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Robert Duvall

Birth name: Robert Selden Duvall

Birth date: 05.01.1931

Actor and director Robert Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California, the son of a career military officer who later became an admiral. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, Illinois), then served a two-year hitch in the army after graduating in 1953. He began attending The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre In New York City on the G.I. Bill in 1955, studying under Sanford Meisner along with Dustin Hoffman, with whom Duvall shared an apartment. Both were close to another struggling young actor named Gene Hackman. Meisner cast Duvall in the play "The Midnight Caller" by Horton Foote, a link that would prove critical to his career, as it was Foote who recommended Duvall to play the mentally disabled Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), his motion picture debut. Duvall began making a name for himself as a stage actor in New York, winning an Obie Award in 1965 playing incest-minded longshoreman Eddie Carbone in the off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge," a production for which his old roommate Hoffman was assistant director. He found steady work in episodic TV and appeared as a modestly billed character actor in films, such as Arthur Penn's The Chase (1966) with Marlon Brando and in Robert Altman's Countdown (1968) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), in both of which he co-starred with James Caan. He was also memorable as the heavy who is shot by John Wayne at the climax of True Grit (1969) and was the first Maj. Frank Burns, creating the character in Altman's Korean War comedy MASH (1970). He also appeared as the eponymous lead in George Lucas' directorial debut, THX 1138 (1971). It was Coppola, casting The Godfather (1972), who reunited Duvall with Brando and Caan and provided him with his career breakthrough as mob lawyer Tom Hagen. He received the first of his six Academy Award nominations for the role. Thereafter, Duvall had steady work in featured roles in such films as The Godfather: Part II (1974), The Killer Elite (1975), Network (1976), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Occassionally this actor's actor got the chance to assay a lead role, most notably in Tomorrow (1972), in which he was brilliant as William Faulkner's inarticulate backwoods farmer. He was less impressive as the lead in Badge 373 (1973), in which he played a character based on real-life NYC policeman Eddie Egan, the same man his old friend Gene Hackman had won an Oscar for playing, in fictionalized form, as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection (1971). It was his appearance as Lt. Col. Kilgore in another Coppola picture, Apocalypse Now (1979), that solidified Duvall's reputation as a great actor. He won his second Academy Award nomination for the role, and was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most versatile actor in the world! Duvall created one of the most memorable characters ever assayed on film, and gave the world the memorable phrase, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Subsequently, Duvall proved one of the few established character actors to move from supporting to leading roles, with his Oscar-nominated turns in The Great Santini (1979) and Tender Mercies (1983), the latter of which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Now at the summit of his career, Duvall seemed to be afflicted with the fabled "Oscar curse" that had overwhelmed the careers of fellow Academy Award winners Luise Rainer, Rod Steiger and Cliff Robertson. He could not find work equal to his talents, either due to his post-Oscar salary demands or a lack of perception in the industry that he truly was leading man material. He did not appear in The Godfather: Part III (1990)m as the studio would not give in to his demands for a salary commensurate with that of Al Pacino, who was receiving $5 million to reprise Michael Corleone. His greatest achievement in his immediate post-Oscar period was his acclaimed characterization of the grizzled Texas Ranger Gus McCrae in the TV mini-series "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini), for which he received an Emmy nomination. He received a second Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in Stalin (1992) (TV), and a third Emmy nomination playing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV). The shakeout of his career doldrums was that Duvall eventually settled back into his status as one of the premier character actors in the industry, rivaled only by his old friend Gene Hackman. Duvall, unlike Hackman, also has directed pictures, including the documentary We're Not the Jet Set (1977), Angelo My Love (1983) and Assassination Tango (2002). As a writer-director, Duvall gave himself one of his most memorable roles, that of the preacher on the run from the law in The Apostle (1997), a brilliant performance for which he received his third Best Actor nomination and fifth Oscar nomination overall. The film brought Duvall back to the front ranks of great actors, and was followed by a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nod for A Civil Action (1998). Robert Duvall will long be remembered as one of the great naturalistic American screen actors in the mode of Spencer Tracy and his frequent co-star Marlon Brando. His performances as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jackson Fentry in "Tomorrow," Tom Hagen in the first two "Godfather" movies, Frank Hackett in Network (1976), Lt. Col. Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now," Bull Meechum in "The Great Santini," Mac Sledge in "Tender Mercies," Gus McCrae in "Lonesome Dove," and Sonny Dewey in "The Apostle" rank as some of the finest acting ever put on film. It's a body of work that few actors can equal, let alone surpass.

