Robert De Niro is a popular American actor, considered one of the greatest actors in film history. He was born on August 17, 1943, in New York, United States. His career spans over 5 decades. Over the years, De Niro has worked in many different genres like action, drama, and comedy. He has worked in more than 100 films in his career.
De Niro has been part of iconic films like The Godfather Part II (1974) and Taxi Driver (1976). De Niro has collaborated with some of the greatest directors of his time, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, and Michael Mann. He won many prestigious awards, including 2 Academy Awards and 2 Golden Globe Awards.
List of Robert De Niro's films
Robert De Niro made his film debut with a minor role in Three Rooms in Manhattan in 1965. De Niro gained recognition for his work in the films Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Mean Streets (1973). Critics praised his performance in these films as a young actor. He gained international popularity with his role as young Vito Corleone in the iconic film The Godfather Part II (1974). He is best known for his work in films like The Godfather Part II (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Intern (2015), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019).
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 1965 | Three Rooms in Manhattan | Client At The Diner |
| 1968 | The Young Wolves | Un Hippie Chez Popov |
| 1968 | Greetings | Jon Rubin |
| 1969 | Sam's Song | Sam |
| 1969 | The Wedding Party | Cecil |
| 1970 | Bloody Mama | Lloyd Barker |
| 1970 | Hi, Mom! | Jon Rubin |
| 1971 | Jennifer on My Mind | Mardigian |
| 1971 | Born to Win | Officer Danny |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Mario Trantino |
| 1973 | Bang the Drum Slowly | Bruce Pearson |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | John 'Johnny Boy' Civello |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Vito Corleone |
| 1976 | Taxi Driver | Travis Bickle |
| 1976 | 1900 | Alfredo Berlinghieri |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Monroe Stahr |
| 1977 | New York, New York | Jimmy Doyle |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Staff Sergeant Michael 'Mike' Vronsky |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Jake LaMotta |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Monsignor Desmond 'Des' Spellacy |
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Rupert Pupkin |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | David 'Noodles' Aaronson |
| 1984 | Falling in Love | Frank Raftis |
| 1985 | Brazil | Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle |
| 1986 | The Mission | Rodrigo Mendoza |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Louis Cyphre |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Al Capone |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Jack Walsh |
| 1989 | Jacknife | Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Ned |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Stanley Everett Cox |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | James 'Jimmy The Gent' Conway |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Leonard Lowe |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | David Merrill |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale |
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Maximilian 'Max' Cady |
| 1992 | Mistress | Evan M. Wright |
| 1992 | Night and the City | Harry Fabian |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Dwight Hansen |
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Lorenzo Anello |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | The Creature |
| 1995 | Casino | Sam 'Ace' Rothstein |
| 1995 | Heat | Neil McCauley |
| 1995 | One Hundred and One Nights | Le Mari de la Star-Fantasme en Croisière |
| 1996 | The Fan | Gilbert 'Gil' Renard |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Father Bobby Carillo |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Dr. Wally |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Lieutenant Moe Tilden |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Louis Gara |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Conrad Brean |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Arthur Lustig |
| 1998 | Ronin | CIA Agent Sam Regazolli |
| 1999 | Analyze This | Paul Vitti |
| 1999 | Flawless | Walter Koontz |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Fearless Leader |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Chief Leslie William 'Billy' Sunday |
| 2000 | Meet the Parents | Jack Tiberius Byrnes |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Detective Eddie Flemming |
| 2001 | The Score | Nick Wells |
| 2002 | Showtime | Detective Mitch Preston |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Vincent Anthony LaMarca |
| 2002 | Analyze That | Paul Vitti |
| 2004 | Godsend | Dr. Richard Wells |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Don Lino |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jack Tiberius Byrnes |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Archbishop of Lima |
| 2005 | Hide and Seek | David Callaway / Charlie |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | General Bill Sullivan |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Emperor Sifrat XVI |
| 2007 | Stardust | Captain Shakespeare |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Detective Tom 'Turk' Cowan |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Ben |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Frank |
| 2010 | Machete | Senator John McLaughlin |
| 2010 | Stone | Jack Mabry |
| 2010 | Little Fockers | Jack Tiberius Byrnes |
| 2011 | The Ages of Love | Adrian |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Hunter |
| 2011 | Limitless | Carl Van Loon |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Stan Harris |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Jonathan Flynn |
| 2012 | Red Lights | Simon Silver |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Sarcone |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Patrizio 'Pat' Solitano Sr. |
| 2013 | The Big Wedding | Don Griffin |
| 2013 | Killing Season | Colonel Ben Ford |
| 2013 | The Family | Giovanni Manzoni / Fred Blake |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Patrick 'Paddy' Connors |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Victor Tellegio |
| 2013 | Grudge Match | Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen |
| 2014 | The Bag Man | Dragna |
| 2015 | The Intern | Ben Whittaker |
| 2015 | Heist | Frank 'The Pope' Silva |
| 2015 | Joy | Rudy Mangano |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Lieutenant Colonel Richard 'Dick' Kelly |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Ray Arcel |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Jakov Berkowitz / Jackie Burke |
| 2019 | Joker | Murray Franklin |
| 2019 | The Irishman | Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran |
| 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Ed Marino |
| 2020 | The Comeback Trail | Max Barber |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | Gil Dillenbeck |
| 2022 | Savage Salvation | Sheriff Mike Church |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | William King Hale |
| 2023 | About My Father | Salvo Maniscalco |
| 2023 | Ezra | Stan |
Robert De Niro’s upcoming projects
Robert De Niro will be seen in the upcoming crime biopic The Alto Knights, which is set to be released on March 21, 2025. He will be playing the roles of real-life mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello who were part of New York’s Genovese crime family. The trailer of the film was released on Warner Bros. Pictures’ YouTube channel on Jan 14, 2025.
De Niro will be seen in the Netflix show Zero Day, which marks his first starring TV show role. The conspiracy thriller show is created by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim and is set to be released on February 20, 2025. De Niro will be playing the role of former President George Mullen who fights to uncover the truth behind a deadly cyberattack while facing his own dark secrets. De Niro is not only acting in the show, but he is also producing it. The trailer of the show was released on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Jan 22, 2025.
In December 2024, Deadline exclusively reported that Robert De Niro, along with Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner, is in talks for a new film in the Meet the Parents franchise. The film is in development at Universal Pictures. De Niro might reprise his role as Jack Byrnes in the film, but the makers haven’t confirmed the sequel yet.
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FAQs about Robert De Niro
A. Robert De Niro was 30 when he filmed The Godfather Part II in 1973.
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