Robert Duvall
Robert DuvallRobert Duvall was born Jan. 5, 1931, in San Diego, Calif., the son of a Navy admiral. After military service, Duvall studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and made off-Broadway appearances.

His first screen role as the mute Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) left a lasting impression, and his visibility grew in such films as The Chase, Bullitt, True Grit, The Rain People and MASH. Duvall received his first Oscar nomination for The Godfather (1972); he scored another nomination for Apocalypse Now and a third for The Great Santini.

He finally earned a Best Actor Oscar for playing country singer Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies (1983) and was also nominated for The Apostle (which he also directed) and A Civil Action. Duvall has excelled in cowboy roles that have led to Emmy and Golden Globe recognition, including the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and Broken Trail (2006), for which he won his first Emmy for Best Actor in a Miniseries.

Featured Movies
  • Get LowGet Low

    Oscar winners Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek team up to tell the true story of irascible Felix Bush, a backwoods Tennessee loner who planned his funeral in 1938 while he was still around to attend -- and enjoy -- the proceedings. Director Aaron Schneider's deft blend of dark humor and poignancy also... Read More

  • THX 1138THX 1138

    In a dystopian future that mandates drug use and outlaws sex, THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) and LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) rebel against the status quo. But when LUH winds up pregnant and THX is jailed, only a fellow prisoner (Donald Pleasence) can help THX escape. George Lucas based this futuristic love... Read More

  • Tender MerciesTender Mercies

    Alcoholic drifter Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) comes into the life of a lonely widow (Tess Harper) and her young son (Allan Hubbard) in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must face a painful past and an uncertain future. The new relationships... Read More

  • The ApostleThe Apostle

    When charismatic but troubled Pentecostal preacher Euliss "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) discovers that his wife (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair, he promptly puts the other man in a coma and flees his home state of Texas for Louisiana. Once there, he takes on a new name, renovates an old church... Read More

  • Broken TrailBroken Trail

    Nominated for six Emmys (with a win for Best Miniseries), this Western follows a pair of horse traders who rescue five Chinese girls sold into sexual slavery. While herding 500 horses to Wyoming, Prentice Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his nephew (Thomas Haden Church) cross paths with the quintet and... Read More

All Robert Duvall Movies
Seven Days in Utopia (2011)
G
For Love of Liberty (2010)
NR
Crazy Heart (2009)  Top 100
R
Get Low (2009)
PG-13
The Road (2009)
R
Four Christmases (2008)
PG-13
Operation Homecoming (2007)
NR
We Own the Night (2007)
R
Brando: The Documentary (2007)
NR
Broken Trail (2006)
NR
Lucky You (2006)
PG-13
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
R
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
PG
Carter Family: American Experience (2005)
NR
The Best of Safari Africa: Vol. 1 (2004)
(Bonus materials available separately)
NR
Secondhand Lions (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
PG
Open Range (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Gods and Generals (2003)
PG-13
Assassination Tango (2002)
R
John Q (2002)
PG-13
A Shot at Glory (2002)
R
Festival Pass with Chris Gore (2002)
NR
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
R
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
UR
The 6th Day (2000)
The Sixth Day
PG-13
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
R
Deep Impact (1998)
PG-13
A Civil Action (1998)
PG-13
The Apostle (1997)
PG-13
Sling Blade (1996)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Phenomenon (1996)
PG
A Family Thing (1995)
PG-13
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
R
Something to Talk About (1995)
R
The Paper (1994)
R
Falling Down (1993)
R
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
PG-13
The Plague (1992)
La Peste
R
Hearts of Darkness (1991)
R
Rambling Rose (1991)
R
Convicts (1990)
Horton Foote's Convicts
NR
Days of Thunder (1990)
PG-13
The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
R
A Show of Force (1990)
R
Lonesome Dove (1989)
NR
Colors (1988)
R
Tango, Our Dance (1988)
NR
Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
PG
The Lightship (1985)
PG-13
The Natural (1984)
PG
The Stone Boy (1984)
PG
Tender Mercies (1983)
PG
True Confessions (1981)
R
Apocalypse Now / Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier
R
The Great Santini (1979)
PG
The Betsy (1978)
Harold Robbin's The Betsy
R
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (1977)
PG
Network (1976)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
PG
The Seven Percent Solution (1976)
PG
The Killer Elite (1975)
R
Breakout (1975)
PG
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
R
The Conversation (1974)
PG
Lady Ice (1974)
PG
The Godfather (1972)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather
R
Joe Kidd (1972)
PG
Tomorrow (1972)
PG
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
PG
THX 1138 (1971)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
MASH (1970)
M*A*S*H
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Lawman (1970)
PG
True Grit (1969)
G
Bullitt (1968)
PG
The Detective (1968)
NR
The Chase (1966)
UR
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Captain Newman
NR
The Outer Limits: The Original Series (1963)
TV-PG
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
(Bonus materials available separately)
NR
Naked City: Spectre of Roses Street Gang (1962)
NR
Naked City: Prime of Life (1962)
NR

 
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