Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall was an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker whose extraordinary career spanned over six decades of unforgettable screen performances.
What do we know about Robert Duvall?
Here are the key biographical details about Robert Duvall:
- Name: Robert Duvall
- Also Known As: Robert Selden Duvall, Robert Duval, Robert S. Duvall
- Date of Birth: January 5, 1931
- Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA
- Date of Death: February 15, 2026
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Co-Producer
Who is Robert Duvall?
Robert Selden Duvall (January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Duvall began appearing in theater in the late 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and appearing in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy M*A*S*H (1970) and the lead role in THX 1138 (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films.
He has starred in numerous films and television series, including The Twilight Zone (1963), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), Tender Mercies (1983) (which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor), The Natural (1984), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Falling Down (1993), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Judge (2014), and Widows (2018). His final role was in The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
What is Robert Duvall known for?
With over 180 credits, Robert Duvall's most celebrated performances include:
- The Godfather (1972, Movie)
- The Godfather Part II (1974, Movie)
- Apocalypse Now (1979, Movie)
- Jack Reacher (2012, Movie)
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000, Movie)
- The Judge (2014, Movie)
- The Road (2009, Movie)
- Falling Down (1993, Movie)
- Deep Impact (1998, Movie)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Movie)
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