Robert Duvall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

186

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-01-05 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Robert Duvall

Biography

Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is 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), The Outer Limits (1964), The F.B.I. (1966), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), Joe Kidd (1972), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979), Tender Mercies (1983) (which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor), The Natural (1984), Colors (1988), Lonesome Dove (1989), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Falling Down (1993), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Judge (2014), and Widows (2018).

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Tender Mercies

    Tender Mercies

  • Broken Trail

    Broken Trail

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Gone in Sixty Seconds

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

    The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • Badge 373

    Badge 373

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

  • Secondhand Lions

    Secondhand Lions

  • John Q

    John Q

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Bullitt

    Bullitt

  • Sling Blade

    Sling Blade

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Colors

    Colors

  • The Pale Blue Eye

    The Pale Blue Eye

  • Newsies

    Newsies

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • Assassination Tango

    Assassination Tango

  • The Detective

    The Detective

  • The 6th Day

    The 6th Day

  • THX 1138

    THX 1138

  • Countdown

    Countdown

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

  • The Lightship

    The Lightship

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Crazy Heart

    Crazy Heart

  • Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

    Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

  • The Betsy

    The Betsy

  • Days of Thunder

    Days of Thunder

  • The Plague

    The Plague

  • Hotel Colonial

    Hotel Colonial

  • Kicking & Screaming

    Kicking & Screaming

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Widows

    Widows

  • Joe Kidd

    Joe Kidd

  • Breakout

    Breakout

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Open Range

    Open Range

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

  • Thank You for Smoking

    Thank You for Smoking

  • Shane

    Shane

  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Lady Ice

    Lady Ice

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

  • The Paper

    The Paper

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • Network

    Network

  • True Confessions

    True Confessions

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Convicts

    Convicts

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Get Low

    Get Low

  • June

    June

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • The Revolutionary

    The Revolutionary

  • Phenomenon

    Phenomenon

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Terry Fox Story

    The Terry Fox Story

  • We Own the Night

    We Own the Night

  • 12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

  • The Ploughmen

    The Ploughmen

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • In Dubious Battle

    In Dubious Battle

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

  • The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

    The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • The Apostle

    The Apostle

  • Gods and Generals

    Gods and Generals

  • The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

    The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

  • The Great Santini

    The Great Santini

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

  • Wild Horses

    Wild Horses

  • The Gingerbread Man

    The Gingerbread Man

  • Belizaire the Cajun

    Belizaire the Cajun

  • A Shot at Glory

    A Shot at Glory

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

    Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

  • Jayne Mansfield's Car

    Jayne Mansfield's Car

  • The Man Who Captured Eichmann

    The Man Who Captured Eichmann

  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • The Rain People

    The Rain People

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Seven Days in Utopia

    Seven Days in Utopia

  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

    The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

  • A Night in Old Mexico

    A Night in Old Mexico

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Let's Get Harry

    Let's Get Harry

  • The Killer Elite

    The Killer Elite

  • Captain Newman, M.D.

    Captain Newman, M.D.

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • Fame Is the Name of the Game

    Fame Is the Name of the Game

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • A Show of Force

    A Show of Force

  • Filmmaker

    Filmmaker

  • The Making of 'Network'

    The Making of 'Network'

  • A Family Thing

    A Family Thing

  • The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

    The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

  • Rambling Rose

    Rambling Rose

  • The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

  • Nightmare in the Sun

    Nightmare in the Sun

  • Beyond the 'Open Range'

    Beyond the 'Open Range'

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid

  • Aliens From Another Planet

    Aliens From Another Planet

  • Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

    Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

  • The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

    The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

  • Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

  • The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

    Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

  • The Making of We Own the Night

    The Making of We Own the Night

  • Tango: Our Dance

    Tango: Our Dance

  • Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry