Robert De Niro
Acting
Born: August 17, 1943 (age 83) · Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Joker
2019
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
GoodFellas
1990
The Godfather Part II
1974
Taxi Driver
1976
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
Limitless
2011
Heat
1995
American Hustle
2013
The Irishman
2019
The Intern
2015
Jackie Brown
1997
Photos (15)
Movies (126)
The Whisper Man
Peter Willis
The Godfather Part II
Vito Corleone
Joker
Murray Franklin
Killers of the Flower Moon
William Hale
Once Upon a Time in America
Noodles
GoodFellas
James Conway
Heat
Neil McCauley
Taxi Driver
Travis Bickle
Silver Linings Playbook
Pat Solatano Sr.
The Irishman
Frank Sheeran
Casino
Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
Shark Tale
Don Lino (voice)
A Bronx Tale
Lorenzo Anello
Limitless
Carl Van Loon
The Intern
Ben Whitaker
The Untouchables
Al Capone
Sleepers
Father Bobby
The Deer Hunter
Michael Vronsky
Raging Bull
Jake LaMotta
Stardust
Captain Shakespeare
Jackie Brown
Louis Gara
Cape Fear
Max Cady
Arthur and the Invisibles
King (voice)
Meet the Parents
Jack Byrnes
American Hustle
Victor Tellegio (uncredited)
Cop Land
Lt. Moe Tilden
Brazil
Harry Tuttle
The War with Grandpa
Ed
The Score
Nick Wells
Tin Soldier
Emmanuel Ashburn
Meet the Fockers
Jack Byrnes
Amsterdam
General Gil Dillenbeck
Backdraft
Donald Rimgale
Men of Honor
Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')
Killer Elite
Hunter
Awakenings
Leonard Lowe
The King of Comedy
Rupert Pupkin
Dirty Grandpa
Dick Kelly
The Good Shepherd
Bill Sullivan
Machete
Senator John McLaughlin
The Family
Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni
Little Fockers
Jack Byrnes
Angel Heart
Louis Cyphre
The Alto Knights
Vito Genovese / Frank Costello
Ronin
Sam
Hide and Seek
David Callaway
Mean Streets
John 'Johnny Boy' Civello
Analyze This
Paul Vitti
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
Righteous Kill
Turk
Last Vegas
Patrick 'Paddy' Connors
Midnight Run
John Wesley “Jack” Walsh
Analyze That
Paul Vitti
This Boy's Life
Dwight
Red Lights
Simon Silver
Great Expectations
Prisoner / Lustig
Joy
Rudy
The Fan
Gil Renard
New Year's Eve
Stan Harris
Heist
The Pope
The Wizard of Lies
Bernie Madoff
15 Minutes
Eddie Flemming
Grudge Match
Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen
Guilty by Suspicion
David Merrill
Hands of Stone
Ray Arcel
The Big Wedding
Don Griffin
Killing Season
Benjamin Ford
Showtime
Det. Mitch Preston
The Comeback Trail
Max Barber
The Mission
Rodrigo Mendoza
Wag the Dog
Conrad Brean
1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri
Stone
Jack
New York, New York
Jimmy Doyle
The Ages of Love
Adrian
We're No Angels
Ned
Savage Salvation
Sheriff Church
Flawless
Walt Koontz
The Bag Man
Dragna
Ezra
Stan Bernal
Everybody's Fine
Frank Goode
Marvin's Room
Wallace "Wally" Carter
City by the Sea
Vincent LaMarca
Mad Dog and Glory
Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie
About My Father
Salvo Maniscalco
What Just Happened
Ben
Freelancers
Sarcone
The Comedian
Jackie Burke
Breakdown: 1975
Travis Bickle (archive footage)
Jacknife
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey
Godsend
Richard Wells
True Confessions
Father Des Spellacy
The Last Tycoon
Monroe Stahr
Stanley & Iris
Stanley Cox
Falling in Love
Frank Raftis
Hi, Mom!
