- 2008: Again teamed with Al Pacino as cops on the hunt of a serial killer in "Righteous Kill"
- 2008: Starred as a fading Hollywood producer in Barry Levinson's "What Just Happened"
- 2007: Co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes in the fantasy adventure film "Stardust"
- 2006: Directed second feature, "The Good Shepherd," which is loosely based on the life of CIA agent James Angleton; also co-starred in the film with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie
- 2005: Played a widowed father opposite Dakota Fanning in the thriller "Hide and Seek"
- 2004: Reprised role of Jack Byrnes in the comedy sequel "Meet the Fockers"
- 2004: Voiced mob boss Don Lino in the animated feature "Shark Tale"
- 2002: Made rare TV appearance as host of the two-hour CBS special "9/11"
- 2002: Played a NYC policeman investigating a murder that hits close to home in "City by the Sea"
- 2002: Teamed with Eddie Murphy for the comedy "Showtime"
- 2002: Reprised role of gangster Paul Vitti in the sequel "Analyze That" opposite Billy Crystal
- 2001: Teamed on screen with Marlon Brando and Edward Norton in the heist thriller "The Score"
- 2001: Portrayed a decorated police detective teamed up with a fire department investigator (Ed Burns) in "15 Minutes"
- 2000: Enjoyed box office success as the oddball father in Jay Roach's "Meet the Parents"
- 2000: Starred opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in "Men of Honor"
- 1999: Portrayed a New York gangland boss suffering from anxiety attacks in Harold Ramis' "Analyze This"
- 1999: Played an ultra-conservative, retired security guard who takes singing lessons from his drag queen neighbor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Joel Schumacher's "Flawless"
- 1998: Essayed the small role of prisoner-benefactor in the remake of "Great Expectations"
- 1998: Starred in John Frankenheimer's international thriller "Ronin"
- 1997: Cast in a supporting role as NYPD internal affairs special agent Moe Tilden in James Mangold's "Cop Land"
- 1997: Played a political fixer who hires a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) to stage a nonexistent war in Barry Levinson's "Wag the Dog"
- 1996: Produced and acted in "Marvin's Room," an adaptation of Scott McPerson's off-Broadway play
- 1995: Reunited again with Scorsese and Pesci for "Casino"
- 1995: First onscreen pairing with Al Pacino in Michael Mann's "Heat"
- 1993: Feature directorial debut, "A Bronx Tale" (also acted and produced); fourth film with Pesci
- 1993: Debut as an executive producer, the anthology TV series "Tribeca" (Fox)
- 1993: Delivered low key turn as nerdy cop in John McNaughton's "Mad Dog and Glory"; Scorsese served as a producer
- 1992: First credit as producer on a film in which he did not act, "Thunderheart"
- 1992: Starred in Winkler's "Night and the City" opposite Jessica Lange
- 1991: Played the monstrous Max Cady in Scorsese's remake of "Cape Fear"; nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award
- 1991: First film with Winkler as a director, "Guilty By Suspicion"; played a film director confounded by the blacklist
- 1990: Reteamed with Scorsese and Pesci for "GoodFellas"
- 1990: Earned another Best Actor Oscar nomination as a patient who regains consciousness after three decades in a coma in "Awakenings"
- 1989: Debut as an executive producer, the remake of "We're No Angels"; scripted by Mamet and co-starring Sean Penn
- 1988: Matched wits with Charles Grodin in Martin Brest's socko action-comedy "Midnight Run"
- 1988: Founded TriBeCa Films with Jane Rosenthal
- 1987: Portrayed Al Capone in De Palma's "The Untouchables"; scripted by David Mamet
- 1986: Made Broadway debut in "Cuba and His Teddy Bear"
- 1984: Joined director Sergio Leone for his mob tale "Once Upon a Time in America"; second film with Pesci
- 1983: Played world class loser Rupert Pupkin, who kidnaps a famous late-night talk show host (Jerry Lewis) in Scorsese's "The King of Comedy"
- 1980: Received Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of boxer Jake La Motta in Scorsese's "Raging Bull"; first film with Joe Pesci who played his brother
- 1978: Starred as Pennsylvania steelworker-turned Green Beret Michael Vronsky in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter"; received second Best Actor Academy Award nomination
- 1977: Re-teamed with Scorsese to portray a musician romancing a band singer (Liza Minnelli) in "New York, New York"; produced by Winkler
- 1976: Essayed Irving Thalberg-like movie mogul in "The Last Tycoon"; was adapted from the unfinished novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 1976: Portrayed pampered bourgeois grandson of the tyrannical landowner Burt Lancaster in Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900"
- 1976: Re-teamed with Scorsese for "Taxi Driver"; his first solo billing above the title; garnered first Best Actor Academy Award nomination
- 1974: Earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as a young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather II"; spoke only eight words in English, rigorously researching and learning the Sicilian dialect which predominates
- 1973: Delivered the poignant portrayal of a dying catcher in the baseball picture "Bang the Drum Slowly"
- 1973: First film with director Martin Scorsese, "Mean Streets"; the two had actually been boyhood acquaintances but had not seen each other in 14 years
- 1971: First collaboration with producer Irwin Winkler, "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight"
- 1970: Reprised "Greetings" role for De Palma's "Hi, Mom!"
- 1970: Co-starred with Shelley Winters in "Bloody Mama"
- 1970: Off-Broadway debut in Winters' play "One Night Stand of a Noisy Passenger"
- 1968: First released feature, De Palma's "Greetings"
- 1966: Feature starring debut, Brian De Palma's "The Wedding Party" (shelved until 1969)
- 1965: Had a walk-on role in Marcel Carne's "Trois Chambre a Manhattan/Three Rooms in Manhattan"
- 1959: Left school at age 16 to begin studying acting with Stella Adler
- 1953: Earliest stage experience, playing the Cowardly Lion in a PS 41 production of "The Wizard of Oz"
- Had bit part in the daytime soap opera "Search for Tomorrow"




