoly in First We Take Brooklyn

Lies We Tell

Demi in Lies We Tell

Chasing The Elephant

The Mystery Man in Chasing The Elephant

The American Bride

Sacha in The American Bride

Martin Scorsese Directs

Self in Martin Scorsese Directs

Viper

Leone in Viper

Esau

Abraham in Esau

Fatima

Professor Nichols in Fatima

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

in Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

Arthur and the Invisibles

Miro in Arthur and the Invisibles

See You Soon

Billy in See You Soon

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

Self in The Ten Commandments of Creativity

Lansky

Meyer Lansky in Lansky

Get Shorty

Himself in Get Shorty

Scorsese's GoodFellas

Self in Scorsese's GoodFellas

Pueblo

Seaman (uncredited) in Pueblo

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Soldier (uncredited) in Reflections in a Golden Eye

Death Watch

Roddy in Death Watch

Blood on the Crown

General Hunter Blair in Blood on the Crown

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Donald Jacques (voice) in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Nowhere

El Gringo in Nowhere

Gandhi of the Month

Edward Baker in Gandhi of the Month

11 Colours of the Bird

Self in 11 Colours of the Bird

The John Garfield Story

Self in The John Garfield Story

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

Self (archive footage) in Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

Self in Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

A Memory of Two Mondays

Jerry in A Memory of Two Mondays

The Baker

Merchant in The Baker

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