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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • 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.

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Gone in Sixty Seconds

  • Secondhand Lions

    Secondhand Lions

  • Bullitt

    Bullitt

  • Days of Thunder

    Days of Thunder

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • Rambling Rose

    Rambling Rose

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Seven Days in Utopia

    Seven Days in Utopia

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • A Night in Old Mexico

    A Night in Old Mexico

  • Colors

    Colors

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • The Paper

    The Paper

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The 6th Day

    The 6th Day

  • Hotel Colonial

    Hotel Colonial

  • Widows

    Widows

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • A Shot at Glory

    A Shot at Glory

  • John Q

    John Q

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  • Newsies

    Newsies

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

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

  • Captain Newman, M.D.

    Captain Newman, M.D.

  • The Plague

    The Plague

  • Kicking & Screaming

    Kicking & Screaming

  • The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

    The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • The Gingerbread Man

    The Gingerbread Man

  • Assassination Tango

    Assassination Tango

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Joe Kidd

    Joe Kidd

  • We Own the Night

    We Own the Night

  • Sling Blade

    Sling Blade

  • The Pale Blue Eye

    The Pale Blue Eye

  • Shane

    Shane

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Network

    Network

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • The Terry Fox Story

    The Terry Fox Story

  • Thank You for Smoking

    Thank You for Smoking

  • THX 1138

    THX 1138

  • The Making of 'Network'

    The Making of 'Network'

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • 12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

  • Open Range

    Open Range

  • Phenomenon

    Phenomenon

  • The Man Who Captured Eichmann

    The Man Who Captured Eichmann

  • The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

    The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

  • Countdown

    Countdown

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

  • Gods and Generals

    Gods and Generals

  • Wild Horses

    Wild Horses

  • Breakout

    Breakout

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • The Rain People

    The Rain People

  • Convicts

    Convicts

  • Tender Mercies

    Tender Mercies

  • Badge 373

    Badge 373

  • Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Crazy Heart

    Crazy Heart

  • Broken Trail

    Broken Trail

  • The Betsy

    The Betsy

  • The Killer Elite

    The Killer Elite

  • A Show of Force

    A Show of Force

  • Get Low

    Get Low

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • Brando

    Brando

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

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

  • The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

    The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

  • Jayne Mansfield's Car

    Jayne Mansfield's Car

  • Fame Is the Name of the Game

    Fame Is the Name of the Game

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

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • In Dubious Battle

    In Dubious Battle

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

  • June

    June

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • Belizaire the Cajun

    Belizaire the Cajun

  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

    The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

  • Let's Get Harry

    Let's Get Harry

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

    Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • Nightmare in the Sun

    Nightmare in the Sun

  • The Revolutionary

    The Revolutionary

  • Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

  • The Lightship

    The Lightship

  • The Detective

    The Detective

  • Lady Ice

    Lady Ice

  • The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

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

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

    Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

  • The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

    The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Beyond the 'Open Range'

    Beyond the 'Open Range'

  • The Ploughmen

    The Ploughmen

  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • The Apostle

    The Apostle

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

    The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

  • The Making of We Own the Night

    The Making of We Own the Night

  • Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

    Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

  • True Confessions

    True Confessions

  • The Great Santini

    The Great Santini

  • Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

  • A Family Thing

    A Family Thing

  • Aliens From Another Planet

    Aliens From Another Planet

  • Filmmaker

    Filmmaker

  • The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

  • Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

    Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

  • Tango: Our Dance

    Tango: Our Dance

  • Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

    Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

  • Fearful Symmetry

    Fearful Symmetry