Robert De Niro: The Oscar-winning actor's life in photos

De Niro stars as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" film series, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by Mario Puzo. Here he is in "The Godfather: Part II," released in December 1974.

He stars as disturbed loner Travis Bickle in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver."

De Niro and Liza Minnelli star in 1977's "New York, New York."

De Niro and Minnelli join director Martin Scorsese at the world premiere of "New York, New York" at, of course, Lincoln Center.

Director Michael Cimino, left, talks with actor Robert De Niro, wearing beret, during a break in filming of "The Deer Hunter" on location in Bangkok in 1977.

Joe Pesci and De Niro in a scene from the 1980 motion picture "Raging Bull."

De Niro stars in the film as boxer Jake LaMotta.

At the 53rd annual Academy Awards in LA on March 31, 1981, De Niro shows off his best-actor Oscar for "Raging Bull" and Sissy Spacek her best-actress award for "Coal Miner's Daughter."

Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito, Ray Liotta as Henry Hill and Robert De Niro as James Conway in a scene from the 1990 movie "Goodfellas."

Robert De Niro receives the French Medal of Art and Letters from Minister of Culture Jack Lang, right, during the 44th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 1991.

Martin Scorsese and De Niro on the set of the 1995 film "Casino."

Robert De Niro as top-level, cold-blooded career thief Neil McCauley, with his girlfriend Eady, portrayed by Amy Brenneman, in the 1995 Warner Bros. movie "Heat."

De Niro's Gil Renard is "The Fan" obsessing over Wesley Snipes' Bobby Rayburn in the 1996 film.

Ben Stiller is a guy meeting his girlfriend's dad, played by Robert De Niro, in 2000's "Meet the Parents."

De Niro signs an autograph for Kuwaiti boy Feraz, 9, alongside the Sheraton hotel manager, Fahed Abushar, left, after arriving to Kuwait City on June 19, 2003. De Niro was in Kuwait on a short trip, during which he made a private visit to U.S. troops deployed in the area.

In a scene from the 2004 motion picture "Meet the Fockers."

The actor and Scorsese pose for photographers after De Niro received an award from the Directors Guild of America on Sept. 29, 2004, in New York.

Matt Damon and Robert De Niro in a scene from the 2006 motion picture "The Good Shepherd."

Two of the 2009 Kennedy Center honorees, De Niro and Bruce Springsteen, in the East Room of the White House.

De Niro and Stiller sit for a portrait for USA TODAY in 2010 to promote "Little Fockers," the third installment of the Fockers series, in which they reprise their roles as father and son-in-law.

Grandpa Jack (De Niro) and Samantha Focker (Daisy Tahan) have a heart-to-heart talk in a scene from "Little Fockers".

Jacki Weaver and De Niro in 2012's "Silver Linings Playbook."

De Niro gets a kiss from the man himself at SBIFF's 2012 Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence In Film on Dec.8, 2012.

The cast of the 2013 film "Last Vegas": Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Michael Douglas and De Niro.

Michelle Pfeiffer and De Niro in the 2013 film "The Family."

Ben Whittaker (De Niro) is "The Intern" and Anne Hathaway is his boss, Jules Ostin, in the 2013 comedy.

Motion picture legend and Oscar winner Robert De Niro reacts to applause after he is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 22, 2016. Obama presented the medal to 19 living and two posthumous pioneers in science, sports, public service, human rights, politics and the arts.

During his introduction of Bruce Springsteen at the 72nd Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, De Niro's comments about President Donald Trump are censored from the broadcast.

De Niro receives the Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award during the 26th Annual Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2020.

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino arrive at the 92nd Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in LA on Feb 9, 2020.

De Niro made some remarks at Tribeca Festival's welcome lunch on June 9, 2021.