Brian's Movie Stars

Robert De Niro

Robert De NiroRobert De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, producer, and voice actor. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973. Then in 1974, after not receiving the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, he was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, a role for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese began with Mean Streets, and later earned De Niro an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He earned nominations for Taxi Driver in 1976 and Cape Fear in 1991. De Niro received additional Academy Award nominations for Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978), Penny Marshall’s Awakenings (1990), and David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese’s Goodfellas earned him a BAFTA nomination in 1990.

De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in New York, New York (1977), Midnight Run (1988), Analyze This (1999), and Meet the Parents (2000). He has also simultaneously directed and starred in films such as 1993’s A Bronx Tale and 2006’s The Good Shepherd. De Niro has received accolades for his career, including the AFI Life Achievement Award (2003) and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2010).

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964Seven Days In MayGeneral Scott’s driverUncredited
1965Three Rooms in ManhattanClient at the dinerUncredited
1968Les Jeunes LoupsClient at the club Chez Popov
GreetingsJon Rubin
1969Sam’s SongSam
The Wedding PartyCecil
1970Bloody MamaLloyd Barker
Hi, Mom!Jon Rubin
1971Jennifer on My MindMardigian, Cab driver
Born to WinOfficer Danny
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot StraightMario Trantino
1973Bang the Drum SlowlyBruce Pearson
Mean StreetsJohn ‘Johnny Boy’ CivelloFirst collaboration with Martin Scorsese
1974The Godfather Part IIVito Corleone
1976Taxi DriverTravis Bickle
1900Alfredo Berlinghieri
The Last TycoonMonroe Stahr
1977New York, New YorkJimmy Doyle
1978The Deer HunterMichael Vronsky
1980Raging BullJake LaMotta
1981True ConfessionsMonsignor Desmond “Des” Spellacy
1983The King of ComedyRupert Pupkin
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaDavid “Noodles” Aaronson
Falling in LoveFrank Raftis
1985BrazilArchibald ‘Harry’ Tuttle
1986The MissionRodrigo Mendoza
1987Angel HeartLouis Cyphre
The UntouchablesAl Capone
1988Midnight RunJack Walsh
1989JacknifeJoseph ‘Jacknife’ Megessey
We’re No AngelsNed
1990Stanley & IrisStanley Everett Cox
GoodfellasJames “Jimmy” Conway
AwakeningsLeonard Lowe
1991Guilty by SuspicionDavid Merrill
BackdraftDonald ‘Shadow’ Rimgale
Cape FearMaximilian “Max” Cady
1992Night and the CityHarry Fabian
MistressEvan M. Wright
1993A Bronx TaleLorenzo AnelloAlso Director
Mad Dog and GloryWayne ‘Mad Dog’ Dobie
This Boy’s LifeDwight Hansen
1994Mary Shelley’s FrankensteinThe Creature
1995A Hundred and One NightsLe mari de la star-fantasme en croisière
CasinoSam ‘Ace’ Rothstein
HeatNeil McCauley
1996The FanGilbert “Gil” Renard
SleepersFather Bobby
Marvin’s RoomDr. Wally
1997Cop LandLt. Moe Tilden
Jackie BrownLouis Gara
Wag the DogConrad Brean
1998Great ExpectationsArthur Lustig
RoninSam
1999Analyze ThisPaul Vitti
FlawlessWalter Koontz
2000The Adventures of Rocky and BullwinkleFearless Leader
Men of HonorChief Leslie William ‘Billy’ Sunday
Meet the ParentsJack Tiberius Byrnes
200115 MinutesDet. Eddie Flemming
The ScoreNick Wells
2002ShowtimeDet. Mitch Preston
City by the SeaVincent Anthony LaMarca
Analyze ThatPaul Vitti
2004GodsendDr. Richard Wells
Shark TaleDon LinoVoice Only
Meet the FockersJack Tiberius Byrnes
The Bridge of San Luis ReyArchbishop of Lima
Fahrenheit 9/11HimselfArchive Footage
2005Hide and SeekDavid Callaway / Charlie
2006Arthur and the InvisiblesThe KingVoice Only (English Language Version)
The Good ShepherdGeneral Bill SullivanAlso Director
2007StardustCaptain Shakespeare
2008Righteous KillDet. Thomas “Turk” Cowan
What Just HappenedBen
2009Everybody’s FineFrank
2010MacheteSenator McLaughlin
StoneJack Mabry
Little FockersJack Tiberius Byrnes
2011Manuale d’amore 3Adrian
Killer EliteHunter
LimitlessCarl Van Loon
New Year’s EveStan Harris
2012Being FlynnJonathan Flynn
Red LightsSimon Silver
FreelancersSarcone
Silver Linings PlaybookPat Solitano, Sr.
2013The Big WeddingDon Griffin
Killing SeasonBenjamin Ford
The FamilyFred Blake/Giovanni ManzoniAlso known as Malavita
Last VegasPaddy
American HustleVictor TellegioUncredited
Grudge MatchBilly “The Kid” McGuiganPending- Acer Award for Worst Actor
2014The Bag ManDragnaAlso known as Motel
Hands of StoneRay ArcelPost-production
2015The IrishmanFrank SheeranAnnounced

Recommended Viewing

  • Little Fockers
  • Meet the Fockers
  • Meet the Parents
  • Ronin
  • Jackie Brown
  • Wag the Dog
  • Cop Land
  • Sleepers
  • Heat
  • Casino
  • Cape Fear
  • Goodfellas
  • Midnight Run
  • The Untouchables
  • The Mission
  • Raging Bull
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Taxi Driver
  • Mean Streets

They Said…

Kelly Gough (actress, RAW): I wouldn’t want to rate them as I respect them all.

Rachel Sarah Murphy: Excellent.

Daniel Wymbs: I love Raging Bull. Love everything he ever did, a total genius.

Flo McSweeney (actress): will pick the actors I like / admire. William Dafoe … De Niro… Pacino…. Denzel.