Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931 in San Diego, California. He is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director.

Working in theatre in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he also appeared on TV, before making his film debut in 1962, as Boo Radley, in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’.

In the 1970s he worked often with Francis Ford Coppola, appearing in The Godfather (1972, with Marlon Brando), The Conversation (1974) and as the fanatical Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979). He earned Oscar nominations for roles in The Godfather (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979) and The Apostle (1997) and won the Best Actor Oscar for 1983's Tender Mercies.

On television he was Emmy-nominated for the hit 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove in a memorable pairing with Tommy Lee Jones. Duvall has also directed films, including The Apostle and the 1975 rodeo documentary We're Not the Jet Set.

His last projects include Open Range (2003), Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Lucky You (2007).

Duvall is close friends with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, both of whom he has known since their struggling actor days. He has been married four times: Barbara Benjamin (1964–1975), Gail Youngs (1982–1986), Sharon Brophy (1991–1996) and Luciana Pedraza (2005–present).

Filmography

• The Last Full Measure (2009)
• A Night in Old Mexico (2008)
• Glad All Over (2008)
• We Own the Night (2007)
• Lucky You (2007)
• Broken Trail (2006)
• The Godfather: The Game (2006)
• Thank You for Smoking (2005)
• Kicking & Screaming (2005)
• Secondhand Lions (2003)
• Open Range (2003)
• Gods and Generals (2003)
• Assassination Tango (2002)
• John Q (2002)
• The 6th Day (2000)
• A Shot at Glory (2000)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• Deep Impact (1998)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Gingerbread Man (1998)
• The Apostle (1997)
• The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
• Sling Blade (1996)
• Phenomenon (1996)
• A Family Thing (1996)
• The Scarlet Letter (1995)
• The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
• Something to Talk About (1995)
• The Paper (1994)
• Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
• Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
• Falling Down (1993)
• Stalin (1992)
• Peste, La (1992)
• Newsies (1992)
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
• Convicts (1991)
• Rambling Rose (1991)
• Days of Thunder (1990)
• A Show of Force (1990)
• The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
• "Lonesome Dove" (1989)
• Colors (1988)
• Hotel Colonial (1987)
• Apocalypse Pooh (1987)
• Let's Get Harry (1986)
• Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
• The Lightship (1986)
• Waylon Jennings: America (1986)
• The Natural (1984)
• The Stone Boy (1984)
• The Terry Fox Story (1983)
• Tender Mercies (1983)
• The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
• True Confessions (1981)
• The Great Santini (1979)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• "Ike" (1979)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• The Betsy (1978)
• Ike: The War Years (1978)
• "The Godfather Saga" (1977)
• The Greatest (1977)
• The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
• Network (1976)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
• The Killer Elite (1975)
• Breakout (1975)
• The Godfather: Part II (1974)
• The Conversation (1974)
• The Outfit (1973)
• Badge 373 (1973)
• Lady Ice (1973)
• Joe Kidd (1972)
• The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
• Tomorrow (1972)
• The Godfather (1972)
• Lawman (1971)
• THX 1138 (1971)
• The Revolutionary (1970)
• MASH (1970)
• "The F.B.I." (6 episodes, 1965-1969)
• The Rain People (1969)
• True Grit (1969)
• "The Mod Squad" (1 episode, 1969)
• Bullitt (1968)
• The Detective (1968)
• "Judd for the Defense" (1 episode, 1968)
• Countdown (1968)
• "Run for Your Life" (1 episode, 1968)
• Flesh and Blood (1968)
• "The Wild Wild West" (1 episode, 1967)
• "Cimarron Strip" (1 episode, 1967)
• Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967)
• "Combat!" (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
• "T.H.E. Cat" (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
• "The Time Tunnel" (1 episode, 1967)
• Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
• "Shane" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Felony Squad" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Hawk" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
• The Chase (1966)
• "The Defenders" (3 episodes, 1961-1965)
• Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
• "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1 episode, 1965)
• "The Fugitive" (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
• "The Outer Limits" (3 episodes, 1964)
• "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
• Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
• "Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Stoney Burke" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Route 66" (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
• "The Untouchables" (1 episode, 1963)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
• "Naked City" (4 episodes, 1961-1962)
• "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Shannon" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Cain's Hundred" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Great Ghost Tales" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1960)

Awards

• Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor "A Civil Action" 1998
• Independent Spirit Award Best Actor "The Apostle" 1998
• Independent Spirit Award Best Director "The Apostle" 1998
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role "A Civil Action" 1998
• Chigago Film Critics Best Actor "The Apostle" 1997
• Golden Satellite Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The Apostle" 1997
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actor "The Apostle" 1997
• National Board of Review Career Achievement 1997
• National Society of Film Critics Best Actor "The Apostle" 1997
• American Society of Cinematographers President's Award 1996
• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made-for-Television Movie "Stalin" 1992
• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made-for-Television Movie "Lonesome Dove" 1990
• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama "Tender Mercies" 1983
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actor "Tender Mercies" 1983
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor "Tender Mercies" 1983
• Oscar Best Actor "Tender Mercies" 1983
• Montreal Film Festival Best Actor "The Great Santini" 1980
• BAFTA Best Supporting Actor "Apocalypse Now" 1979
• Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor "Apocalypse Now" 1979
• London Film Festival "We're Not the Jet Set" 1975
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor "The Godfather" 1972
• OBIE Distinguished Performance "A View From the Bridge" 1964 - 65