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Robert De Niro

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. De Niro first gained fame for his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Mean Streets (1973)


Aliases
  • Robert DeNiro
  • Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.
  • Bobby DeNiro
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Joker

2019
as Murray Franklin

The Intern

2015
as Ben Whittaker

Taxi Driver

1976
as Travis Bickle

The Irishman

2019
as Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran

Silver Linings Playbook

2012
as Pat Solatano Sr.

Shark Tale

2004
as Don Lino (voice)

The Godfather: Part II

1974
as Don Vito Corleone

GoodFellas

1990
as James Conway

Meet the Parents

2000
as Jack Byrnes

Heat

1995
as Neil McCauley

Amsterdam

2022
as General Gil Dillenbeck

Meet the Fockers

2004
as Jack Byrnes

Once Upon a Time in America

1984
as David 'Noodles' Aaronson

New Year's Eve

2011
as Stan Harris

Little Fockers

2010
as Jack Byrnes

Limitless

2011
as Carl Van Loon

Raging Bull

1980
as Jake LaMotta

American Hustle

2013
as Victor Tellegio

Jackie Brown

1997
as Louis Gara

Arthur and the Invisibles

2006
as King (english voice)

The Untouchables

1987
as Al Capone

The King of Comedy

1982
as Rupert Pupkin

The Big Wedding

2013
as Don Griffin

The Deer Hunter

1978
as Michael Vronsky

Cape Fear

1991
as Max Cady

Red Lights

2012
as Simon Silver

Machete

2010
as Senator John McLaughlin

Dirty Grandpa

2016
as Dick Kelly

Casino

1995
as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein

Stardust

2007
as Cap. Shakespeare

Brazil

1985
as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle

Sleepers

1996
as Father Bobby

Joy

2015
as Rudy

A Bronx Tale

1993
as Lorenzo Anello

The Family

2013
as Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni

Last Vegas

2013
as Paddy

Awakenings

1990
as Leonard Lowe

Mean Streets

1973
as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello

Hide and Seek

2005
as David Callaway

Men of Honor

2000
as Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

Analyze This

1999
as Paul Vitti

Killer Elite

2011
as Hunter

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004
as Archbishop of Peru

Backdraft

1991
as Donald Rimgale

The Good Shepherd

2006
as Bill Sullivan

Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin

2008
as Robert De Niro

Grudge Match

2013
as Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

Robin Williams Remembered

2014
as Robert De Niro

Cop Land

1997
as Lt. Moe Tilden

Angel Heart

1987
as Louis Cyphre

Elia Kazan: An Outsider

1982
as Robert De Niro

Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma

1995
as Le mari de la star-fantasme en croisière

Frankenstein

1994
as The Creature

Cashed Out Casino

2017
as Robert De Niro

The Bag Man

2014
as Dragna

Hell's Club 2

2016
as Clients

Bang the Drum Slowly

1973
as Bruce Pearson

Jacknife

1989
as Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey

Night and the City

1992
as Harry Fabian

Killing Season

2013
as Benjamin Ford

Wag the Dog

1997
as Conrad Brean

Godsend

2004
as Richard Wells

Stone

2010
as Jack

Sam's Song

1969
as Sam Nicoletti

Marvin's Room

1996
as Dr. Wallace "Wally" Carter

Great Expectations

1998
as Prisoner / Lustig

Greetings

1968
as Jon Rubin

The Comeback Trail

2020
as Max Barber

Stanley & Iris

1990
as Stanley Everett Cox

Midnight Run

1988
as Jack Walsh

Guilty by Suspicion

1991
as David Merrill

The Swap

1979
as Sam Nicoletti

Showtime

2002
as Det. Mitch Preston

9/11: 10 Years Later

2011
as Robert De Niro

New York, New York

1977
as Jimmy Doyle

I sogni nel mirino

2002
as Robert De Niro

City By The Sea

2002
as Vincent LaMarca

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

1998
as Himself / Narrator (voice)

Hi, Mom!

1970
as Jon Rubin

Mad Dog and Glory

1993
as Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie

Mistress

1992
as Evan M. Wright

Alto Knights

2025
as Vito Genovese / Frank Costello

Heist

2015
as The Pope

Jennifer on My Mind

1971
as Mardigian

Falling in Love

1984
as Frank Raftis

The Wizard of Lies

2017
as Bernie Madoff

Freelancers

2012
as Sarcone

The Comedian

2016
as Jackie Burke

Ronin

1998
as Sam

Kill Gil - Vol. 2

2006
as Robert De Niro

Lennon or McCartney

2014
as Himself (archive footage)

Everybody's Fine

2009
as Frank Goode

This Boy’s Life

1993
as Dwight Hansen

Club Oscar

2005
as Don Lino (voice)

15 Minutes

2001
as Detective Eddie Flemming

Hands of Stone

2016
as Ray Arcel

Bloody Mama

1970
as Lloyd Barker

After Exile

as Ted Delaney

Being Flynn

2012
as Jonathan Flynn

The Score

2001
as Nick Wells

True Confessions

1981
as Father Des Spellacy

The Last Tycoon

1976
as Monroe Stahr

Flawless

1999
as Walt Koontz

The Mission

1986
as Rodrigo Mendoza

Abicinema

1975
as Robert De Niro

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001
as Robert De Niro

Analyze That

2002
as Paul Vitti

Born to Win

1971
as Danny

1900

1976
as Alfredo Berlinghieri

Tin Soldier

2024
as Ashburn

The Audition

2015
as Himself

The Fan

1996
as Gil Renard

Blast 'Em

1992
as Robert De Niro

Director

Movie A Bronx Tale 1993
Movie The Good Shepherd 2006

Producer

Movie Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
Movie The Irishman 2019
Movie Meet the Parents 2000
Movie Meet the Fockers 2004
Movie Public Enemies 2009
Movie Little Fockers 2010
Movie About a Boy 2002
Movie A Bronx Tale 1993
Movie Cape Fear 1991
Movie Rent 2005
Movie Thunderheart 1992
Movie Panther 1995
Movie Prison Song 2001
Movie The Good Shepherd 2006
Movie Holiday Heart 2000
Movie Frankenstein 1994
Movie Wag the Dog 1997
Movie The Night We Never Met 1993
Movie Marvin's Room 1996
Movie Stage Beauty 2004
Movie Entropy 1999
Movie Faithful 1996
Movie Mistress 1992
Movie The Wizard of Lies 2017
Movie Witness to the Mob 1998
Movie The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 2000
Movie What Just Happened 2008