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Robert Duvall

Acting 95 (deceased) years old San Diego, California, USA ★ 4.9
Born: January 5, 1931
Died: February 15, 2026

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 (1993), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Judge (2014), and Widows (2018). His final role was in The Pale Blue Eye (2022).

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Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather Tom Hagen 1972
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore 1979
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II Tom Hagen 1974
A Shot at Glory
A Shot at Glory Gordon McCloud 2000
Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About Wyly King 1995

Jimmy's Seen (6)

Widows
Widows Tom Mulligan 2018
The Conversation
The Conversation The Director (uncredited) 1974
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver Raul Nimon 1976
The Outfit
The Outfit Earl Macklin 1973
Bullitt
Bullitt Cabbie Weissberg 1968
Hustle
Hustle Rex Merrick 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (188)

June
June Self 2023
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye Jean-Pepe 2022
Hustle
Hustle Rex Merrick 2022
12 Mighty Orphans
12 Mighty Orphans Mason Hawk 2021
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder Self (archive footage) 2020
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash Self 2019
Widows
Widows Tom Mulligan 2018
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence 2017
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle Chris Bolton 2016
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 Tom Hagen 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self (archive footage) 2015
Wild Horses
Wild Horses Scott Briggs 2015
The Judge
The Judge Joseph Palmer 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire Self - Actor 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
A Night in Old Mexico
A Night in Old Mexico Red 2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jayne Mansfield's Car Jim Caldwell 2013
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around Self 2013
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher Martin Cash 2012
Casting By
Casting By Self 2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn Russian General (uncredited) 2012
Seven Days in Utopia
Seven Days in Utopia Johnny Crawford 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides Self 2011
Get Low
Get Low Felix Bush 2010
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself Self 2010
Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart Wayne 2009
The Road
The Road Old Man - Eli 2009
Four Christmases
Four Christmases Howard McVie 2008
We Own the Night
We Own the Night Burt Grusinsky 2007
Lucky You
Lucky You L.C. Cheever 2007
Brando
Brando Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience Taking Chance (voice) 2007
Broken Trail
Broken Trail Prentice Ritter 2006
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western self 2006
The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network' Self (archive footage) 2006
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking The Captain 2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood Self 2005
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Self 2005
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming Buck Weston 2005
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope Self 2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 2004
Beyond the 'Open Range'
Beyond the 'Open Range' Self 2004
Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions Hub 2003
Open Range
Open Range Boss Spearman 2003
Assassination Tango
Assassination Tango John J. Anderson 2003
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals Gen. Robert E. Lee 2003
John Q
John Q Lt. Frank Grimes 2002
The 6th Day
The 6th Day Dr. Griffin Weir 2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds Otto Halliwell 2000
A Shot at Glory
A Shot at Glory Gordon McCloud 2000
A Civil Action
A Civil Action Jerome Facher 1998
Deep Impact
Deep Impact Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner 1998
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man Dixon Doss 1998
Fearful Symmetry
Fearful Symmetry Self 1998
The Apostle
The Apostle Euliss Dewey 1997
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
The Man Who Captured Eichmann Adolf Eichmann 1996
Sling Blade
Sling Blade Karl's Father 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Phenomenon
Phenomenon Doc 1996
A Family Thing
A Family Thing Earl Pilcher Jr. 1996
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter Roger Chillingworth 1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta Mr. Cox 1995
Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About Wyly King 1995
The Paper
The Paper Bernie White 1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Walter 1993
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend Chief of Scouts Al Sieber 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Falling Down
Falling Down Prendergast 1993
Stalin
Stalin Josef Stalin 1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Tom Hagen 1992
The Plague
The Plague Joseph Grand 1992
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! Self (uncredited) 1992
Newsies
Newsies Joseph Pulitzer 1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Self 1991
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose Mr. Hillyer 1991
Convicts
Convicts Soll Gautier 1991
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Self 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Self / Tom Hagen 1990
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder Harry Hogge 1990
