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Robert De Niro
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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 …
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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.
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Robert De Niro's Filmography
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Focker-in-Law
as Jack Byrnes
The day the man got angry
as Impersonator
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
as Self (archive footage)
Tribeca 25
as Self
The Whisper Man
as Peter Willis
Breakdown: 1975
as Travis Bickle (archive footage)
Megadoc
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Prince: JFK Jr.
as Self
Nobu
as Self
Tin Soldier
as Emmanuel Ashburn
The Alto Knights
as Vito Genovese / Frank Costello
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Henry Fonda for President
as Self (archive footage)
Ezra
as Stan Bernal
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
Killers of the Flower Moon
as William Hale
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
as Jake LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
About My Father
as Salvo Maniscalco
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
as Self (archive footage)
Savage Salvation
as Sheriff Church
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as Self
Amsterdam
as General Gil Dillenbeck
No Poster
The Past Goes Fast
as Self
Val
as Self (archive)
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
Fuck Coin
as Self
No Poster
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Irishman'
as Self
The Comeback Trail
as Max Barber
537 Votes
as Self (archive footage)
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
as Self (Archive Footage)
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
as James
The War with Grandpa
as Ed
Crazy, Not Insane
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
as Self
The Irishman: In Conversation
as Self
The Irishman
as Frank Sheeran
Joker
as Murray Franklin
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
as Self
News from Taxi Driver
as Travis Bickle
I Am Durán
as Self
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
as Self
Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
as Self
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Wizard of Lies
as Bernie Madoff
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
as Self (uncredited)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
The Comedian
as Jackie Burke
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
as Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self
Hands of Stone
as Ray Arcel
I Am JFK Jr.
as Self
Dirty Grandpa
as Dick Kelly
Joy
as Rudy
Heist
as The Pope
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
as Self
Ellis
The Audition
as Robert De Niro
The Intern
as Ben Whitaker
Scorsese's GoodFellas
as Self
Il segreto di Otello
as Self
The Man Who Saved the World
as Self
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
as Self
No Poster
Don Rickles: One Night Only
as Self
No Poster
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage)
The Bag Man
as Dragna
Grudge Match
as Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen
American Hustle
as Victor Tellegio (uncredited)
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
Last Vegas
as Patrick 'Paddy' Connors
The Family
as Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
Killing Season
as Benjamin Ford
The Big Wedding
as Don Griffin
No Poster
Miracle Rising: South Africa
as Self
Silver Linings Playbook
as Pat Solatano Sr.
Casting By
as Self
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Freelancers
as Sarcone
Python Legs!
Red Lights
as Simon Silver
Being Flynn
as Jonathan Flynn
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
New Year's Eve
as Stan Harris
Killer Elite
as Hunter
9/11: 10 Years Later
as Host
Limitless
as Carl Van Loon
The Ages of Love
as Adrian
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
as Self
Marty and Bobby
as Self
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
as Self
Little Fockers
as Jack Byrnes
Stone
as Jack
Machete
as Senator John McLaughlin
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
Everybody's Fine
as Frank Goode
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self (archive footage)
What Just Happened
as Ben
Righteous Kill
as Turk
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
as Self
God's Lonely Man
as Self - Archive Footage
Stardust
as Captain Shakespeare
Making Casino
as Self
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
as Self
Arthur and the Invisibles
as King (voice)
The Good Shepherd
as Bill Sullivan
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self - Speaker
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot
as Self (archive)
The Making of Heat
as Self
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
as Self
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self (archive footage)
Club Oscar
as Don Lino (voice)
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
as Self
The 'New York, New York' Stories
as Self (archive footage)
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self (archive footage)
Hide and Seek
as David Callaway
Meet the Fockers
as Jack Byrnes
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Archbishop of Peru
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
as Self
Shark Tale
as Don Lino (voice)
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
Fahrenheit 9/11
as Self (archive footage)
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western
as Himself
Godsend
as Richard Wells
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
as Self (archive footage)
Analyze That
as Paul Vitti
City by the Sea
as Vincent LaMarca
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as Self
Showtime
as Det. Mitch Preston
9/11
as Self
Making "The Score"
as Himself
The Concert for New York City
as Self
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
The Score
as Nick Wells
15 Minutes
as Eddie Flemming
Meet the Parents
as Jack Byrnes
Men of Honor
as Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Fearless Leader
Flawless
as Walt Koontz
Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
Analyze This
as Paul Vitti
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Junket Whore
as Self
Ronin
as Sam
Great Expectations
as Prisoner / Lustig
Jackie Brown
as Louis Gara
Wag the Dog
as Conrad Brean
Cop Land
as Lt. Moe Tilden
Marvin's Room
as Wallace "Wally" Carter
Sleepers
as Father Bobby
The Fan
as Gil Renard
Heat
as Neil McCauley
Casino
as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
One Hundred and One Nights
as The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise
Ennio Morricone
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Self
You Talkin' to Me?
as Self
A Bronx Tale
as Lorenzo Anello
Aretha Franklin: Duets
as Self
This Boy's Life
as Dwight
Mad Dog and Glory
as Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Vito Corleone
Night and the City
as Harry Fabian
Mistress
as Evan M. Wright
Blast 'Em
as Self (uncredited)
Cape Fear
as Max Cady
Backdraft
as Donald Rimgale
Guilty by Suspicion
as David Merrill
Awakenings
as Leonard Lowe
GoodFellas
as James Conway
Hollywood Mavericks
as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
Stanley & Iris
as Stanley Cox
Jacknife
as Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey
We're No Angels
as Ned
The Making of Moonwalker
as Self
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Midnight Run
as John Wesley “Jack” Walsh
Movies Are My Life
as Self
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Great Sewer (voice)
The Untouchables
as Al Capone
Angel Heart
as Louis Cyphre
The Mission
as Rodrigo Mendoza
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Brazil
as Harry Tuttle
Falling in Love
as Frank Raftis
Once Upon a Time in America
as Noodles
Scarface
as Voice(uncredited)
Scarface
as Al pacino(Voice)
The King of Comedy
as Rupert Pupkin
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
True Confessions
as Father Des Spellacy
Raging Bull
as Jake LaMotta
The Swap
as Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)
The Deer Hunter
as Michael Vronsky
New York, New York
as Jimmy Doyle
The Last Tycoon
as Monroe Stahr
1900
as Alfredo Berlinghieri
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
as Self
Taxi Driver
as Travis Bickle
ABCinema
as Self
The Godfather Part II
as Vito Corleone
Mean Streets
as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello
Bang the Drum Slowly
as Bruce Pearson
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mario
Born to Win
as Danny
Jennifer on My Mind
as Mardigian
Son of Greetings
Hi, Mom!
as Jon Rubin
Bloody Mama
as Lloyd Barker
Sam's Song
as Sam Nicoletti
The Wedding Party
as Cecil
Greetings
as Jon Rubin
Young Wolves
as Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)
Three Rooms in Manhattan
as Client at the Diner (uncredited)
No Poster
Faith
as Seargant Ben Halston
De Niro, New York
as Self
After Exile
as Ted Delaney