Filmography

# The Last Full Measure (2007) .... Frank Pitsenbarger # A Night in Old Mexico (2008) # We Own the Night (2007) .... Burt Grusinsky # Lucky You (2007) .... L. C. Cheever # The Godfather: Mob Wars (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Tom Hagen # "Broken Trail" (2006) (mini) TV Series .... Prentice Ritter # The Godfather: The Game (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Tom Hagen # Thank You for Smoking (2005) .... Doak 'The Captain' Boykin # Kicking & Screaming (2005) .... Buck Weston # Secondhand Lions (2003) .... Hub # Open Range (2003) .... Boss Spearman # Gods and Generals (2003) .... Gen. Robert E. Lee # Assassination Tango (2002) .... John J. Anderson ... aka Assassination Tango (Argentina) # John Q (2002) .... Lt. Frank Grimes ... aka John Q. (USA: poster title) # The 6th Day (2000) .... Dr. Griffin Weir ... aka Sixième jour, Le (Canada: French title) # A Shot at Glory (2000) .... Gordon McLeod # Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Otto Halliwell # A Civil Action (1998) .... Jerome Facher # Deep Impact (1998) .... Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner # "Saturday Night Live" .... Various (1 episode, 1998) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA) - Episode #23.14 (1998) TV Episode .... Various # The Gingerbread Man (1998) .... Dixon Doss # The Apostle (1997) .... Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F. # The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV) .... Adolf Eichmann # Sling Blade (1996) .... Karl's Father # Phenomenon (1996) .... Doc Brunder # A Family Thing (1996) .... Earl Pilcher Jr. # The Scarlet Letter (1995) .... Roger Chillingworth # The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) .... Mr. Cox # Something to Talk About (1995) .... Wyly King ... aka Grace Under Pressure # The Paper (1994) .... Bernie White # Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) .... Walter # Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) .... Chief of Scouts Al Sieber # Falling Down (1993) .... Detective Martin Prendergast ... aka Chute libre (France) # Stalin (1992) (TV) .... Josef Stalin ... aka Sztálin (Hungary) # Peste, La (1992) .... Joseph Grand ... aka The Plague (USA) # Newsies (1992) .... Joseph Pulitzer ... aka Newsboys # The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (V) .... Tom Hagen ... aka The Godfather Saga (USA) ... aka The Godfather Trilogy # Convicts (1991) .... Soll ... aka Horton Foote's Convicts (USA: complete title) # Rambling Rose (1991) .... Daddy Hilyer # Days of Thunder (1990) .... Harry Hogge # A Show of Force (1990) .... Howard # The Handmaid's Tale (1990) .... Commander # "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Augustus 'Gus' McCrae # Colors (1988) .... Officer Bob Hodges # Hotel Colonial (1987) .... Roberto Carrasco (Luca Venieri) # Apocalypse Pooh (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Gopher # Let's Get Harry (1986) .... Norman Shrike ... aka The Rescue # Belizaire the Cajun (1986) .... The Preacher # The Lightship (1986) .... Calvin Caspary ... aka Killers at Sea (USA: TV title) # Waylon Jennings: America (1986) (V) .... Doctor # The Natural (1984) .... Max Mercy # The Stone Boy (1984) .... Joe Hillerman # The Terry Fox Story (1983) (TV) .... Bill Vigars ... aka Heart of a Champion (Philippines: English title: theatrical title) # Tender Mercies (1983) .... Mac Sledge # The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) .... Gruen ... aka Pursuit # True Confessions (1981) .... Thomas "Tom" Spellacy # The Great Santini (1979) .... Lieutenant Colonel Bull Meechum ... aka The Ace ... aka The Gift of Fury # Apocalypse Now (1979) .... Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore ... aka Apocalypse Now Redux (International: English title: longer version) # "Ike" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower # Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (uncredited) .... Priest on swing # The Betsy (1978) .... Loren Hardeman III ... aka Harold Robbins' The Betsy # Ike: The War Years (1978) (TV) .... General Dwight D. Eisenhower # "The Godfather Saga" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Tom Hagen # The Greatest (1977) .... Bill McDonald # The Eagle Has Landed (1976) .... Col. Max Radl # Network (1976) .... Frank Hackett # The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) .... Dr. John H. Watson/Narrator # The Killer Elite (1975) .... George Hansen # Breakout (1975) .... Jay Wagner # The Godfather: Part II (1974) .... Tom Hagen ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (USA: complete title) # The Conversation (1974) (uncredited) .... The Director # The Outfit (1973) .... Earl Macklin # Badge 373 (1973) .... Eddie Ryan # Lady Ice (1973) .... Ford Pierce # Joe Kidd (1972) .... Frank Harlan # The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) .... Jesse James # Tomorrow (1972) .... Jackson Fentry # The Godfather (1972) .... Tom Hagen ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather (USA: complete title) # Lawman (1971) .... Vernon Adams # THX 1138 (1971) .... THX 1138 # The Revolutionary (1970) .... Despard # MASH (1970) .... Maj. 