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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Acting
Born: Aug 17, 1943
From: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Stardust Captain Shakespeare 2007 7.288
The Good Shepherd Bill Sullivan 2006 6.352
Meet the Fockers Jack Byrnes 2004 6.254
Shark Tale Don Lino (voice) 2004 6.035
15 Minutes Eddie Flemming 2001 5.923
Meet the Parents Jack Byrnes 2000 6.7
Jackie Brown Louis Gara 1997 7.4
Wag the Dog Conrad Brean 1997 6.941
Cop Land Lt. Moe Tilden 1997 6.805
Sleepers Father Bobby 1996 7.6
Heat Neil McCauley 1995 7.933
Casino Sam "Ace" Rothstein 1995 8.0
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein The Creature / Sharp Featured … 1994 6.446
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Self 1994 8.8
A Bronx Tale Lorenzo Anello 1993 7.875
Mad Dog and Glory Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie 1993 6.04
Cape Fear Max Cady 1991 7.259
Backdraft Donald Rimgale 1991 6.661
GoodFellas James Conway 1990 8.453
Awakenings Leonard Lowe 1990 7.774
The Untouchables Al Capone 1987 7.755
Angel Heart Louis Cyphre 1987 7.1
Brazil Harry Tuttle 1985 7.667
Once Upon a Time in America David 'Noodles' Aaronson 1984 8.383
The King of Comedy Rupert Pupkin 1982 7.784
Raging Bull Jake LaMotta 1980 7.903
Taxi Driver Travis Bickle 1976 8.127
1900 Alfredo Berlinghieri 1976 7.786
The Godfather Part II Vito Corleone 1974 8.571
Mean Streets John 'Johnny Boy' Civello 1973 7.1
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1943
FromGreenwich Village, New …