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Harvey Keitel

Acting

2.2 Popularity May 13, 1939 (86 years old) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel 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 (19...

Biography

Harvey Keitel 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.

Filmography 211

2026
Fate Movie
2025
Milarepa Movie

as Marpa

2025
Laws of Man Movie

as Cassidy Whittaker

2024
Spread Movie

as Frank Ferretti

2024
Paradox Effect Movie

as Silvio

2024
Joe Baby Movie

as Randall Kane

2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz TV

as Lali Sokolov (Old)

2023
The Baker Movie

as Merchant

2022
2022
Mike TV

as Cus D'Amato

2021
Lansky Movie

as Meyer Lansky

2021
Blood on the Crown Movie

as General Hunter Blair

2020
Fatima Movie

as Professor Nichols

2020
2019
Esau Movie

as Abraham

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday May 13, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As هارفي كيتل, 하비 카이텔, ハーヴェイ・カイテル and 5 more
Years Active 1953 - 2026
Popularity 2.2
Career Stats
211 Total Credits
185 Movie Roles
21 TV Roles
11 Photos