'Frank' Burns # "The F.B.I." .... Ernie Milden / ... (6 episodes, 1965-1969) - Nightmare Road (1969) TV Episode .... Gerald Wilson - The Harvest (1968) TV Episode .... Joseph Troy - The Executioners: Part 2 (1967) TV Episode .... Ernie Milden - The Executioners: Part 1 (1967) TV Episode - The Scourge (1966) TV Episode .... Johnny Albin (1 more) # The Rain People (1969) .... Gordon # True Grit (1969) .... Ned Pepper # "The Mod Squad" .... Matt Jenkins (1 episode, 1969) - Keep the Faith, Baby (1969) TV Episode .... Matt Jenkins # Bullitt (1968) .... Weissberg # The Detective (1968) .... Nestor # "Judd for the Defense" .... Raymond Cane (1 episode, 1968) - Square House (1968) TV Episode .... Raymond Cane # Countdown (1968) .... Chiz # "Run for Your Life" .... Richard Fletcher (1 episode, 1968) - The Killing Scene (1968) TV Episode .... Richard Fletcher # Flesh and Blood (1968) (TV) .... Howard # "The Wild Wild West" .... Dr. Horace Humphries (1 episode, 1967) - The Night of the Falcon (1967) TV Episode .... Dr. Horace Humphries # "Cimarron Strip" .... Joe Wyman (1 episode, 1967) - The Roarer (1967) TV Episode .... Joe Wyman # Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967) (TV) .... Ernie Milden # "Combat!" .... Karl / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967) - The Partisan (1967) TV Episode .... Michel - Cry for Help (1966) TV Episode .... Peter Halsman - The Enemy (1965) TV Episode .... Karl # "T.H.E. Cat" .... Laurent / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967) - The Long Chase (1967) TV Episode .... Laurent - Crossing at Destino Bay (1966) TV Episode .... Scorpio # "The Time Tunnel" .... Raul Nimon (1 episode, 1967) - Chase Through Time (1967) TV Episode .... Raul Nimon # Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) (TV) .... Eddie Franchot # "Shane" .... Tom Gary (1 episode, 1966) - Poor Tom's A-Cold (1966) TV Episode .... Tom Gary # "Felony Squad" .... Albie Froehlich (1 episode, 1966) - Death of a Dream (1966) TV Episode .... Albie Froehlich # "Hawk" .... Dick (1 episode, 1966) - The Theory of the Innocent Bystander (1966) TV Episode .... Dick # "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Frank Reeser (1 episode, 1966) ... aka The Chrysler Theater ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title) - Guilty or Not Guilty (1966) TV Episode .... Frank Reeser # The Chase (1966) .... Edwin Stewart # "The Defenders" .... Al Rogart / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1965) - Only a Child (1965) TV Episode .... Bill Andrews - Metamorphosis (1963) TV Episode .... Luke Jackson - Perjury (1961) TV Episode .... Al Rogart # Nightmare in the Sun (1965) .... Motorcyclist # "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Zar (1 episode, 1965) - The Invaders (1965) TV Episode (as Robert Duval) .... Zar # "The Fugitive" .... Eric Christian / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1965) - Brass Ring (1965) TV Episode .... Leslie Sessions - Never Wave Goodbye: Part 2 (1963) TV Episode .... Eric Christian - Never Wave Goodbye: Part 1 (1963) TV Episode .... Eric Christian # "The Outer Limits" .... Adam Ballard / ... (3 episodes, 1964) - The Inheritors: Part 2 (1964) TV Episode .... Adam Ballard - The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) TV Episode .... Adam Ballard - The Chameleon (1964) TV Episode .... Louis Mace # "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Harvey Farnsworth (1 episode, 1964) - Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) TV Episode .... Harvey Farnsworth # Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) .... Capt. Paul Cabot Winston # "Arrest and Trial" .... Morton Ware (1 episode, 1963) - The Quality of Justice (1963) TV Episode .... Morton Ware # "Stoney Burke" .... Joby Pierce (1 episode, 1963) - Joby (1963) TV Episode .... Joby Pierce # "The Virginian" .... Johnny Keel (1 episode, 1963) ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) - The Golden Door (1963) TV Episode .... Johnny Keel # "The Twilight Zone" .... Charley Parkes (1 episode, 1963) ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title) - Miniature (1963) TV Episode .... Charley Parkes # "Route 66" .... Arnie / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1963) - Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain (1963) TV Episode .... Lee Winters - Birdcage on My Foot (1961) TV Episode .... Arnie - The Newborn (1961) TV Episode .... Roman # "The Untouchables" .... Eddie Moon (1 episode, 1963) - Blues for a Gone Goose (1963) TV Episode .... Eddie Moon # To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) .... Arthur 'Boo' Radley # "Naked City" .... Barney Sonners / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1962) - Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long (1962) TV Episode .... Barney Sonners - Five Cranks for Winter...Ten Cranks for Spring (1962) TV Episode .... Johnny Meigi - The One Marked Hot Gives Cold (1962) TV Episode .... Francis L. Childe - A Hole in the City (1961) TV Episode .... Lewis Nunda # "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Bart Collins (1 episode, 1962) - Bad Actor (1962) TV Episode .... Bart Collins # "Shannon" .... Joey Nolan (1 episode, 1961) - The Big Fish (1961) TV Episode .... Joey Nolan # "Cain's Hundred" .... Tom Nugent (1 episode, 1961) - King of the Mountain (1961) TV Episode .... Tom Nugent # "Great Ghost Tales" .... William Wilson (1 episode, 1961) - William Wilson (1961) TV Episode .... William Wilson # "Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Berks (2 episodes, 1959-1960) - Positive Identification (1960) TV Episode - The Jailbreak (1959) TV Episode .... Berks # "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1960) - John Brown's Raid (1960) TV Episode