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Veteran actor and director Robert Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, CA, the son of a career military officer who later became an admiral. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), 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... See full bio »

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2012 Jack Reacher
Cash
 
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie)
Russian General (uncredited)
 
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jim Caldwell
 
2011 Seven Days in Utopia
Johnny Crawford
 
2009 Crazy Heart
Wayne
 
2009 The Road
Old Man
 
2009 The Godfather II (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice)
 
2008 The Godfather II: Crime Rings (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice)
 
2007 The Godfather: The Don's Edition (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice)
 
2007 The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice)
 
2006 The Godfather: Mob Wars (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice)
 
2006 Broken Trail (TV mini-series)
Prentice Ritter
Part Two (2006) … Prentice Ritter
Part One (2006) … Prentice Ritter
 
2006 The Godfather (Video Game)
Tom Hagen (voice) (also archive footage)
 
2005 Thank You for Smoking
Captain
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Assassination Tango
John J.
 
2000 A Shot at Glory
Gordon McLeod
 
1998 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Various
Garth Brooks (1998) … Various
 
1997 The Apostle
The Apostle E.F.
 
1996 Sling Blade
Karl's Father
 
1995 The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Mr. Cox
 
1995 Something to Talk About
Wyly King
 
1992 Stalin (TV movie)
Josef Stalin
 
1992 The Plague
Joseph Grand
 
1991 Convicts
Soll Gautier
 
1991 Rambling Rose
Daddy Hillyer
 
1990 A Show of Force
Howard
 
1990 The Handmaid's Tale
Commander
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
Augustus 'Gus' McCrae
Return (1989) … Augustus 'Gus' McCrae
 
1987 Hotel Colonial
Roberto Carrasco (Luca Venieri)
 
1986 Let's Get Harry
Norman Shrike
 
1986 Belizaire the Cajun
The Preacher
 
1986 Waylon Jennings: America (video short)
Doctor
 
1985 The Lightship
Calvin Caspary
 
1984 The Stone Boy
Joe Hillerman
 
1983 The Terry Fox Story (TV movie)
Bill Vigars
 
1979 The Great Santini
Lt. Col. 'Bull' Meechum
 
1978 The Betsy
Loren Hardeman III
 
1978 Apocalypse Now: The Workprint (video)
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (uncredited)
 
1977 The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV mini-series)
Tom Hagen
Episode #1.4 (1977) … Tom Hagen
Episode #1.3 (1977) … Tom Hagen
Episode #1.2 (1977) … Tom Hagen
Episode #1.1 (1977) … Tom Hagen
 
1977 The Greatest
Bill McDonald
 
1976 The Eagle Has Landed
Colonel Radl
 
1975 The Killer Elite
George Hansen
 
1975 Breakout
Jay Wagner
 
1974 The Conversation
The Director (uncredited)
 
1973 The Outfit
Macklin
 
1973 Badge 373
Eddie Ryan
 
1973 Lady Ice
Ford Pierce
 
1972 Joe Kidd
Frank Harlan
 
1971 Lawman
Vernon Adams
 
1971 THX 1138
THX
 
1970 The Revolutionary
Despard
 
1965-1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ernie Milden / Gerald Wilson / Johnny Albin / …
Nightmare Road (1969) … Gerald Wilson
The Harvest (1968) … Joseph Troy
The Executioners: Part 1 (1967) … Ernie Milden
The Scourge (1966) … Johnny Albin
The Giant Killer (1965) … Joseph Maurice Walker
 
1969 The Rain People
Gordon
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Matt Jenkins
Keep the Faith, Baby (1969) … Matt Jenkins
 
1968 Bullitt
Weissberg
 
1968 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Margolin
The People Next Door (1968) … Dr. Margolin
 
1968 The Detective
Nestor
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Raymond Cane
Square House (1968) … Raymond Cane
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Richard Fletcher
The Killing Scene (1968) … Richard Fletcher
 
1968 Flesh and Blood (TV movie)
Howard
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Horace Humphries
The Night of the Falcon (1967) … Dr. Horace Humphries
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Joe Wyman
The Roarer (1967) … Joe Wyman
 
