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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

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Born: August 17, 1943Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA

Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer. Considered one of his generation's greatest and most influential actors, De Niro has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a  Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards. He was honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019. De Niro was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. His first credited screen role was in Brian de Palma's Greetings (1968). De Niro's first collaboration with Martin Scorsese was with the crime drama film Mean Streets (1973). De Niro has earned two Academy Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). De Niro was also Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He is also known for his film roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), 1900 (1976), The King of Comedy (1982), Once Upon a Time in America(1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Angel Heart (1987), The Untouchables (1987), Goodfellas (1990), This Boy's Life (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019). He directed and acted in A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006). His comedic roles include Hi, Mom! (1970), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), and The Intern (2015). Also known for his television roles, De Niro portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He received further Emmy Award nominations for producing the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019) and for portraying Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live. De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films are featured on the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American films ever. Timeout magazine's list of 100 best movies included seven of De Niro's films, as chosen by actors in the industry.

Known For
Filmography
Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

Jack Byrnes

2026
Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

Travis Bickle (archive footage)

2025
Megadoc

Megadoc

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
American Prince: JFK Jr.

American Prince: JFK Jr.

Self

2025
Nobu

Nobu

Self

2025
Tin Soldier

Tin Soldier

Emmanuel Ashburn

2025
The Alto Knights

The Alto Knights

Vito Genovese / Frank Costello

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Self

2025
Henry Fonda for President

Henry Fonda for President

Self (archive footage)

2025
How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

Neil McCauley (archive footage)

2024
Ezra

Ezra

Stan Bernal

2024
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

Self

2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

William Hale

2023
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

Jake LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Sly

Sly

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
About My Father

About My Father

Salvo Maniscalco

2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Self (archive footage)

2022
Savage Salvation

Savage Salvation

Sheriff Church

2022
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Self

2022
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

General Gil Dillenbeck

2022

The Past Goes Fast

Self

2022
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Fuck Coin

Fuck Coin

Self

2021

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

2021
Making 'The Irishman'

Making 'The Irishman'

Self

2020
The Comeback Trail

The Comeback Trail

Max Barber

2020
537 Votes

537 Votes

Self (archive footage)

2020

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

Self (Archive Footage)

2020
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

James

2020
The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa

Ed

2020
Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

Self (archive footage)

2020
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

Self

2020
The Irishman: In Conversation

The Irishman: In Conversation

Self

2019
The Irishman

The Irishman

Frank Sheeran

2019
Joker

Joker

Murray Franklin

2019
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

Self

2019
News from Taxi Driver

News from Taxi Driver

Travis Bickle

2019
I Am Durán

I Am Durán

Self

2019
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Self

2018
Alec Baldwin: One Night Only

Alec Baldwin: One Night Only

Self

2017
The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2017
The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies

Bernie Madoff

2017
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

Self (uncredited)

2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Self

2016
The Comedian

The Comedian

Jackie Burke

2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Self

2016
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

Ray Arcel

2016
I Am JFK Jr.

I Am JFK Jr.

Self

2016
Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa

Dick Kelly

2016
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

Young Vito Corleone

2016
Joy

Joy

Rudy

2015
Heist

Heist

The Pope

2015
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Self

2015
Ellis

Ellis

2015
The Audition

The Audition

Self

2015
The Intern

The Intern

Ben Whitaker

2015
Scorsese's GoodFellas

Scorsese's GoodFellas

Self

2015

Il segreto di Otello

Self

2015
The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

Self

2014
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

Self

2014

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Self

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self (archive footage)

2014
The Bag Man

The Bag Man

Dragna

2014
Grudge Match

Grudge Match

Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

2013
American Hustle

American Hustle

Victor Tellegio (uncredited)

2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Self

2013
Last Vegas

Last Vegas

Patrick 'Paddy' Connors

2013
The Family

The Family

Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni

2013
Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

Self

2013
Killing Season

Killing Season

Benjamin Ford

2013
The Big Wedding

The Big Wedding

Don Griffin

2013

Miracle Rising: South Africa

Self

2013
Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

Pat Solatano Sr.

2012
Casting By

Casting By

Self

2012
Close Up

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

2012
Freelancers

Freelancers

Sarcone

2012
Python Legs!

Python Legs!

2012
Being Flynn

Being Flynn

Jonathan Flynn

2012
Red Lights

Red Lights

Simon Silver

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
Corman's World

Corman's World

Self - Actor

2011
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

Stan Harris

2011
Killer Elite

Killer Elite

Hunter

2011
9/11: 10 Years Later

9/11: 10 Years Later

Host

2011
Limitless

Limitless

Carl Van Loon

2011
Ages of Love

Ages of Love

Adrian

2011

Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic

Self (archive footage)

2011
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Self

2011
Marty and Bobby

Marty and Bobby

Self

2011
Little Fockers

Little Fockers

Jack Byrnes

2010
Stone

Stone

Jack

2010
Machete

Machete

Senator John McLaughlin

2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

(archive footage)

2009
Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

Frank Goode

2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Self

2009
The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès

Self (archive footage)

