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.

Known For

Kill Code 2026 ★ 4.7
Hellfire 2026 ★ 5.2
National Treasure: Edge of History 2022 ★ 6.7
The Irishman 2019 ★ 7.6
Isle of Dogs 2018 ★ 7.8
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 ★ 8.0
Little Fockers 2010 ★ 5.7
Inglourious Basterds 2009 ★ 8.2
National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2007 ★ 6.4
Arthur and the Invisibles 2006 ★ 6.4
National Treasure 2004 ★ 6.7
From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 ★ 7.0
Pulp Fiction 1994 ★ 8.5
Reservoir Dogs 1992 ★ 8.1
Sister Act 1992 ★ 6.8
Thelma & Louise 1991 ★ 7.6
The Play on One 1988 ★ 6.0
Amazing Stories 1985 ★ 7.5
American Playhouse 1982 ★ 6.6
Taxi Driver 1976 ★ 8.1
Kojak 1973 ★ 7.2
Great Performances 1971 ★ 6.1
Hogan's Heroes 1965 ★ 7.6
The F.B.I. 1965 ★ 5.6