American actor (born 1939)
Harvey Keitel
Born (1939-05-13 ) May 13, 1939 (age 86) Occupations Years active 1966–present Spouse Partner Lorraine Bracco (1982–1993)Children 3
Harvey Keitel (/k aɪ ˈ t ɛ l ky-TEL [ 1] [ 2] New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with directorMartin Scorsese , starring in six of his films:Who's That Knocking at My Door Mean Streets Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Taxi Driver The Last Temptation of Christ The Irishman [ 3] Quentin Tarantino , portraying Mr. White inReservoir Dogs Pulp Fiction
Keitel received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal ofMickey Cohen inBugsy AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance inThe Piano [ 4] Blue Collar Thelma & Louise Reservoir Dogs Bad Lieutenant Imaginary Crimes Pulp Fiction From Dusk till Dawn Cop Land Holy Smoke! National Treasure National Treasure: Book of Secrets Youth
Additionally, Keitel has starred in three films directed byWes Anderson :Moonrise Kingdom The Grand Budapest Hotel Isle of Dogs Actors Studio , alongsideAl Pacino andEllen Burstyn .[ 5]
Keitel was born inBrooklyn ,New York City on May 13, 1939,[ 3] [ 6] Jewish family. His mother Miriam (née KleinRomania , and his father Harry fromPoland .[ 7] luncheonette , and his father also worked as ahat maker .
Keitel grew up in theBrighton Beach neighborhood ofBrooklyn ,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Abraham Lincoln High School , and enlisted in theU.S. Marines at the age of 17. After his discharge, he worked as acourt stenographer for 10–12 years before beginning his acting career.[ 8]
Keitel in November 2009 Keitel studied under bothStella Adler andLee Strasberg and at theHB Studio ,[ 11] Off-Broadway productions.[ 8] Martin Scorsese and gained a starring role as "J.R.", in Scorsese's first feature film,Who's That Knocking at My Door [ 8] [ 8] Mean Streets Robert De Niro 's breakthrough film. Keitel re-teamed with Scorsese forAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Taxi Driver Jodie Foster 's character's pimp.[ 8]
In 1977 and 1978, Keitel starred in the directorial debuts ofPaul Schrader (Blue Collar Richard Pryor andYaphet Kotto ),Ridley Scott (The Duellists Keith Carradine ), andJames Toback (Fingers Francis Ford Coppola 'sApocalypse Now [ 12] Martin Sheen .
Keitel continued to do work on both stage and screen in the 1980s, often in thestereotypical role of athug . Keitel played a corrupt police officer in the 1983 thrillerCopkiller John Lydon ), before taking a supporting role in the romantic dramaFalling in Love Robert De Niro andMeryl Streep . Between 1985 and 1988, he was one of the busiest character actors around, appearing in 16 films and telefilms,[ 13] Brian De Palma 's mobster comedyWise Guys Danny DeVito andJoe Piscopo , and asJudas in Martin Scorsese's controversialThe Last Temptation of Christ
Keitel with singerHarry Belafonte in New York, April 2011 He co-starred withJack Nicholson in theChinatown The Two Jakes Ridley Scott cast Keitel as the sympathetic policeman inThelma & Louise Barry Levinson 'sBugsy ,Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . The following year, Keitel played another mobster in theWhoopi Goldberg -starring comedySister Act
Keitel starred inQuentin Tarantino 'sReservoir Dogs [ 8] [ 8] Bad Lieutenant [ 8] Jane Campion filmThe Piano [ 8] Pulp Fiction Point of No Return Spike Lee 'sClockers Richard Price 's novel, co-produced by Martin Scorsese). In 1996, Keitel had a major role in Quentin Tarantino andRobert Rodriguez 's filmFrom Dusk till Dawn Cop Land Sylvester Stallone ,Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro.
