# Robert De Niro filmography

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Robert De Niro is an American actor, director and producer. His early films included Greetings (1968), The Wedding Party (1969), Bloody Mama (1970), Hi, Mom! (1970), Jennifer on My Mind (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), and Mean Streets (1973). In 1974, De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. His performance in the film led him to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. After The Godfather Part II, he starred in Martin Scorsese's psychological drama Taxi Driver (1976). In the film, De Niro portrayed Travis Bickle, who is a lonely, depressed 26-year-old living in isolation in New York City. He won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. De Niro's "You talkin' to me?" dialogue was ranked number 10 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. In 1978, De Niro appeared in Michael Cimino's war drama The Deer Hunter, a film based on a trio of steelworkers whose lives were changed forever after fighting in the Vietnam War. De Niro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
After Taxi Driver, De Niro collaborated with Scorsese on the musical drama New York, New York (1977). The film was a box-office failure, and its disappointing reception drove Scorsese into depression and drugs. While Scorsese was in rehab, De Niro asked him to read Raging Bull: My Story, a book about boxer Jake LaMotta, which Scorsese threw away and said was "full of shit". After nearly dying from a drug overdose, Scorsese agreed to make the film. Raging Bull (1980) received widespread critical acclaim, and De Niro received the Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor. After Raging Bull, De Niro appeared in neo-noir True Confessions (1981), in which he was praised for his performance. In 1983, De Niro was cast in Martin Scorsese's satirical black comedy The King of Comedy, in which he appeared as a struggling comedian with mental health issues. While the film bombed at the box office, it was well received by critics. Mark Kermode of The Guardian wrote, "While all these movies are terrific indeed, they pale by comparison with Scorsese and De Niro's finest – and most often overlooked – work: The King of Comedy". The following year, De Niro appeared in the epic crime drama, Once Upon a Time in America. In the film, De Niro plays David "Noodles" Aaronson, who struggles as a street kid in a neighborhood on Manhattan's Lower East Side in the 1920s. Once Upon a Time in America was a financial disaster, grossing $5.3 million on a $30 million budget.
In 1990, De Niro starred in Penny Marshall's Awakenings, based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir of the same title and for his performance he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year, De Niro appeared in Scorsese's psychological thriller Cape Fear as Max Cady, a convicted rapist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. In 2000, De Niro appeared in the comedy film Meet the Parents, which was a commercial success, later reprising his role in the 2004 and 2010 sequels. In 2012, De Niro appeared in the David O. Russell film Silver Linings Playbook, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. In 2019, De Niro starred in Todd Phillips' psychological thriller Joker, based on DC Comics characters, as talk show host Murray Franklin. The film grossed over $1 billion, making it the first R-rated film to do so. After Joker, De Niro collaborated with Martin Scorsese on The Irishman (2019). In the film, he plays the role of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino and his crime family. De Niro's performance in the film was widely praised by critics. De Niro received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as William King Hale in Scorsese's film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

