
Harvey Keitel
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(183 total)
Pulp Fiction
as The Wolf

Inglourious Basterds
as OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)

The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Ludwig

Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick

Taxi Driver
as Sport

The Irishman
as Angelo Bruno

National Treasure
as Peter Sadusky

From Dusk Till Dawn
as Jacob Fuller

Moonrise Kingdom
as Commander Pierce

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
as Peter Sadusky

Isle of Dogs
as Gondo (voice)

Red Dragon
as Jack Crawford

Thelma & Louise
as Hal

Little Fockers
as Randy Weir

Sister Act
as Vince LaRocca

Arthur and the Invisibles
as Miro (voice)

Mean Streets
as Charlie Cappa

Youth
as Mick Boyle

Little Nicky
as Dad

Cop Land
as Ray Donlan
TV Shows
(22 total)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

National Treasure: Edge of History
as Peter Sadusky

Amazing Stories
as Byron Sullivan

Mike
as Cus D'Amato

Hogan's Heroes
as German Soldier (uncredited)

The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Lali Sokolov (Old)

Kojak
as Jerry Talaba

The View
as Self

Life on Mars
as Lt. Gene Hunt

The Oscars
as Self

The F.B.I.
as Ernie

Great Performances
as Jerry

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest

The Path to 9/11
as John O'Neill

American Playhouse
as (segment "This Ain't Bebop")

Omnibus
as Self


