Biography
Martin Charles Scorsese (/skɔːrˈsɛsi/ skor-SESS-ee, Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received many accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. He has been honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997, the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1998, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2012. Four of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Scorsese received a Master of Arts degree from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 1968. His directorial debut, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s, Scorsese's films, much influenced by his Italian-American background and upbringing in New York City, centred on macho-posturing men and explored crime, machismo, nihilism and Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption. His …
Directed
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — Director
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Shutter Island (2010) — Director
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The Departed (2006) — Director
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GoodFellas (1990) — Director
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Taxi Driver (1976) — Director
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Hugo (2011) — Director
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The Irishman (2019) — Director
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Gangs of New York (2002) — Director
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Casino (1995) — Director
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The Aviator (2004) — Director
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Raging Bull (1980) — Director
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — Director
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Cape Fear (1991) — Director
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Silence (2016) — Director
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The King of Comedy (1982) — Director
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Mean Streets (1973) — Director
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After Hours (1985) — Director
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The Color of Money (1986) — Director
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Boardwalk Empire (2010) — Director
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999) — Director
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The Age of Innocence (1993) — Director
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Director
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) — Director
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New York, New York (1977) — Director
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Kundun (1997) — Director
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New York Stories (1989) — Director
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The Big Shave (1967) — Director
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The Last Waltz (1978) — Director
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Boxcar Bertha (1972) — Director
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Vinyl (2016) — Director
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Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
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Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) — Director
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Shine a Light (2008) — Director
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The Audition (2015) — Director
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) — Director
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) — Director
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Italianamerican (1974) — Director
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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963) — Director
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Pretend It's a City (2021) — Director
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My Voyage to Italy (1999) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — John (voice) (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (1976) — Passenger Watching Silhouette
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Hugo (2011) — Photographer (uncredited)
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Gangs of New York (2002) — Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)
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Shark Tale (2004) — Sykes (voice)
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Raging Bull (1980) — Barbizon Stagehand
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — Radio Show Producer
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The King of Comedy (1982) — TV Director
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Mean Streets (1973) — Jimmy Shorts (uncredited)
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After Hours (1985) — Club Berlin Searchlight Operator (uncredited)
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The Color of Money (1986) — Narrator (voice)
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999) — Dispatcher (voice)
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The Age of Innocence (1993) — Photographer (uncredited)
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Isaiah (uncredited)
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One Direction: This Is Us (2013) — Self
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Quiz Show (1994) — Sponsor
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The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) — Hugo Durant (voice)
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Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Martin Scorsese
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30 Rock (2006) — Martin Scorsese (voice)
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Entourage (2004) — Martin Scorsese
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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Dreams (1990) — Vincent Van Gogh
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) — Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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The Grifters (1990) — Opening voice-over (uncredited)
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New York Stories (1989) — Man Having Picture Taken with Lionel Dobie
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
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The Studio (2025) — Martin Scorsese
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Life Itself (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
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Side by Side (2012) — Self
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The Last Waltz (1978) — Self
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Spielberg (2017) — Self
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Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Self
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Boxcar Bertha (1972) — Brothel Client (uncredited)
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Outcome (2026) — Richie 'Red' Rodriguez
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Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) — Gangster (uncredited)
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) — Self
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Guilty by Suspicion (1991) — Joe Lesser