## Film

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| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Functioned as | Functioned as | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 1965 | Three Rooms in Manhattan | Uncredited | No | Client At The Diner | Marcel Carné | | |
| 1968 | The Young Wolves | Uncredited | No | Un Hippie Chez Popov | Marcel Carné | | |
| 1968 | Greetings | Yes | No | Jon Rubin | Brian De Palma | | |
| 1969 | The Wedding Party | Yes | No | Cecil | Brian De Palma | | |
| 1969 | Sam's Song | Yes | No | Sam | Jordan Leondopoulos | | |
| 1970 | Bloody Mama | Yes | No | Lloyd Barker | Roger Corman | | |
| 1970 | Hi, Mom! | Yes | No | Jon Rubin | Brian De Palma | | |
| 1971 | Jennifer on My Mind | Yes | No | Mardigian | Noel Black | | |
| 1971 | Born to Win | Yes | No | Officer Danny | Ivan Passer | | |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Yes | No | Mario Trantino | James Goldstone | | |
| 1973 | Bang the Drum Slowly | Yes | No | Bruce Pearson | John D. Hancock | | |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Yes | No | John 'Johnny Boy' Civello | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Yes | No | Vito Corleone | Francis Ford Coppola | | |
| 1976 | Taxi Driver | Yes | No | Travis Bickle | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1976 | 1900 | Yes | No | Alfredo Berlinghieri | Bernardo Bertolucci | | |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Yes | No | Monroe Stahr | Elia Kazan | | |
| 1977 | New York, New York | Yes | No | Jimmy Doyle | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Yes | No | Staff Sergeant Michael 'Mike' Vronsky | Michael Cimino | | |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Yes | No | Jake LaMotta | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Yes | No | Monsignor Desmond 'Des' Spellacy | Ulu Grosbard | | |
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Yes | No | Rupert Pupkin | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Yes | No | David 'Noodles' Aaronson | Sergio Leone | | |
| 1984 | Falling in Love | Yes | No | Frank Raftis | Ulu Grosbard | | |
| 1985 | Brazil | Yes | No | Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle | Terry Gilliam | | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Yes | No | Rodrigo Mendoza | Roland Joffé | | |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Yes | No | Louis Cyphre | Alan Parker | | |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Yes | No | Al Capone | Brian De Palma | | |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Yes | No | Jack Walsh | Martin Brest | | |
| 1989 | Jacknife | Yes | No | Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey | David Jones | | |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Yes | Yes | Ned | Neil Jordan | Executive producer | |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Yes | No | Stanley Everett Cox | Martin Ritt | | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Yes | No | James 'Jimmy The Gent' Conway | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Yes | No | Leonard Lowe | Penny Marshall | | |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Yes | No | David Merrill | Irwin Winkler | | |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Yes | No | Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale | Ron Howard | | |
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Yes | Yes | Maximilian 'Max' Cady | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1992 | Mistress | Yes | Yes | Evan M. Wright | Barry Primus | | |
| 1992 | Night and the City | Yes | No | Harry Fabian | Irwin Winkler | | |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Yes | No | Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie | John McNaughton | | |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Yes | No | Dwight Hansen | Michael Caton-Jones | | |
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Yes | Yes | Lorenzo Anello | Himself | Also director | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Yes | Yes | The Creature | Kenneth Branagh | Associate producer | |
| 1995 | Casino | Yes | No | Sam 'Ace' Rothstein | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 1995 | Heat | Yes | No | Neil McCauley | Michael Mann | | |
| 1995 | One Hundred and One Nights | Yes | No | Le Mari de la Star-Fantasme en Croisière | Agnès Varda | | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Yes | No | Gilbert 'Gil' Renard | Tony Scott | | |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Yes | No | Father Bobby Carillo | Barry Levinson | | |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Yes | Yes | Dr. Wally | Jerry Zaks | | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Yes | No | Lieutenant Moe Tilden | James Mangold | | |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Yes | No | Louis Gara | Quentin Tarantino | | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Yes | Yes | Conrad Brean | Barry Levinson | | |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Yes | No | Arthur Lustig | Alfonso Cuarón | | |
| 1998 | Ronin | Yes | No | CIA Agent Sam Regazolli | John Frankenheimer | | |
| 1999 | Analyze This | Yes | No | Paul Vitti | Harold Ramis | | |
| 1999 | Flawless | Yes | Yes | Walter Koontz | Joel Schumacher | | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Yes | Yes | Fearless Leader | Des McAnuff | | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Yes | No | Chief Leslie William 'Billy' Sunday | George Tillman Jr. | | |
| 2000 | Meet the Parents | Yes | Yes | Jack Tiberius Byrnes | Jay Roach | | |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Yes | No | Detective Eddie Flemming | John Herzfeld | | |
| 2001 | The Score | Yes | No | Nick Wells | Frank Oz | | |
| 2002 | Showtime | Yes | No | Detective Mitch Preston | Tom Dey | | |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Yes | No | Vincent Anthony LaMarca | Michael Caton-Jones | | |
| 2002 | Analyze That | Yes | No | Paul Vitti | Harold Ramis | | |
| 2004 | Godsend | Yes | No | Dr. Richard Wells | Nick Hamm | | |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Yes | No | Don Lino | Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, & Rob Letterman | Voice role | |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Yes | Yes | Jack Tiberius Byrnes | Jay Roach | | |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Yes | No | The Archbishop of Lima | Mary McGuckian | | |
| 2005 | Hide and Seek | Yes | No | David Callaway / Charlie | John Polson | | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Yes | Yes | General Bill Sullivan | Himself | Also director and producer | |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Yes | No | Emperor Sifrat XVI | Luc Besson | Voice role | |
| 2007 | Stardust | Yes | No | Captain Shakespeare | Matthew Vaughn | | |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Yes | No | Detective Tom 'Turk' Cowan | Jon Avnet | | |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Yes | Yes | Ben | Barry Levinson | | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Yes | No | Frank | Kirk Jones | | |
| 2010 | Machete | Yes | No | Senator John McLaughlin | Ethan Maniquis & Robert Rodriguez | | |
| 2010 | Stone | Yes | No | Jack Mabry | John Curran | | |
| 2010 | Little Fockers | Yes | Yes | Jack Tiberius Byrnes | Paul Weitz | | |
| 2011 | The Ages of Love | Yes | No | Adrian | Giovanni Veronesi | | |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Yes | No | Hunter | Gary McKendry | | |
| 2011 | Limitless | Yes | No | Carl Van Loon | Neil Burger | | |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Yes | No | Stan Harris | Garry Marshall | | |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Yes | No | Jonathan Flynn | Paul Weitz | | |
| 2012 | Red Lights | Yes | No | Simon Silver | Rodrigo Cortés | | |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Yes | No | Sarcone | Jessy Terrero | | |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Yes | No | Patrizio 'Pat' Solitano Sr. | David O. Russell | | |
| 2013 | The Big Wedding | Yes | No | Don Griffin | Justin Zackham | | |
| 2013 | Killing Season | Yes | No | Colonel Ben Ford | Mark Steven Johnson | | |
| 2013 | The Family | Yes | No | Giovanni Manzoni / Fred Blake | Luc Besson | | |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Yes | No | Patrick 'Paddy' Connors | Jon Turteltaub | | |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Uncredited | No | Victor Tellegio | David O. Russell | | |
| 2013 | Grudge Match | Yes | No | Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen | Peter Segal | | |
| 2014 | The Bag Man | Yes | No | Dragna | David Grovic | | |
| 2015 | The Intern | Yes | No | Ben Whittaker | Nancy Meyers | | |
| 2015 | Heist | Yes | No | Frank 'The Pope' Silva | Scott Mann | | |
| 2015 | Joy | Yes | No | Rudy Mangano | David O. Russell | | |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Yes | No | Lt. Col. Richard 'Dick' Kelly | Dan Mazer | | |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Yes | No | Ray Arcel | Jonathan Jakubowicz | | |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Yes | No | Jakov Berkowitz / Jackie Burke | Taylor Hackford | | |
| 2019 | Joker | Yes | No | Murray Franklin | Todd Phillips | | |
| 2019 | The Irishman | Yes | Yes | Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Yes | No | Ed Marino | Tim Hill | | |
| 2020 | The Comeback Trail | Yes | No | Max Barber | George Gallo | | |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | Yes | No | Gil Dillenbeck | David O. Russell | | |
| 2022 | Savage Salvation | Yes | No | Sheriff Mike Church | Randall Emmett | | |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Yes | No | William King Hale | Martin Scorsese | | |
| 2023 | About My Father | Yes | No | Salvo Maniscalco | Laura Terruso | | |
| 2023 | Ezra | Yes | No | Stan | Tony Goldwyn | | |
| 2025 | The Alto Knights † | Yes | No | Vito Genovese Frank Costello | Barry Levinson | Post-production | |
| TBA | Tin Soldier † | Yes | No | Ashburn | Brad Furman | Post-production | |