1967 Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (TV movie)
Ernie Milden
 
1967 Countdown
Chiz
 
1965-1967 Combat! (TV series)
Karl / Michel / Peter Halsman
The Partisan (1967) … Michel
Cry for Help (1966) … Peter Halsman
The Enemy (1965) … Karl
 
1966-1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Laurent / Scorpio
The Long Chase (1967) … Laurent
Crossing at Destino Bay (1966) … Scorpio
 
1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Raul Nimon
Chase Through Time (1967) … Raul Nimon
 
1966 Fame Is the Name of the Game (TV movie)
Eddie Franchot
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
Tom Gary
Poor Tom's A-Cold (1966) … Tom Gary
 
1966 Felony Squad (TV series)
Albie Froehlich
Death of a Dream (1966) … Albie Froehlich
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Dick Olmstead
The Theory of the Innocent Bystander (1966) … Dick Olmstead
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Frank Reeser
Guilty or Not Guilty (1966) … Frank Reeser
 
1966 The Chase
Edwin Stewart
 
1961-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Al Rogart / Bill Andrews / Luke Jackson
Only a Child (1965) … Bill Andrews
Metamorphosis (1963) … Luke Jackson
Perjury (1961) … Al Rogart
 
1965 Nightmare in the Sun
Motorcyclist
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Zar
The Invaders (1965) … Zar (as Robert Duval)
 
1963-1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Eric Christian / Leslie Sessions
Brass Ring (1965) … Leslie Sessions
Never Wave Goodbye: Part 2 (1963) … Eric Christian
Never Wave Goodbye: Part 1 (1963) … Eric Christian
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Adam Ballard / Louis Mace
The Inheritors: Part 2 (1964) … Adam Ballard
The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) … Adam Ballard
The Chameleon (1964) … Louis Mace
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Harvey Farnsworth
Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) … Harvey Farnsworth
 
1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Man with an Edge (1964) (as Robert Duval)
 
1963 Captain Newman, M.D.
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Morton Ware
The Quality of Justice (1963) … Morton Ware
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Joby Pierce
Joby (1963) … Joby Pierce
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Johnny Keel
The Golden Door (1963) … Johnny Keel
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Charley Parkes
Miniature (1963) … Charley Parkes
 
1961-1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Arnie / Lee Winters / Roman
Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain (1963) … Lee Winters
Birdcage on My Foot (1961) … Arnie
The Newborn (1961) … Roman
 
1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Eddie Moon
Blues for a Gone Goose (1963) … Eddie Moon
 
1961-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Barney Sonners / Johnny Meigs / L. Francis 'Frank' Childe / …
Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long (1962) … Barney Sonners
The One Marked Hot Gives Cold (1962) … L. Francis 'Frank' Childe
A Hole in the City (1961) … Lewis Nunda (as Robert S. Duvall)
 
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Bart Collins
Bad Actor (1962) … Bart Collins
 
1961 Shannon (TV series)
Joey Nolan
The Big Fish (1961) … Joey Nolan
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Tom Nugent
King of the Mountain (1961) … Tom Nugent
 
1961 Great Ghost Tales (TV series)
William Wilson
 
1959-1960 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Berks / Tony Newman
Positive Identification (1960) … Tony Newman
The Jailbreak (1959) … Berks
 
1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
John Brown's Raid (1960)
 
1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
MP (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2013 A Night in Old Mexico (producer) (post-production)
 
2009 Crazy Heart (producer)
 
2009 Get Low (executive producer)
 
2006 Broken Trail (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
Part Two (2006) (executive producer)
Part One (2006) (executive producer)
 
2004 Portrait of Billy Joe (documentary) (producer)
 
2002 Assassination Tango (producer)
 
2000 A Shot at Glory (producer)
 
1997 The Apostle (executive producer)
 
1996 The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 A Family Thing (producer)
 
1983 Angelo My Love (producer)
 
1983 Tender Mercies (co-producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2009 Crazy Heart (performer: "Live Forever", "Live Forever" 1993)
 
