Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 maggio 1939 (87)
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Harvey Johannes 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.
Conosciuto per
8.5
Film
Pulp Fiction
The Wolf
1994
8.0
Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ludwig
2014
8.1
Film
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
1992
8.1
Film
Taxi Driver
Sport
1976
7.8
Film
Isle of Dogs
Gondo (voice)
2018
6.7
Film
National Treasure
Sadusky
2004
5.0
Film
Kill Code
Eion
2026
7.6
Film
The Irishman
Angelo Bruno
2019
6.2
Film
Point of No Return
Victor the Cleaner
1993
7.1
Film
From Dusk Till Dawn
Jacob Fuller
1996
5.2
Film
Hellfire
Jeremiah
2026
7.2
Film
The Last Temptation of Christ
Judas
1988
6.4
Film
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Sadusky
2007
6.8
Film
Sister Act
Vince LaRocca
1992
7.6
Film
Thelma & Louise
Hal
1991
7.7
Film
Moonrise Kingdom
Commander Pierce
2012
6.8
Film
Cop Land
Ray Donlan
1997
6.4
Series
Life on Mars
Lt. Gene Hunt
2008–2009
7.4
Film
The Piano
George Baines
1993
5.8
Film
Little Nicky
Dad
2000
7.0
Film
Bad Lieutenant
LT
1992
8.0
Series
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Lali Sokolov (Old)
2024
6.2
Film
Shadows in the Sun
Weldon Parish
2005
7.0
Film
Mean Streets
Charlie Cappa
1973
5.7
Film
Holy Smoke
PJ Waters
1999
6.2
Film
Rising Sun
Lt. Tom Graham
1993
5.5
Film
Be Cool
Nick Carr
2005
5.7
Film
Monkey Trouble
Azro
1994
5.4
Film
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Speed
1976
7.5
Film
Ulysses' Gaze
A
1995
6.6
Film
The Grey Zone
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
2001
5.7
Film
Mortal Thoughts
Det. John Woods
1991
9.0
Film
A Memory of Two Mondays
Jerry
1971
6.7
Film
Clockers
Det. Rocco Klein
1995
6.4
Film
The Congress
Al
2013
5.0
Film
The January Man
Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
1989
6.5
Film
U-571
CPO Henry Klough
2000
5.7
Film
The Pick-up Artist
Alonzo Scolara
1987
6.7
Film
Falling in Love
Ed Lasky
1984
7.3
Series
The Path to 9/11
John O'Neill
2006
5.7
Film
Little Fockers
Randy Weir
2010
7.1
Film
The Painted Bird
Priest
2019
6.3
Film
Bugsy
Mickey Cohen
1991
7.3
Film
The Duellists
Gabriel Feraud
1977
6.1
Film
Two Evil Eyes
Roderick Usher
1990
6.0
Film
Head Above Water
George
1996
5.2
Film
The Ridiculous 6
Smiley
2015
6.9
Film
Youth
Mick Boyle
2015
6.5
Film
Imagining America
1989
7.2
Film
Three Seasons
James Hager
1999
4.7
Film
Off Beat
Mickey
1986
8.3
Film
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Self
2015
7.2
Film
Smoke
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
1995
7.0
Film
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Ben Eberhardt
1974
5.5
Film
Joe Baby
Randall Kane
2024
7.2
Film
Fatima
Professor Nichols
2020
5.3
Film
Saturn 3
Benson
1980
5.5
Film
A Crime
Roger Culkin
2006
6.0
Film
Lansky
Meyer Lansky
2021
6.3
Film
The Baker
Merchant
2023
5.9
Film
See You Soon
Billy
2019
4.0
Film
The Last Godfather
Don Carini
2010
5.7
Film
The Comedian
Mac Schiltz
2016
5.6
Film
Paradox Effect
Silvio
2024
5.9
Film
Madame
Bob Fredericks
2017
5.5
Film
The Last Man
Noe
2018
6.2
Film
The Wrecker
Dante
2025
8.0
Series
La bella Otero
Ernest Jurgens
1984
5.3
Film
Lies We Tell
Demi
2018
5.7
Film
Laws of Man
Cassidy Whittaker
2025
5.9
Film
Blood on the Crown
General Hunter Blair
2021
5.2
Film
Chosen
Papi
2016
7.3
Film
Milarepa
Marpa
2025
6.8
Film
Spread
Frank Ferretti
2024
3.4
Film
Esau
Abraham
2019
4.2
Film
First We Take Brooklyn
Anatoly
