Robert De Niro

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 h…

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Known For

Joker

2019 • as Murray Franklin

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018 • Executive Producer

GoodFellas

1990 • as James Conway

The Godfather Part II

1974 • as Vito Corleone

Taxi Driver

1976 • as Travis Bickle

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 • as Pat Solatano Sr.

Limitless

2011 • as Carl Van Loon

Heat

1995 • as Neil McCauley

Directed by Robert De Niro

A Bronx Tale

1993 • as Lorenzo Anello

The Good Shepherd

2006 • as Bill Sullivan

TV Series Created by Robert De Niro

When They See Us

2019 • TV • Executive Producer

Zero Day

2025 • TV • as President George Mullen

Robert De Niro Movies

Joker

2019 • as Murray Franklin

GoodFellas

1990 • as James Conway

The Godfather Part II

1974 • as Vito Corleone

Taxi Driver

1976 • as Travis Bickle

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 • as Pat Solatano Sr.

Limitless

2011 • as Carl Van Loon

Heat

1995 • as Neil McCauley

American Hustle

2013 • as Victor Tellegio (uncredited)

The Irishman

2019 • as Frank Sheeran

The Intern

2015 • as Ben Whitaker

Jackie Brown

1997 • as Louis Gara

Casino

1995 • as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein

The Untouchables

1987 • as Al Capone

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 • as Noodles

Shark Tale

2004 • as Don Lino (voice)

Meet the Parents

2000 • as Jack Byrnes

TV Credits

The Daily Show

1996 • TV • as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV • as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV • as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV • as Self - Host

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV • as Self

Zero Day

2025 • TV • as President George Mullen

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 • TV • as Self

Genres associated with their filmography

Calculated from the 106 catalogue titles above — these are the genres their work most often falls under, not an official classification.

Frequent Collaborations

People credited alongside Robert De Niro on more than one of the titles above.

• Martin Scorsese — 2 shared titles: GoodFellas, Taxi Driver

Related recommendations

Further credits

Smaller or less widely rated credits, listed for completeness.

• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977)
• Mr. Scorsese (2025)
• 9/11 (2002)
• The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
• The Oscars (1953)
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
• Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
• The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
• The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)
• Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020)
• 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
• Nothing (2023)
• The View (1997)
• Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
• Stanley & Iris (1990)
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
• The Last Tycoon (1976)
• I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)