A Show of Force
A Show of Force Howard 1990
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale Commander 1990
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove Augustus "Gus" McCrae 1989
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Tango: Our Dance
Tango: Our Dance Entrevistado 1988
Colors
Colors Bob Hodges 1988
Hotel Colonial
Hotel Colonial Carrasco 1987
Let's Get Harry
Let's Get Harry Shrike 1986
Belizaire the Cajun
Belizaire the Cajun The Preacher 1986
The Lightship
The Lightship Calvin Caspary 1985
The Natural
The Natural Max Mercy 1984
The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy Joe Hillerman 1984
The Terry Fox Story
The Terry Fox Story Bill Vigars 1983
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies Mac Sledge 1983
Aliens From Another Planet
Aliens From Another Planet Nimon 1982
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Gruen 1981
True Confessions
True Confessions Det. Tom Spellacy 1981
The Great Santini
The Great Santini Bull Meechum 1979
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore 1979
Ike
Ike Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1979
Ike
Ike Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning Self 1979
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Priest on Swing (uncredited) 1978
The Betsy
The Betsy Loren Hardeman III 1978
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television Tom Hagen 1977
The Greatest
The Greatest Bill McDonald 1977
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed Col. Max Radl 1976
Network
Network Frank Hackett 1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Dr. John H. Watson 1976
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite George Hansen 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Breakout
Breakout Jay Wagner 1975
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II Tom Hagen 1974
The Conversation
The Conversation The Director (uncredited) 1974
The Outfit
The Outfit Earl Macklin 1973
Badge 373
Badge 373 Eddie Ryan 1973
Lady Ice
Lady Ice Ford Pierce 1973
Joe Kidd
Joe Kidd Frank Harlan 1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Jesse James 1972
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Jackson Fentry 1972
The Godfather
The Godfather Tom Hagen 1972
THX 1138
THX 1138 THX 1971
Lawman
Lawman Vernon Adams 1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes Self 1971
The Revolutionary
The Revolutionary Despard 1970
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H Maj. Frank Burns 1970
The Rain People
The Rain People Gordon 1969
True Grit
True Grit Ned Pepper 1969
Filmmaker
Filmmaker Self 1968
Bullitt
Bullitt Cabbie Weissberg 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
The Detective
The Detective Nestor 1968
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense 1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip Joe Wyman 1967
Countdown
Countdown Chiz 1967
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse 1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Fame Is the Name of the Game Eddie Franchot 1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad 1966
Shane
Shane Tom Gary 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel Raul Nimon 1966
Hawk
Hawk Dick 1966
The Chase
The Chase Edwin Stewart 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Joseph Maurice Walker 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Johnny Albin 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Ernie Milden 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Joseph Troy 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Gerald Wilson 1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West Dr. Horace Humphries 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Richard Fletcher 1965
Nightmare in the Sun
Nightmare in the Sun Motorcyclist 1965
Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D. Capt. Paul Cabot Winston 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Harvey Farnsworth 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Leslie Sessions 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Eric Christian 1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Louis Mace 1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Adam Ballard 1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial Morton Ware 1963
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant 1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird Boo Radley 1962
Combat!
Combat! Karl 1962
Combat!
Combat! Michel 1962
Combat!
Combat! Peter Halsman 1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke Joby Pierce 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Johnny Keel 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred Tom Nugent 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Al Rogart 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Luke Jackson 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Bill Andrews 1961
John Brown's Raid
John Brown's Raid 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Route 66
Route 66 Lee Winters 1960
The Untouchables
The Untouchables Eddie Moon 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Charley Parkes 1959
Naked City
Naked City Lewis Nunda 1958
Naked City
Naked City L. Francis Childe 1958
Naked City
Naked City Barney Sonners 1958
Naked City
Naked City Johnny Meigs 1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Bart Collins 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner 1944
The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen Gload
The Making of We Own the Night
The Making of We Own the Night Self

Directing Credits (5)

Writing Credits (4)

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