Actor
Harvey Keitel
Born 13 May 1939 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Harvey Keitel is a Brooklyn-born American actor known for intense, morally complicated tough-guy roles. He emerged in New Hollywood through his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, then became a key figure in 1990s independent cinema with Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. He also co-presided over the Actors Studio from 1995 to 2017.
Key films
Mean Streets (1973)
His breakout role in Scorsese's early crime drama, launching one of cinema's defining actor-director partnerships.
Taxi Driver (1976)
Played Sport in Scorsese's landmark New Hollywood drama, a further highlight of their collaboration.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Played Mr. White in Tarantino's debut, which also helped Keitel back Hollywood's independent film wave.
The Piano (1993)
Acclaimed dramatic role in Jane Campion's celebrated period drama, showing his range beyond crime films.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Cameo as the fixer Winston Wolf in Tarantino's era-defining crime film.
Key awards
- 1991: Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Bugsy)
- 1993: AACTA (Australian Film Institute) Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role (The Piano)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 181
- 1967Reflections in a Golden Eye · as Soldier (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Who's That Knocking at My Door · as J.R.Actor
- 1970Street Scenes 1970 · as SelfActor
- 1971Brewster McCloud · as The Photographer (uncredited)Actor
- 1971A Memory of Two Mondays · as JerryActor
- 1973Mean Streets · as Charlie CappaActor
- 1973Pueblo · as Seaman (uncredited)Actor
- 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore · as Ben EberhardtActor
- 1974Virginia Hill · as Bugsy SiegelActor
- 1975That's the Way of the World · as Coleman BuckmasterActor
- 1976Taxi Driver · as SportActor
- 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson · as The Relative (Ed Goodman)Actor
- 1976Mother, Jugs & Speed · as SpeedActor
- 1976Welcome to L.A. · as Ken HoodActor
- 1977The Duellists · as Gabriel FeraudActor
- 1978Blue Collar · as Jerry BartowskiActor
- 1978Fingers · as Jimmy FingersActor
- 1979Eagle's Wing · as HenryActor
- 1980Saturn 3 · as BensonActor
- 1980Bad Timing · as Inspector NetusilActor
- 1980Death Watch · as RoddyActor
- 1982The Border · as CatActor
- 1982That Night of Varennes · as Thomas PaineActor
- 1983Copkiller · as Lt. Fred O'ConnorActor
- 1983Exposed · as RivasActor
- 1983A Stone in the Mouth · as The FugitiveActor
- 1984Falling in Love · as Ed LaskyActor
- 1984Dream One · as Mr. LegendActor
- 1985Star Knight · as KleverActor
- 1985Baciami StregaActor
- 1985Vanessa in the Garden · as Byron SullivanActor
- 1986Wise Guys · as Bobby DiLeaActor
- 1986Off Beat · as MickeyActor
- 1986The Men's Club · as Solly BerlinerActor
- 1986The Inquiry · as Ponzio PilatoActor
- 1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) · as FrankieActor
- 1986The American Bride · as SachaActor
- 1987The Pick-up Artist · as Alonzo ScolaraActor
- 1987Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as Donald Jacques (voice)Actor
- 1987Blindside · as Penfield GruberActor
- 1988The Last Temptation of Christ · as JudasActor
- 1988Dear Gorbachev · as Nikolaj BucharinActor
- 1988Hello Actors Studio · as SelfActor
- 1988Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ · as SelfActor
- 1988Down Where the Buffalo Go · as CarlActor
- 1989The January Man · as Police Commissioner Frank StarkeyActor
- 1989This Ain't BebopActor
- 1989Imagining AmericaActor
- 1990Two Evil Eyes · as Roderick UsherActor
- 1990The Two Jakes · as Julius "Jake" BermanActor
- 1990Drums of Fire · as SandovalActor
- 1990White Hunter · as ThomasActor
- 1990Martin Scorsese Directs · as SelfActor
- 1991Thelma & Louise · as HalActor
- 1991Bugsy · as Mickey CohenActor
- 1991Mortal Thoughts · as Det. John WoodsActor
- 1992Reservoir Dogs · as Mr. White / Larry DimmickActor
- 1992Sister Act · as Vince LaRoccaActor
- 1992Bad Lieutenant · as LTActor
- 1992Blast 'Em · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1993The Piano · as George BainesActor
- 1993Rising Sun · as Lt. Tom GrahamActor
- 1993Point of No Return · as Victor the CleanerActor
- 1993Dangerous Game · as Eddie IsraelActor
- 1993The Young Americans · as John HarrisActor
- 1993Inside 'The Piano' · as SelfActor
- 1994Pulp Fiction · as The WolfActor
- 1994Monkey Trouble · as AzroActor
- 1994Somebody to Love · as Harry HarrelsonActor
- 1994Imaginary Crimes · as Ray WeilerActor
- 1994Who Do You Think You're Fooling? · as Mr. White (archive footage)Actor
- 1994Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder · as SelfActor
- 1995Get Shorty · as Harvey Keitel (uncredited)Actor