2008
What Just Happened

What Just Happened

Ben

2008
Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

Turk

2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Self

2007
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

Self

2007
God's Lonely Man

God's Lonely Man

Self - Archive Footage

2007
Stardust

Stardust

Captain Shakespeare

2007
Making Casino

Making Casino

Self

2007
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven

Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven

Self

2007
Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles

King (voice)

2006
The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Bill Sullivan

2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Self - Speaker

2006
The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

Self

2005
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

Self

2005
Club Oscar

Club Oscar

Don Lino (voice)

2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Self

2005
The 'New York, New York' Stories

The 'New York, New York' Stories

Self (archive footage)

2005
Raging Bull: After the Fight

Raging Bull: After the Fight

Self (archive footage)

2005
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Self (archive footage)

2005
Raging Bull: Before the Fight

Raging Bull: Before the Fight

Self

2005
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

David Callaway

2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Archbishop of Peru

2004
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

Jack Byrnes

2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Self

2004
Shark Tale

Shark Tale

Don Lino (voice)

2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Self

2004
Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
Godsend

Godsend

Richard Wells

2004
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Self

2003
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Self (archive footage)

2002
Analyze That

Analyze That

Paul Vitti

2002
City by the Sea

City by the Sea

Vincent LaMarca

2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

Self

2002
Showtime

Showtime

Det. Mitch Preston

2002
9/11

9/11

Self

2002
Making "The Score"

Making "The Score"

Himself

2001
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

Self

2001
The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

Self

2001
The Score

The Score

Nick Wells

2001
15 Minutes

15 Minutes

Eddie Flemming

2001
Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

Jack Byrnes

2000
Men of Honor

Men of Honor

Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Fearless Leader

2000
Flawless

Flawless

Walt Koontz

1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'

Making 'Taxi Driver'

Self

1999
Analyze This

Analyze This

Paul Vitti

1999
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Self - Narrator (voice)

1998
Junket Whore

Junket Whore

Self

1998
Ronin

Ronin

Sam

1998
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Prisoner / Lustig

1998
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Conrad Brean

1997
Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Louis Gara

1997
Cop Land

Cop Land

Lt. Moe Tilden

1997
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

Wallace "Wally" Carter

1996
Sleepers

Sleepers

Father Bobby

1996
The Fan

The Fan

Gil Renard

1996
Heat

Heat

Neil McCauley

1995
Casino

Casino

Sam "Ace" Rothstein

1995
One Hundred and One Nights

One Hundred and One Nights

The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise

1995
Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

Self (archive footage)

1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The Creature / Sharp Featured Man

1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

Self

1994
You Talkin' to Me?

You Talkin' to Me?

Self

1994
A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale

Lorenzo Anello

1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets

Aretha Franklin: Duets

Self

1993
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

Dwight

1993
Mad Dog and Glory

Mad Dog and Glory

Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie

1993
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

Vito Corleone

1992
Night and the City

Night and the City

Harry Fabian

1992
Mistress

Mistress

Evan M. Wright

1992
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

Max Cady

1991
Backdraft

Backdraft

Donald Rimgale

1991
Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

David Merrill

1991
Awakenings

Awakenings

Leonard Lowe

1990
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

James Conway

1990
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

Self

1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

Self

1990
Martin Scorsese Directs

Martin Scorsese Directs

Self

1990
Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

Stanley Cox

1990
Jacknife

Jacknife

Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey

1989
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

Ned

1989
The Making of Moonwalker

The Making of Moonwalker

Self

1989
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

Self

1988
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

John Wesley “Jack” Walsh

1988
Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life

Self

1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Great Sewer (voice)

1987
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Al Capone

1987
Angel Heart

Angel Heart

Louis Cyphre

1987
The Mission

The Mission

Rodrigo Mendoza

1986
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985
Brazil

Brazil

Harry Tuttle

1985
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

Frank Raftis

1984
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

David 'Noodles' Aaronson

1984
The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy

Rupert Pupkin

1982
Elia Kazan: An Outsider

Elia Kazan: An Outsider

Self

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
True Confessions

True Confessions

Father Des Spellacy

1981
Raging Bull

Raging Bull

Jake LaMotta

1980
The Swap

The Swap

Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)

1979
The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

Michael Vronsky

1978
New York, New York

New York, New York

Jimmy Doyle

1977
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Monroe Stahr

1976
1900

1900

Alfredo Berlinghieri

1976
The Cinema According to Bertolucci

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

Self

1976
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

Travis Bickle

1976
Abicinema

Abicinema

Self

1975
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

Vito Corleone

1974
Mean Streets

Mean Streets

John 'Johnny Boy' Civello

1973
Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bruce Pearson

1973
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Mario

1971
Born to Win

Born to Win

Danny

1971
Jennifer on My Mind

Jennifer on My Mind

Mardigian

1971
Hi, Mom!

Hi, Mom!

Jon Rubin

1970
Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama

Lloyd Barker

1970
Sam's Song

Sam's Song

Sam Nicoletti

1969
The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

Cecil

1969
Greetings

Greetings

Jon Rubin

1968
Young Wolves

Young Wolves

Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)

1968
Three Rooms in Manhattan

Three Rooms in Manhattan

Client at the Diner (uncredited)

1965