2018
0.0
Film
Fate
2027
7.2
Film
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
2020
8.0
Film
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
Self (archive footage)
2024
Acting credits 79 titles
Fate
0.0
2027
Hellfire
as Jeremiah
5.2
2026
Kill Code
as Eion
5.0
2026
The Wrecker
as Dante
6.2
2025
Laws of Man
as Cassidy Whittaker
5.7
2025
Milarepa
as Marpa
7.3
2025
Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
2024
Paradox Effect
as Silvio
5.6
2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Lali Sokolov (Old)
8.0
2024
Joe Baby
as Randall Kane
5.5
2024
Spread
as Frank Ferretti
6.8
2024
The Baker
as Merchant
6.3
2023
Lansky
as Meyer Lansky
6.0
2021
Blood on the Crown
as General Hunter Blair
5.9
2021
Fatima
as Professor Nichols
7.2
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self
7.2
2020
See You Soon
as Billy
5.9
2019
The Irishman
as Angelo Bruno
7.6
2019
Esau
as Abraham
3.4
2019
The Painted Bird
as Priest
7.1
2019
The Last Man
as Noe
5.5
2018
First We Take Brooklyn
as Anatoly
4.2
2018
Lies We Tell
as Demi
5.3
2018
Isle of Dogs
as Gondo (voice)
7.8
2018
Madame
as Bob Fredericks
5.9
2017
Chosen
as Papi
5.2
2016
The Comedian
as Mac Schiltz
5.7
2016
Youth
as Mick Boyle
6.9
2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas
as Self
8.3
2015
The Ridiculous 6
as Smiley
5.2
2015
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Ludwig
8.0
2014
The Congress
as Al
6.4
2013
Moonrise Kingdom
as Commander Pierce
7.7
2012
The Last Godfather
as Don Carini
4.0
2010
Little Fockers
as Randy Weir
5.7
2010
Life on Mars
as Lt. Gene Hunt
6.4
2008–2009
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
as Sadusky
6.4
2007
The Path to 9/11
as John O'Neill
7.3
2006
A Crime
as Roger Culkin
5.5
2006
Shadows in the Sun
as Weldon Parish
6.2
2005
Be Cool
as Nick Carr
5.5
2005
National Treasure
as Sadusky
6.7
2004
The Grey Zone
as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
6.6
2001
U-571
as CPO Henry Klough
6.5
2000
Little Nicky
as Dad
5.8
2000
Holy Smoke
as PJ Waters
5.7
1999
Three Seasons
as James Hager
7.2
1999
Cop Land
as Ray Donlan
6.8
1997
Head Above Water
as George
6.0
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Jacob Fuller
7.1
1996
Ulysses' Gaze
as A
7.5
1995
Smoke
as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
7.2
1995
Clockers
as Det. Rocco Klein
6.7
1995
Monkey Trouble
as Azro
5.7
1994
Pulp Fiction
as The Wolf
8.5
1994
The Piano
as George Baines
7.4
1993
Rising Sun
as Lt. Tom Graham
6.2
1993
Point of No Return
as Victor the Cleaner
6.2
1993
Bad Lieutenant
as LT
7.0
1992
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick
8.1
1992
Sister Act
as Vince LaRocca
6.8
1992
Thelma & Louise
as Hal
7.6
1991
Bugsy
as Mickey Cohen
6.3
1991
Mortal Thoughts
as Det. John Woods
5.7
1991
Two Evil Eyes
as Roderick Usher
6.1
1990
The January Man
as Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
5.0
1989
Imagining America
6.5
1989
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Judas
7.2
1988
The Pick-up Artist
as Alonzo Scolara
5.7
1987
Off Beat
as Mickey
4.7
1986
La bella Otero
as Ernest Jurgens
8.0
1984
Falling in Love
as Ed Lasky
6.7
1984
Saturn 3
as Benson
5.3
1980
The Duellists
as Gabriel Feraud
7.3
1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Speed
5.4
1976
Taxi Driver
as Sport
8.1
1976
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Ben Eberhardt
7.0
1974
Mean Streets
as Charlie Cappa
7.0
1973
A Memory of Two Mondays
as Jerry
9.0
1971