- 1995Smoke · as Augustus 'Auggie' WrenActor
- 1995Clockers · as Det. Rocco KleinActor
- 1995Blue in the Face · as Auggie WrenActor
- 1995Ulysses' Gaze · as AActor
- 1995Amazing Stories: The Movie IV · as Byron Sullivan (archive footage)Actor
- 1996From Dusk Till Dawn · as Jacob FullerActor
- 1996Head Above Water · as GeorgeActor
- 1996The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money · as SelfActor
- 1997Cop Land · as Ray DonlanActor
- 1997FairyTale: A True Story · as Harry HoudiniActor
- 1997City of Industry · as Roy EganActor
- 1998Gunslinger's Revenge · as Johnny LowenActor
- 1998Full Tilt Boogie · as SelfActor
- 1998Lulu on the Bridge · as Izzy MaurerActor
- 1998Finding Graceland · as ElvisActor
- 1998Shadrach · as VernonActor
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs · as SelfActor
- 1999Holy Smoke · as PJ WatersActor
- 1999Three Seasons · as James HagerActor
- 1999Making 'Taxi Driver' · as SelfActor
- 2000Little Nicky · as DadActor
- 2000U-571 · as CPO Henry KloughActor
- 2000Fail Safe · as Brig. Gen. Warren BlackActor
- 2000Presence of Mind · as The MasterActor
- 2000Prince of Central Park · as The GuardianActor
- 2000Viper · as LeoneActor
- 2000The Ten Commandments of Creativity · as SelfActor
- 2001The Grey Zone · as SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric MuhsfeldtActor
- 2001Nailed · as Tony RomanoActor
- 2001Adam Sandler Goes to Hell · as SelfActor
- 2002Red Dragon · as Jack CrawfordActor
- 2002Taking Sides · as Steve ArnoldActor
- 2002Beeper · as ZoloActor
- 2002Nowhere · as El GringoActor
- 2002Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film · as SelfActor
- 2003Crime Spree · as Frankie ZammetiActor
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2003The Galíndez File · as Edward RobardsActor
- 2003Ginostra · as Matt BensonActor
- 2003Dreaming of Julia · as CheActor
- 2003The John Garfield Story · as SelfActor
- 2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' · as SelfActor
- 2003Abel Ferrara: Not GuiltyActor
- 2003Chasing The Elephant · as The Mystery ManActor
- 2004National Treasure · as SaduskyActor
- 2004The Bridge of San Luis Rey · as Uncle PioActor
- 2004Puerto Vallarta Squeeze · as Walter McGraneActor
- 2004This Year in Czernowitz · as SelfActor
- 2005Be Cool · as Nick CarrActor
- 2005Shadows in the Sun · as Weldon ParishActor
- 2005The Outsider · as SelfActor
- 2006Arthur and the Invisibles · as Miro (voice)Actor
- 2006A Crime · as Roger CulkinActor
- 2006The Stone Merchant · as The MerchantActor
- 2007National Treasure: Book of Secrets · as SaduskyActor
- 2007One Last Dance · as TerrtanoActor
- 2007My Sexiest Year · as ZowieActor
- 2009Inglourious Basterds · as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2009Wrong Turn at Tahoe · as NinoActor
- 2009The Ministers · as Joseph BrunoActor
- 2010Little Fockers · as Randy WeirActor
- 2010A Beginner's Guide to Endings · as Duke WhiteActor
- 2010The Last Godfather · as Don CariniActor
- 2012Moonrise Kingdom · as Commander PierceActor
- 2012Fatal Honeymoon · as Tommy ThomasActor
- 2013The Congress · as AlActor
- 2013A Farewell to Fools · as Father JohanisActor
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel · as LudwigActor
- 2014Two Men in Town · as Bill AgatiActor
- 2014By the Gun · as Salvatore VitagliaActor
- 2014Rio, I Love You · as O AtorActor
- 2014Gandhi of the Month · as Edward BakerActor
- 2015Youth · as Mick BoyleActor
- 2015The Ridiculous 6 · as SmileyActor
- 2015Scorsese's GoodFellas · as SelfActor
- 2015Behind the White Glasses · as SelfActor
- 2015Outlaws · as The DirectorActor
- 2016The Comedian · as Mac SchiltzActor
- 2016Chosen · as PapiActor
- 2016Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A · as SelfActor
- 2017Madame · as Bob FredericksActor
- 2018Isle of Dogs · as Gondo (voice)Actor
- 2018The Last Man · as NoeActor
- 2018First We Take Brooklyn · as AnatolyActor
- 2018Lies We Tell · as DemiActor
- 2019The Irishman · as Angelo BrunoActor
- 2019The Painted Bird · as PriestActor
- 2019See You Soon · as BillyActor
- 2019Esau · as AbrahamActor
- 2020Fatima · as Professor NicholsActor
- 202011 Colours of the Bird · as SelfActor
- 2021Lansky · as Meyer LanskyActor
- 2021Blood on the Crown · as General Hunter BlairActor
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023The Baker · as MerchantActor
- 2023Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between · as SelfActor
- 2024Paradox Effect · as SilvioActor
- 2024Joe Baby · as Randall KaneActor
- 2024Spread · as Frank FerrettiActor
- 2024Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Laws of Man · as Cassidy WhittakerActor
- 2025Milarepa · as MarpaActor
- 2025The Wrecker · as DanteActor
- 2025The Letter · as Finn O'BrienActor
- 2026Kill Code · as EionActor
- 2026Hellfire · as JeremiahActor
- 2027FateActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.