Harvey Keitel
Acting

Harvey Keitel

May 13, 1939 (86 years old) 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.

Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

The View

The View

1997 • TV

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994 • Movie

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976 • Movie

Movie Credits (54)

Acting

1994

Pulp Fiction

as The Wolf

1976

Taxi Driver

as Sport

1992

Reservoir Dogs

as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as Jacob Fuller

1986

Wise Guys

as Bobby DiLea

2006

A Crime

as Roger Culkin

1990

The Two Jakes

as Julius "Jake" Berman

2004

National Treasure

as Peter Sadusky

1993

The Young Americans

as John Harris

1995

Ulysses' Gaze

as A

2004

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

as Walter McGrane

1991

Thelma & Louise

as Hal

2007

One Last Dance

as Terrtano

2002

Taking Sides

as Steve Arnold

1993

The Piano

as George Baines

2000

Fail Safe

as Brig. Gen. Warren Black

1998

Full Tilt Boogie

as Self

2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

as Peter Sadusky

1992

Sister Act

as Vince LaRocca

1994

Monkey Trouble

as Azro

Crew

1999

Three Seasons

Executive Producer

1995

Blue in the Face

Executive Producer

2003

Dreaming of Julia

Producer

2001

The Grey Zone

Executive Producer

TV Credits (22)

Acting

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Jerry

1 episodes

1965

Hogan's Heroes

as German Soldier (uncredited)

1 episodes

1967

Omnibus

as Self

1 episodes

1985

Amazing Stories

as Byron Sullivan

1 episodes

1965

The F.B.I.

as Ernie

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

1973

Kojak

as Jerry Talaba

1 episodes

1982

American Playhouse

as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")

1 episodes

2023

100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

2 episodes

2002

V Graham Norton

as Self

1 episodes

2024

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

as Lali Sokolov (Old)

6 episodes

2022

National Treasure: Edge of History

as Peter Sadusky

1 episodes

2008

Life on Mars

as Lt. Gene Hunt

17 episodes

2022

Mike

as Cus D'Amato

2 episodes

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2006

The Path to 9/11

as John O'Neill

2 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 13, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
2.4

Career Stats

54
Movies
22
TV Shows