## Documentary and short films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Note(s) |
| 1965 | Encounter | The Nephew | Norman C. Chaitin | Short film |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Great Sewer | Bill Couturié | Voice role; Documentary |
| 1998 | Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth | Narrator | Robert B. Weide | Documentary |
| 2002 | 9/11 | Himself (host) | Gédéon Naudet / Jules Naudet / James Hanlon | Documentary |
| 2003 | Hans Hofmann: Artist/Teacher, Teacher/Artist | Narrator | — | Documentary |
| 2011 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | Himself | Alex Stapleton | Documentary |
| 2014 | The Man Who Saved the World | Himself | Peter Anthony | Documentary |
| 2014 | Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. | Himself | Geeta Gandbhir / Perri Peltz | Documentary short film |
| 2015 | The Audition | Himself | Martin Scorsese | Short film |
| 2015 | Ellis | Unnamed | JR | Short film |
| 2020 | Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) | James | Nancy Meyers | Short film |

## As producer only

| Year | Title | Note(s) |
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Producer |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Producer - uncredited |
| 1995 | Panther | Producer - uncredited |
| 1996 | Faithful | Producer |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | Executive producer, TV film |
| 1999 | Entropy | Producer |
| 2000 | Holiday Heart | Executive producer, TV film |
| 2001 | Prison Song | Producer |
| 2002 | About a Boy | Producer |
| 2004 | Stage Beauty | Producer |
| 2005 | Rent | Producer |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Executive producer |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Executive producer |
| 2014 | About a Boy | Executive producer |
| 2015 | For Justice | Executive producer, TV film |
| 2018 | Quincy | Producer |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Executive producer |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
| 2001 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: "Hurricane, Part 3" |
| 2002–2010 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Extras | Himself | Episode: "Jonathan Ross" |
| 2011 | 30 Rock | Himself | Episode: "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning" |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Himself | Television special |
| 2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Bernie Madoff | Television film; also executive producer |
| 2017 | One Night Only: Alec Baldwin | Himself | Television special |
| 2023 | Nada | Vincent Parisi | 5 episodes |
| 2025 | Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Himself | Television special |
| 2025 | Zero Day | George Mullen | Miniseries; also executive producer |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref(s). |
| 1986 | Cuba and His Teddy Bear | Cuba | Longacre Theatre | |