2002 Assassination Tango (writer: "Birthday Waltz" / performer: "Birthday Waltz")
 
1997 The Apostle (performer: "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down")
 
1985 1918 (performer: "A Long, Long Trail", "Keep the Home Fires Burning")
 
1983 Tender Mercies (writer: "Fool's Waltz", "I've Decided to Leave Here Forever" / performer: "It Hurts to Face Reality", "Fool's Waltz", "I've Decided to Leave Here Forever", "Wings of a Dove", "If You'll Hold the Ladder I'll Climb to the Top")
 
1979 Apocalypse Now ("Love Me, And Let Me Love You")
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1997 The Apostle
 
1983 Angelo My Love
 
1977 We're Not the Jet Set (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2002 Assassination Tango (written by)
 
1997 The Apostle (written by)
 
1983 Angelo My Love (written by)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2005 Steal Me (thanks - as Robert Duval)
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (96 titles)
2012 Casting By (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.492 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 JacK Waltzer: On the Craft of Acting (documentary)
Himself - Comedian
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode dated 5 January 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 18 September 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 29 January 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 3 April 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Huckabee (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 17 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 SXSW Flashback 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV series)
Himself
The Switch/Middle Men/Lottery Ticket (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 15 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
1990-2010 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.12 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'We Own the Night' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Moviemaking in Virginia: Take 3 (video documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2008 Tension: Creating 'We Own the Night' (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (documentary)
Taking Chance (voice)
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2005-2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) … Himself
 
2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
Himself
Robert Duvall (2006) … Himself
 
1993-2006 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 16 June 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 13 December 1993 (1993) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The People's President (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Kicking & Screaming: Soccer Camp (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Kicking & Screaming: From Rome to Hollywood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 On the Set with 'Secondhand Lions' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Beyond the 'Open Range' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Premio Donostia a Robert Duvall (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2003 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Robert Duvall (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past (video documentary short)
Himself / Robert E. Lee
 
1998-2003 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 2 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode dated 10 February 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2003 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
1998-2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 26 February 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner
 
2002 Festival Pass with Chris Gore (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Autograph (TV series)
Himself
On the Set with Robert Duvall (2002) … Himself
Robert Duvall (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Miracles & Mercies (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - Om Filmen
Om filmen 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' (2000) … Himself - Om Filmen
 
2000 Into Africa (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Duvall … Himself
 
1998 The Journey of 'The Apostle' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Past Winner
 
1998 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1994-1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode #4.129 (1996) … Himself
Episode #4.27 (1995) … Himself
Episode #3.10 (1994) … Himself
 
1998 Workin' Man: A Tribute to Merle Haggard (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Unseen Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Fearful Symmetry (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Later with Bob Costas (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Tom Hagen (also archive footage)
 
1989 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in Miniseries or Special & Co-Presenter: Best Directing/Writing in Drama Series
 
1988 Tango, Our Dance (documentary)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1984 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
John Wayne (1984) … Himself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 August 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978-1979 The American Sportsman (TV series)
Himself
Ganges River (1979) … Himself
Ganges River Rafting (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 August 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Straight Talk (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 March 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.150 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2012 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2011 Marlon Brando tuli Suomeen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2009 Glenn Beck (TV series)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Storyboarding 'Open Range' (video documentary short)
Boss Spearman (uncredited)
 
2001 Gordon Willis on Cinematography (video documentary short)
Tom Hagen (uncredited)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Maj. Frank Marion 'Ferret Face' Burns
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Jerome Facher
 
1992 Ca détourne (TV movie)
Taxi driver
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
James Brother (uncredited)
 
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (video)
Tom Hagen
 
1991 Locos por la tele (TV series)
 
1987 Apocalypse Pooh (video short)
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1982 Aliens from Another Planet (TV movie)
Nimon
 

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Other Works:

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Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 9 Interviews  | 10 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Duval | Robert S. Duvall

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything. See more »

Trivia:

Hosted a fundraiser for Rudolph W. Giuliani at his Hollywood home in January 2008. He later endorsed Senator John McCain after Guiliani dropped out. See more »

Trademark:

Very mannered style of delivery See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn