
Harvey Keitel
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.
44Credits14 TV · 30 films
1965–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedDown Where the Buffalo Go
7.4 Average ratingacross 44 titles
Top TV shows 14best Harvey Keitel shows
- 1
The Tattooist of AuschwitzLali Sokolov (Old) · 6 eps · 2024 - 2
La bella OteroErnest Jurgens · 4 eps · 1984 - 3
Hogan's HeroesGerman Soldier (uncredited) · 1 ep · 1965 - 4
MikeCus D'Amato · 2 eps · 2022 - 5
The Ellen Burstyn ShowFrank Tanner · 1 ep · 1986 - 6
Amazing StoriesByron Sullivan · 1 ep · 1985 - 7
The Path to 9/11John O'Neill · 2 eps · 2006 - 8
KojakJerry Talaba · 1 ep · 1973 - 9
National Treasure: Edge of HistoryPeter Sadusky · 1 ep · 2022 - 10
American Playhouse(segment "This Ain't Bebop") · 1 ep · 1982 - 11
Life on MarsLt. Gene Hunt · 17 eps · 2008 - 12
Great PerformancesJerry · 1 ep · 1971 - 13
The Play on OneCarl · 1 ep · 1988 - 14
The F.B.I.Ernie · 1 ep · 1965
Top movies 30best Harvey Keitel movies
- 1
Down Where the Buffalo GoCarl · 1988 - 2
A Memory of Two MondaysJerry · 1971 - 3
Pulp FictionThe Wolf · 1994 · Thriller - 4
Inglourious BasterdsOSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited) · 2009 - 5
Taxi DriverSport · 1976 · Crime - 6
Reservoir DogsMr. White / Larry Dimmick · 1992 · Crime - 7
The Grand Budapest HotelLudwig · 2014 · Comedy - 8
Fate - 9
Who Killed the Idea?Private Investigator · 2003 - 10
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty2003 - 11Baciami Strega1985
- 12
Isle of DogsGondo (voice) · 2018 - 13
Moonrise KingdomCommander Pierce · 2012 - 14
Thelma & LouiseHal · 1991 · Drama - 15
The IrishmanAngelo Bruno · 2019 · Crime - 16
Ulysses' GazeA · 1995 - 17
The PianoGeorge Baines · 1993 - 18
Blue CollarJerry Bartowski · 1978 - 19
MilarepaMarpa · 2025 - 20
The DuellistsGabriel Feraud · 1977 - 21
FatimaProfessor Nichols · 2020 - 22
The Last Temptation of ChristJudas · 1988 - 23
SmokeAugustus 'Auggie' Wren · 1995 - 24
Three SeasonsJames Hager · 1999 - 25
Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamDonald Jacques (voice) · 1987 - 26
Red DragonJack Crawford · 2002 · Crime - 27
From Dusk Till DawnJacob Fuller · 1996 · Horror - 28
Sister ActVince LaRocca · 1992 · Music - 29
National TreasurePeter Sadusky · 2004 · Adventure - 30
National Treasure: Book of SecretsPeter Sadusky · 2007 · Action