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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Acting

Born August 17, 1943 Greenwich 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.

TV Shows(36)

Movies(223)

Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

Jack Byrnes

2026

The Whisper Man

The Whisper Man

Pete Willis

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

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

William Hale

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

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

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

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

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

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Self

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin

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

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

Red Lights

Red Lights

Simon Silver

2012

Being Flynn

Being Flynn

Jonathan Flynn

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

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

God's Lonely Man

God's Lonely Man

Self - Archive Footage

2007

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

Self

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

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

Self

2005

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

Self

2005

Raging Bull: Before the Fight

Raging Bull: Before the Fight

Self

2005

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Self (archive footage)

2005

Raging Bull: After the Fight

Raging Bull: After the Fight

Self (archive footage)

2005

The 'New York, New York' Stories

The 'New York, New York' Stories

Self (archive footage)

2005

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Self

2005

Club Oscar

Club Oscar

Don Lino (voice)

2005

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

David Callaway

2005

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

Jack Byrnes

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Archbishop of Peru

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

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Louis Gara

1997

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Conrad Brean

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

Son of Greetings

Son of Greetings

1970

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

Untitled De Niro/Ramirez/Jakubowicz Project

Untitled De Niro/Ramirez/Jakubowicz Project

G.B.

After Exile

After Exile

Ted Delaney

De Niro, New York

De Niro, New York

Self

Shutout

Shutout

Jake Kejeune