Harvey Keitel
Born May 13, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Milarepa
2025
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as Marpa
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Age: 86
Lansky
2021
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as Meyer Lansky
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Age: 82
No Image
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
The Irishman
2019
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as Angelo Bruno
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Age: 80
The Painted Bird
2019
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as Priest
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Age: 80
Isle of Dogs
2018
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as Gondo (voice)
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Age: 78
Youth
2015
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as Mick Boyle
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Age: 76
Rio, I Love You
2014
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as O Ator (segment "O Milagre")
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Age: 75
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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as Ludwig
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Age: 74
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
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as Commander Pierce
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Age: 73
The Last Godfather
2010
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as Don Carini
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Age: 71
Little Fockers
2010
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as Randy Weir
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Age: 71
Inglourious Basterds
2009
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as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 70
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
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as Peter Sadusky
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Age: 68
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
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as Miro (voice)
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Age: 67
The Stone Merchant
2006
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as The Merchant
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Age: 67
Shadows in the Sun
2005
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as Weldon Parish
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Age: 65
Be Cool
2005
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as Nick Carr
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Age: 65
National Treasure
2004
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as Peter Sadusky
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Age: 65
No Image
Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film
2002
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as
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Age: 63
Red Dragon
2002
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as Jack Crawford
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Age: 63
The Grey Zone
2001
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as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
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Age: 62
Little Nicky
2000
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as Dad
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Age: 61
Prince of Central Park
2000
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as The Guardian
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Age: 61
Viper
2000
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as Leone
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Age: 60
U-571
2000
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as CPO Henry Klough
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Age: 60
Fail Safe
2000
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as Brig. Gen. Warren Black
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Age: 60
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
Holy Smoke
1999
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as PJ Waters
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Age: 60
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
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as Self
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Age: 60
Shadrach
1998
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as Vernon
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Age: 59
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
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as Self
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Age: 58
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
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as Harry Houdini
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Age: 58
Cop Land
1997
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as Ray Donlan
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Age: 58
City of Industry
1997
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as Roy Egan
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Age: 57
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
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as Jacob Fuller
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Age: 56
Get Shorty
1995
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as Himself (Uncredited)
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Age: 56
Blue in the Face
1995
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as Auggie Wren
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Age: 56
Clockers
1995
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as Det. Rocco Klein
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Age: 56
Smoke
1995
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as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
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Age: 56
Imaginary Crimes
1994
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as Ray Weiler
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Age: 55
Pulp Fiction
1994
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as The Wolf
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Age: 55
Monkey Trouble
1994
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as Azro
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Age: 54
Dangerous Game
1993
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as Eddie Israel
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Age: 54
Rising Sun
1993
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as Lt. Tom Graham
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Age: 54
The Piano
1993
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as George Baines
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Age: 54
Point of No Return
1993
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as Victor the Cleaner
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Age: 53
Bad Lieutenant
1992
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as LT
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Age: 53
Reservoir Dogs
1992
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as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
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Age: 53
Sister Act
1992
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as Vince LaRocca
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Age: 53
Bugsy
1991
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as Mickey Cohen
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Age: 52
Thelma & Louise
1991
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as Hal
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Age: 52
Mortal Thoughts
1991
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as Det. John Woods
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Age: 51
The Two Jakes
1990
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as Julius "Jake" Berman
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Age: 51
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
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as Self
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Age: 51
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
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as Judas
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Age: 49
The Pick-up Artist
1987
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as Alonzo Scolara
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Age: 48
The Men's Club
1986
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as Solly Berliner
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Age: 47
Wise Guys
1986
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as Bobby DiLea
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Age: 46
Off Beat
1986
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as Mickey
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Age: 46
Falling in Love
1984
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as Ed Lasky
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Age: 45
Exposed
1983
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as Rivas
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Age: 43
The Border
1982
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as Cat
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Age: 42
Saturn 3
1980
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as Benson
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Age: 40
Blue Collar
1978
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as Jerry Bartowski
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Age: 38
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
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as Speed
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Age: 37
Taxi Driver
1976
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as Sport
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Age: 36
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
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as Ben Eberhardt
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Age: 35
Mean Streets
1973
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as Charlie Cappa
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Age: 34