Biography
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 (1…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Godfather (1972) — Tom Hagen
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The Godfather Part II (1974) — Tom Hagen
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Apocalypse Now (1979) — Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
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Jack Reacher (2012) — Martin Cash
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Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) — Otto Halliwell
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The Judge (2014) — Joseph Palmer
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The Road (2009) — Old Man - Eli
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Falling Down (1993) — Prendergast
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Deep Impact (1998) — Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — Boo Radley
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Hustle (2022) — Rex Merrick
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John Q (2002) — Lt. Frank Grimes
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Widows (2018) — Tom Mulligan
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Thank You for Smoking (2005) — The Captain
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The 6th Day (2000) — Dr. Griffin Weir
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The Pale Blue Eye (2022) — Jean-Pepe
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Network (1976) — Frank Hackett
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The Conversation (1974) — The Director (uncredited)
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Days of Thunder (1990) — Harry Hogge
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We Own the Night (2007) — Burt Grusinsky
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Phenomenon (1996) — Doc
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) — Priest on Swing (uncredited)
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Bullitt (1968) — Cabbie Weissberg
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Four Christmases (2008) — Howard McVie
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Open Range (2003) — Boss Spearman
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Crazy Heart (2009) — Wayne
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M*A*S*H (1970) — Maj. Frank Burns
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THX 1138 (1971) — THX
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Charley Parkes
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Sling Blade (1996) — Karl's Father
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True Grit (1969) — Ned Pepper
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Secondhand Lions (2003) — Hub
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Kicking & Screaming (2005) — Buck Weston
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The Natural (1984) — Max Mercy
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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Colors (1988) — Bob Hodges
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The Scarlet Letter (1995) — Roger Chillingworth
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Various Characters
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A Civil Action (1998) — Jerome Facher
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Self