Michael Caine ,Rachel Weisz ,Jane Fonda and Keitel at theCannes Film Festival in 2015His later roles include the fatherlySatan inLittle Nicky ,Navy man inU-571 FBI Special agent Sadusky inNational Treasure National Treasure: Book of Secrets Sydney Pollack on the set ofStanley Kubrick 'sEyes Wide Shut ,[ 14] Tony Bui 's award-winning directorial debut,Three Seasons Holy Smoke! Kate Winslet ).
In 2001 Keitel played opposite roles: as a U.S. Army denazification investigator in the filmTaking Sides Erich Muhsfeldt in the filmThe Grey Zone 24th Moscow International Film Festival , Keitel was honored with theStanislavsky Award for his outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles ofStanislavsky's school .[ 15] Steinlager Pure commercials in New Zealand in 2007.
In January 2008, Keitel playedJerry Springer in the New York City premiere ofJerry Springer: The Opera Carnegie Hall .[ 8] ABC 's short-lived US remake of the successful British time-travel police drama seriesLife on Mars [ 16] Jay-Z video for "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) ", a nod to his Brooklyn origins. In 2013, he appeared in a music video for "Pretty Hurts " byBeyoncé .[ 17] A Farewell to Fools [ 18]
Between 2014 and early 2020, he reprised his role of Winston Wolf fromPulp Fiction as part of a £40 million television advertising campaign for British insurance companyDirect Line .[ 19] [ 20] Newport Beach Film Festival .[ 21] Steven Brand 's noir thrillerJoe Baby alongsideDichen Lachman ,Willa Fitzgerald andRon Perlman .[ 22] Wes Anderson acting in minor roles in his filmsMoonrise Kingdom The Grand Budapest Hotel Isle of Dogs Philadelphia crime family acting boss Angelo Bruno in his gangster movieThe Irishman Robert De Niro andJoe Pesci . He reprised his roleFBI Agent Peter Sadusky in the recentDisney+ seriesNational Treasure: Edge of History
Keitel and wifeDaphna Kastner in 2010 Keitel was in a relationship with American actressLorraine Bracco from 1982 to 1993,[ 23] [ 24]
He has a son, Hudson,[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
In October 2001, Keitel married Israeli-Canadian[ 34] Daphna Kastner inJerusalem ,[ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40]
In July 2017, Keitel became an honorary citizen ofMaramureș County , Romania.[ 41]
Key † Denotes films that have not yet been released
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^ Wartofsky, Alona (September 13, 1995)."DARK SIDE OF THE ACTOR HARVEY KEITEL, PLUMBING THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL" .Washington Post .ISSN 0190-8286 . RetrievedAugust 23, 2021 . ^ "Harvey Keitel on his uneasy relationship with Hollywood" .CBS News . December 15, 2019. RetrievedAugust 23, 2021 .^a b "Harvey Keitel" .British Film Institute the original on January 27, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2019 .^ "AFI Past Winners - 1993 Winners & Nominees" .AFI-AACTA . Archived fromthe original on October 27, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2016 .^ Lipton, James (October 18, 2007).Inside Inside .Dutton . p. 14.ISBN 9780525950356 ^ "Person details for Harvey Kutel" . familyserarch.org. RetrievedDecember 27, 2014 .^ Schoemer, Karen (November 7, 1993)."Harvey Keitel Tries A Little Tenderness" .The New York Times . RetrievedMarch 7, 2013 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k Inside the Actors Studio the original on January 6, 2015. RetrievedDecember 27, 2014 .^ Lombardi, John (January 12, 1998)."Scenes From a Bad Movie Marriage - Nymag" .New York Magazine . RetrievedFebruary 14, 2022 . ^ Oct. 18, KRISTINE McKENNA; Pt, 1992 12 Am (October 18, 1992)."MOVIES : Leaps of Faith : Harvey Keitel's search for God often involves confronting his darker self; case in point: 'Reservoir Dogs' .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedFebruary 14, 2022 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ HB Studio Alumni ^ Cowie, Peter (1990).Coppola: A Biography ISBN 978-0-6841-9193-5 ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 5, 1988). "Acting Jobs Steadiest Since Studio Era".Variety ^ "Gary Oldman explaining why Stanley Kubrick was a difficult director to work for - Far Out Magazine" . June 2021.