Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

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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TV Series

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

7.586
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

4.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.378
Route 66

Route 66

6.324
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.208
CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

6.9
Combat!

Combat!

7.649
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

6.4
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

7.5
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.2
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

5
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.207
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.344
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.714
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

7.5
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

7
The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

6
Broken Trail

Broken Trail

6.9
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.769
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
Shane

Shane

6
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.207
Hawk

Hawk

0
Ike

Ike

6.5
Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

7.86
Route 66

Route 66

6.324
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

5.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

7.667
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
Combat!

Combat!

7.649
Combat!

Combat!

7.649
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.769
American Experience

American Experience

7.4
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

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

8.573
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

7.839

Movies

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

8.272
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

8.571
Bullitt

Bullitt

7.152
Colors

Colors

6.498
Open Range

Open Range

7.2
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

7.99
THX 1138

THX 1138

6.429
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

6.974
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

6.372
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

6.1
Lucky You

Lucky You

5.639
We Own the Night

We Own the Night

6.695
The Apostle

The Apostle

6.342
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

7.9
Network

Network

7.814
The Road

The Road

7.014
The Great Santini

The Great Santini

6.7
The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

6.155
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

6.6
The Natural

The Natural

6.903
The Chase

The Chase

7.087
The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

5.8
The 6th Day

The 6th Day

6
Breakout

Breakout

6.3
John Q

John Q

7.132
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

6.231
True Confessions

True Confessions

6.1
The Making of 'Network'

The Making of 'Network'

0
Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

6.913
Rambling Rose

Rambling Rose

6.2
Four Christmases

Four Christmases

5.8
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

6.45
The Paper

The Paper

6.6
Phenomenon

Phenomenon

6.469
The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

5.613
Sling Blade

Sling Blade

7.543
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

6.5
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

9.4
Thank You for Smoking

Thank You for Smoking

7.19
Kicking & Screaming

Kicking & Screaming

5.803
The Outfit

The Outfit

6.806
Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

6.441
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

5.6
Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

7.195
Countdown

Countdown

5.8
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend

6.276
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

6.122
Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

6.703
A Family Thing

A Family Thing

6.463
Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

6.1
Lawman

Lawman

6.5
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

6.2
The Detective

The Detective

5.979
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

6.826
The Plague

The Plague

5.815
Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd

6.455
Falling Down

Falling Down

7.4
Newsies

Newsies

6.768
Get Low

Get Low

6.686
Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial

5.3
Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

6.31
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

5.3
Assassination Tango

Assassination Tango

5.317
True Grit

True Grit

7.3
The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

0
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

5.653
Casting By

Casting By

7.05
The Lightship

The Lightship

5.3
Seven Days in Utopia

Seven Days in Utopia

5.6
Convicts

Convicts

5.5
A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory

5.5
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

6.725
Badge 373

Badge 373

5.5
Stalin

Stalin

5.1
Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher

6.644
Jayne Mansfield's Car

Jayne Mansfield's Car

5.758
The Betsy

The Betsy

4.385
The Godfather

The Godfather

8.686
The Rain People

The Rain People

6.6
The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

6.1
Nightmare in the Sun

Nightmare in the Sun

2.5
The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy

6.8
The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

6.059
Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

4.3
The Man Who Captured Eichmann

The Man Who Captured Eichmann

5.9
The Making of We Own the Night

The Making of We Own the Night

0
John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

0
Ike

Ike

6.2
A Night in Old Mexico

A Night in Old Mexico

5.429
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

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

6.833
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

7.5
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

7.4
The Judge

The Judge

7.327
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

6.2
Belizaire the Cajun

Belizaire the Cajun

4.8
The Greatest

The Greatest

5.7
The Conversation

The Conversation

7.519
Lady Ice

Lady Ice

4.842
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

0
Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

4.5
Wild Horses

Wild Horses

4.878
The Revolutionary

The Revolutionary

5
Let's Get Harry

Let's Get Harry

6.2
June

June

5.2
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

7.9
Beyond the 'Open Range'

Beyond the 'Open Range'

0
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

0
In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

5.8
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

7.707
A Show of Force

A Show of Force

4.833
Brando

Brando

6.8
Widows

Widows

6.489
The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

6
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

0
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

7.3
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

0
14 Actors Acting

14 Actors Acting

7
Aliens From Another Planet

Aliens From Another Planet

5
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

8.948
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

6.991
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

7.2
12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans

7.153
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

6.9
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

7.3
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

7
Filmmaker

Filmmaker

7.1
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

0
Tango: Our Dance

Tango: Our Dance

7
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

7
Hustle

Hustle

7.731
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

6.7