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).
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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Known For
The Judge
(2014)
Joseph Palmer
The Godfather
(1972)
Tom Hagen
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
Tom Hagen
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Martin Cash
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
The Road
(2009)
Old Man - Eli
Deep Impact
(1998)
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Hustle
(2022)
Rex Merrick
M*A*S*H
(1970)
Maj. Frank Burns
John Q
(2002)
Lt. Frank Grimes
Network
(1976)
Frank Hackett
Widows
(2018)
Tom Mulligan
Open Range
(2003)
Boss Spearman
Bullitt
(1968)
Cabbie Weissberg
Falling Down
(1993)
Prendergast
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(2000)
Otto Halliwell
Full Filmography
Acting
John Brown's Raid
(1960)
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)
Boo Radley
Captain Newman, M.D.
(1963)
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Nightmare in the Sun
(1965)
Motorcyclist
The Chase
(1966)
Edwin Stewart
Fame Is the Name of the Game
(1966)
Eddie Franchot
Countdown
(1967)
Chiz
Bullitt
(1968)
Cabbie Weissberg
The Detective
(1968)
Nestor
Filmmaker
(1968)
Self
True Grit
(1969)
Ned Pepper
The Rain People
(1969)
Gordon
M*A*S*H
(1970)
Maj. Frank Burns
The Revolutionary
(1970)
Despard
THX 1138
(1971)
THX
Lawman
(1971)
Vernon Adams
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
(1971)
Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
(1971)
Self
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Jesse James
Joe Kidd
(1972)
Frank Harlan
Tomorrow
(1972)
Jackson Fentry
The Godfather
(1972)
Tom Hagen
The Outfit
(1973)
Earl Macklin
Badge 373
(1973)
Eddie Ryan
Lady Ice
(1973)
Ford Pierce
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
Tom Hagen
The Conversation
(1974)
The Director (uncredited)
The Killer Elite
(1975)
George Hansen
Breakout
(1975)
Jay Wagner
Network
(1976)
Frank Hackett
The Eagle Has Landed
(1976)
Col. Max Radl
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
(1976)
Dr. John H. Watson
The Greatest
(1977)
Bill McDonald
The Betsy
(1978)
Loren Hardeman III
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1978)
Preist on Swing (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
The Great Santini
(1979)
Bull Meechum
Ike
(1979)
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
True Confessions
(1981)
Det. Tom Spellacy
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
(1981)
Gruen
The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959
(1981)
Tom Hagen
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
(1981)
Tom Hagen
Aliens From Another Planet
(1982)
Nimon
Tender Mercies
(1983)
Mac Sledge
The Terry Fox Story
(1983)
Bill Vigars
The Natural
(1984)
Max Mercy
The Stone Boy
(1984)
Joe Hillerman
The Lightship
(1985)
Calvin Caspary
Belizaire the Cajun
(1986)
The Preacher
Let's Get Harry
(1986)
Shrike
Hotel Colonial
(1987)
Carrasco
Colors
(1988)
Bob Hodges
Tango: Our Dance
(1988)
Entrevistado
Days of Thunder
(1990)
Harry Hogge
The Handmaid's Tale
(1990)
Commander
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
(1990)
Self / Tom Hagen
A Show of Force
(1990)
Howard
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
(1990)
Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
(1991)
Self
Rambling Rose
(1991)
Mr. Hillyer
Convicts
(1991)
Soll Gautier
The Plague
(1992)
Joseph Grand
Newsies
(1992)
Joseph Pulitzer
Stalin
(1992)
Josef Stalin
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
(1993)
Walter
Geronimo: An American Legend
(1993)
Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Falling Down
(1993)
Prendergast
The Paper
(1994)
Bernie White
The Scarlet Letter
(1995)
Roger Chillingworth
Something to Talk About
(1995)
Wyly King
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
(1995)
Mr. Cox
Phenomenon
(1996)
Doc
Sling Blade
(1996)
Karl's Father
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
(1996)
Adolf Eichmann
A Family Thing
(1996)
Earl Pilcher Jr.
The Apostle
(1997)
Euliss Dewey
Deep Impact
(1998)
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
The Gingerbread Man
(1998)
Dixon Doss
A Civil Action
(1998)
Jerome Facher
Fearful Symmetry
(1998)
Self
The 6th Day
(2000)
Dr. Griffin Weir
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(2000)
Otto Halliwell
A Shot at Glory
(2000)
Gordon McCloud
John Q
(2002)
Lt. Frank Grimes
Open Range
(2003)
Boss Spearman
Secondhand Lions
(2003)
Hub
Gods and Generals
(2003)
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Assassination Tango
(2003)
John J. Anderson
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
(2004)
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
(2004)
Self
Beyond the 'Open Range'
(2004)
Self
Thank You for Smoking
(2005)
The Captain
Kicking & Screaming
(2005)
Buck Weston
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
(2005)
Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
(2006)
Self
The Making of 'Network'
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Lucky You
(2007)
L.C. Cheever
We Own the Night
(2007)
Dep. Chief Albert 'Burt' Grusinsky
Brando
(2007)
Self
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
(2007)
Taking Chance (voice)
Four Christmases
(2008)
Howard McVie
The Road
(2009)
Old Man - Eli
Crazy Heart
(2009)
Wayne
Get Low
(2010)
Felix Bush
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
(2010)
Self
14 Actors Acting
(2010)
Self
Seven Days in Utopia
(2011)
Johnny Crawford
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
(2011)
Self
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
(2011)
Self
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Martin Cash
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(2012)
Russian General (uncredited)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Jayne Mansfield's Car
(2013)
Jim Caldwell
A Night in Old Mexico
(2013)
Red
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
(2013)
Self
The Judge
(2014)
Joseph Palmer
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
(2014)
Self - Actor
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Wild Horses
(2015)
Scott Briggs
In Dubious Battle
(2016)
Chris Bolton
The Words That Built America
(2017)
Reader - Declaration of Independence
Widows
(2018)
Tom Mulligan
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
(2019)
Self
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
12 Mighty Orphans
(2021)
Mason Hawk
Hustle
(2022)
Rex Merrick
The Pale Blue Eye
(2022)
Jean-Pepe
June
(2023)
Himself
Directing
We're Not the Jet Set
(1977)
Director
Angelo My Love
(1983)
Director
The Apostle
(1997)
Director
Assassination Tango
(2003)
Director
Wild Horses
(2015)
Director
Production
A Family Thing
(1996)
Producer
The Apostle
(1997)
Executive Producer
Assassination Tango
(2003)
Producer
Crazy Heart
(2009)
Producer
A Night in Old Mexico
(2013)
Producer
Writing