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Harvey Keitel

Acting

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Acting credits

202

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 178Series: 24Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1037

IMDb ID: nm0000172

Known for: Acting

Born: May 13, 1939

Age: 87

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2027

Years active: 75

Average TMDB rating: 6.23

Wikidata: Q191132

Also known as

Harvey Johannes Keitel

Other jobs

Executive Producer (3)Co-Producer (1)Producer (1)Still Photographer (1)

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.

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Harvey Keitel.

Series poster for The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)

as Lali Sokolov (Old) • 6 eps

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

2024 Series
Series poster for 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)

as Self • 2 eps

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023 Series
Series poster for National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)

as Peter Sadusky • 1 eps

National Treasure: Edge of History

2022 Series
Series poster for Mike (2022)

as Cus D'Amato • 2 eps

Mike

2022 Series
Series poster for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

as Self • 1 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 Series
Series poster for Life on Mars (2008)

as Lt. Gene Hunt • 17 eps

Life on Mars

2008 Series
Series poster for The Path to 9/11 (2006)

as John O'Neill • 2 eps

The Path to 9/11

2006 Series
Series poster for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

as Self • 1 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 Series
Series poster for V Graham Norton (2002)

as Self • 1 eps

V Graham Norton

2002 Series
Series poster for The View (1997)

as Self • 1 eps

The View

1997 Series
Series poster for The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 Series
Series poster for Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

as Self • 1 eps

Inside the Actors Studio

1994 Series
Series poster for The Play on One (1988)

as Carl • 1 eps

The Play on One

1988 Series
Series poster for The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)

as Frank Tanner • 1 eps

The Ellen Burstyn Show

1986 Series
Series poster for Amazing Stories (1985)

as Byron Sullivan • 1 eps

Amazing Stories

1985 Series
Series poster for La bella Otero (1984)

as Ernest Jurgens • 4 eps

La bella Otero

1984 Series
Series poster for American Playhouse (1982)

as Harvey Keitel • 1 eps

American Playhouse

1982 Series
Series poster for Saturday Night Live (1975)

as Self - Host • 1 eps

Saturday Night Live

1975 Series
Series poster for Kojak (1973)

as Jerry Talaba • 1 eps

Kojak

1973 Series
Series poster for Great Performances (1971)

as Jerry • 1 eps

Great Performances

1971 Series
Series poster for Omnibus (1967)

as Self • 1 eps

Omnibus

1967 Series
Series poster for The F.B.I. (1965)

as Ernie • 1 eps

The F.B.I.

1965 Series
Series poster for Hogan's Heroes (1965)

as German Soldier (uncredited) • 1 eps

Hogan's Heroes

1965 Series
Series poster for The Oscars (1953)

as Self • 1 eps

The Oscars

1953 Series