^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)" .MIFF . Archived fromthe original on January 16, 2013. RetrievedMarch 30, 2013 .^ Mitovich, Matt (July 24, 2008)."Scoop! Keitel Lands on Mars as Homicide Boss" .TV Guide . RetrievedMarch 7, 2013 . ^ Dolan, Jon (December 13, 2013)." .Rolling Stone . RetrievedDecember 14, 2013 . ^ De Coster, Ramzi (October 17, 2013)."Monterey Media Acquires Three Films, Including Works Starring Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel" .IndieWire . RetrievedFebruary 6, 2021 . ^ Brownsell, Alex (August 29, 2014)."Direct Line challenges rivals with Harvey Keitel 'fixer' ads" .Campaign . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2014 . ^ "Meet Winston Wolfe" . directline.com. August 30, 2014. Archived fromthe original on December 30, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2014 .^ Plunkett, Paul (October 21, 2021)."Newport Beach Film Festival Returns Live with Events and Honorees Including Harvey Keitel and Regina Hall" .Variety . RetrievedNovember 19, 2021 . ^ Grobar, Matt (June 27, 2022)." .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2022 . ^ Lombardi, John (January 12, 1998)."Scenes From a Bad Movie Marriage" .New York ^ "Scenes from a Bad Barriage" The Independent Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. RetrievedMarch 3, 2017 .^ Roca, John;New York Daily News (July 15, 2003)."Harvey Keitel (dark glasses) arrives at Manhattan Family Court, where he is being sued for child support by Lisa Karmazin, a San Diego potter, and the mother of their son, Hudson" .Getty Images . ^ Potter, Matt (November 7, 2002)."Crockery" .San Diego Reader . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 . ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (August 18, 2004)."Rep: Britney-Kevin Wedding Still On" .People.com . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 . ^ "Keitel 'ignored' new son" .The Sydney Morning Herald . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ Johnston, Sheila (April 28, 2005)."Harvey Keitel: No time to look back" .The Independent . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 . ^ "IN COURT, IT'S A DAD, DAD, DAD WORLD" .New York Daily News . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "ACTOR DUMPS ON EX IN KID FIGHT" .New York Daily News . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "HARVEY'S POLICY: NO KISS & KEITEL" .New York Daily News . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "KEITEL SETTLES IN COURT" .New York Daily News . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "Harvey Keitel" .Research Starters .EBSCO Information Services . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ Pinto, Goel (October 7, 2001)."American-Jewish Actor Harvey Keitel Gets Married in Jerusalem" .Haaretz Tel Aviv . RetrievedJanuary 27, 2019 . ^ "Keitel and Kastner celebrate birth" .Irish Examiner . August 19, 2004. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "Celebrity bodies: Harvey Keitel" .Teesside Live . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ McMurray, Shandley (2010).Hey Baby! What's Your Name? . Wiley. p. 205.ISBN 978-0470739983 ^ "Harvey Keitel, wife and son Roman in Soho ".People . March 14, 2007. ^ "Harvey Keitel credits Robert De Niro with his marriage" .KTMY . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2025 .^ "DISTINCȚIE – Actorul american Harvey Keitel a venit în Leordina pentru a primi titlul de cetățean de onoare al comunei maramureșene" [DISTINCTION - American actor Harvey Keitel came to Leordina to receive the title of honorary citizen of Maramures commune].News from Maramureș (in Romanian). July 7, 2017. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2021 .^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - la pagina di GIANCARLO GIANNINI" .^ "Sergio Citti" . May 7, 2001.^ " .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedFebruary 6, 2021 .^ Porter, Rick (July 21, 2022)."Harvey Keitel Joins 'National Treasure' Series at Disney+" .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedJuly 21, 2022 .
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