Robert De Niro

"Don't try it, you fucker. You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?"

—Taxi Driver

Robert De Niro (born 1943) is one of the greatest actors in American film history. He appears in a lot of gangster/cop flicks, and is often compared to Al Pacino. De Niro's most memorable roles include Vito Corleone, Travis Bickle, and Jake LaMotta. Under Martin Scorsese's direction, he was one of the first actors to really take Dyeing for Your Art to the next level. Tends to enjoy his privacy, and being asked about his family on interviews is his personal Berserk Button.

Notable for:

Mean Streets (1973) - Johnny Boy
The Godfather Part II (1974) - Vito Corleone
- He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for that role, which is the only role for which two different actors have won acting Oscars.
1900 (1976) - Alfredo Berlinghieri
Taxi Driver (1976) - Travis Bickle
New York, New York (1977) - Jimmy Doyle
The Deer Hunter (1978) - Michael Vronsky
Raging Bull (1980) - Jake LaMotta
Once Upon a Time In America (1985) - David "Noodles" Aaroson
Brazil (1985) - Harry Tuttle
The Mission (1986) - Rodrigo Mendoza
The Untouchables (1987) - Al Capone
Midnight Run (1988) - Jack Walsh
Awakenings (1990) - Leonard Lowe
Goodfellas (1990) - Jimmy Conway
Cape Fear (1991) - Max Cady
A Bronx Tale (1993) - Lorenzo Anello
This Boy's Life (1993) - Dwight Hansen
~Mary Shelley's Frankenstein~ (1994) - The ~~monster~~ Creature
Casino (1995) - Sam "Ace" Rothstein
Heat (1995) - Neil McCauley
Wag the Dog (1997) - Brean
Ronin (1998) - Sam
Analyze This (1999)
Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004), and Little Fockers (2010) - Jack Byrnes
15 Minutes (2001) - Eddie Flemming
Shark Tale (2004) - Don Lino
Hide and Seek (2005) - David Callaway/Charlie
Stardust (2007) - Captain Shakespeare
Righteous Kill (2008) - Turk
What Just Happened (2008) - Ben
Everybody's Fine (2009) - Frank Goode
Machete (2010) - Senator McLaughlin
Limitless (2011) - Carl Van Loon