Jon Rubin
Being Flynn
Jonathan Flynn
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Archbishop of Peru
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Fearless Leader
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
One Hundred and One Nights
The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Jake LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
Greetings
Jon Rubin
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Great Sewer (voice)
Night and the City
Harry Fabian
Bloody Mama
Lloyd Barker
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Young Vito Corleone
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Vito Corleone
Mistress
Evan M. Wright
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
James
Born to Win
Danny
The Wedding Party
Cecil
The Swap
Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)
Python Legs!
2012
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Client at the Diner (uncredited)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Mario
Sam's Song
Sam Nicoletti
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bruce Pearson
Young Wolves
Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)
Ellis
2015
Club Oscar
Don Lino (voice)
Jennifer on My Mind
Mardigian
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
9/11: 10 Years Later
Host
News from Taxi Driver
Travis Bickle
Son of Greetings
1970
TV Shows (10)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Brendan Carr · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
30 Rock
Robert De Niro · 1 eps
The Cleveland Show
1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Zero Day
President George Mullen · 6 eps
Extras
Robert De Niro · 1 eps
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Young Vito Corleone · 4 eps
Some Good News
Weatherman · 1 eps
Nothing
Vincent · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (122)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 8 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 3 eps
RTL Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · 1 eps
Mr. Scorsese
Self · 5 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 3 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Auf los geht's los
Self · 1 eps
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
Val
Self (archive)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · 1 eps
Junket Whore
Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trespassing Bergman
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
Corman's World
Self - Actor
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
ABCinema
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
The Beaches of Agnès
Self (archive footage)
Crazy, Not Insane
Self (archive footage)
Marty and Bobby
Self
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
The Man Who Saved the World
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Megadoc
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
9/11
Self
The Audition
Self
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Casting By
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
Fuck Coin
Self
Hello Actors Studio
Self
American Prince: JFK Jr.
Self · 1 eps
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Self
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
Self
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
Self
The Making of Moonwalker
Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self - Speaker
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
Henry Fonda for President
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Self
I Am Durán
Self
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
I Am JFK Jr.
Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
Self
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
Self
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Self (archive footage)
Making "The Score"
Himself
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
The Irishman: In Conversation
Self
Making 'The Irishman'
Self
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
American Prince: JFK Jr.
Self
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
Self (archive footage)
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Self
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot
Self (archive)
Movies Are My Life
Self
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
Self
Nobu
Self
You Talkin' to Me?
Self
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Self
Making Casino
Self
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
Self
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Self - Narrator (voice)
The 'New York, New York' Stories
Self (archive footage)
Raging Bull: After the Fight
Self (archive footage)
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
Self
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Self (uncredited)
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Self
Il segreto di Otello
Self
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
Self (archive footage)
Ennio Morricone
Self (archive footage)
God's Lonely Man
Self - Archive Footage
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
Self
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Self (Archive Footage)
Upcoming (6)
Directing (2)
Producing (31)
Zero Day
Executive Producer
The Irishman
Producer
Bohemian Rhapsody
Executive Producer
A Bronx Tale
Producer
Meet the Parents
Producer
Meet the Fockers
Producer
When They See Us
Executive Producer
The Good Shepherd
Producer
Little Fockers
Producer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Associate Producer
About a Boy
Producer
Artemis Fowl
Executive Producer
The Wizard of Lies
Executive Producer
Thunderheart
Producer
Wag the Dog
Producer
We're No Angels
Executive Producer
Rent
Producer
Ezra
Executive Producer
NYC 22
Executive Producer
Marvin's Room
Producer
What Just Happened
Producer
Panther
Producer
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Producer
Mistress
Producer
Holiday Heart
Executive Producer
Stage Beauty
Producer
Faithful
Producer
The Night We Never Met
Producer
Witness to the Mob
Executive Producer
Entropy
Producer
Prison Song
Producer
