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Harvey Keitel

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.

Filmography

2026
Hellfire

as Jeremiah

Movie
2024
Paradox Effect

as Silvio

Movie
2024
Joe Baby

as Randall Kane

Movie
2020
Fatima

as Professor Nichols

Movie
2019
The Irishman

as Angelo Bruno

Movie
2018
Isle of Dogs

as Gondo (voice)

Movie
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

as Ludwig

Movie
2012
Moonrise Kingdom

as Commander Pierce

Movie
2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

as Peter Sadusky

Movie
2006
Arthur and the Invisibles

as Miro (voice)

Movie
2004
National Treasure

as Peter Sadusky

Movie
2002
Red Dragon

as Jack Crawford

Movie
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn

as Jacob Fuller

Movie
1994
Pulp Fiction

as The Wolf

Movie
1992
Reservoir Dogs

as Mr. White / Larry Dimmick

Movie
1992
Sister Act

as Vince LaRocca

Movie
1991
Bugsy

as Mickey Cohen

Movie
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ

as Judas

Movie
1976
Taxi Driver

as Sport

Movie