Robert Duvall
Biography
Robert Duvall is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California. Duvall began his acting career in theater in the late 1950s, transitioning to television and film roles in the early 1960s. He is known for his work in various projects, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Captain Newman, M.D., MAS*H, and THX 1138. Duvall's acting credits span over 178 known roles. He passed away on February 15, 2026, at the age of 95.
Career overview
Robert Duvall began his acting career in the late 1950s, appearing in theater productions. He transitioned to television and film roles in the early 1960s. One of his early notable roles was in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, where he played the character of Boo Radley.
Duvall continued to work in film throughout the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in a variety of roles. He played Major Frank Burns in the 1970 comedy film MAS*H. He also starred in the 1971 science fiction film THX 1138 and Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow in 1972. This film was developed at The Actors Studio and is reportedly Duvall's personal favorite.
Throughout his career, Duvall accumulated a large number of acting credits, with 178 known credits listed. He worked extensively in film and television, establishing himself as a versatile and accomplished actor.
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- June (2023) as Self
- The Pale Blue Eye (2022) as Jean-Pepe
- Hustle (2022) as Rex Merrick
- 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) as Mason Hawk
- The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020) as Angelo Corleone
- The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019) as Self
- Widows (2018) as Tom Mulligan
- The Words That Built America (2017) as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- In Dubious Battle (2016) as Chris Bolton
- The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016) as Tom Hagen
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Wild Horses (2015) as Scott Briggs
- Wild Horses (2015) Writer
- Wild Horses (2015) Director
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Judge (2014) as Joseph Palmer
- Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) as Self - Actor
- Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) as Jim Caldwell
- A Night in Old Mexico (2013) as Red
- A Night in Old Mexico (2013) Producer
- Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around (2013) as Self
- Jack Reacher (2012) as Martin Cash
- Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) as Russian General (uncredited)
- Casting By (2012) as Self
- Seven Days in Utopia (2011) as Johnny Crawford
- Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides (2011) as Self
- Get Low (2010) as Felix Bush
- Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself (2010) as Self
- The Road (2009) as Old Man - Eli
- Crazy Heart (2009) as Wayne
- Crazy Heart (2009) Producer
- Four Christmases (2008) as Howard McVie
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- We Own the Night (2007) as Burt Grusinsky
- Lucky You (2007) as L.C. Cheever
- Brando (2007) as Self
- Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007) as Taking Chance (voice)
- Broken Trail (2006) as Prentice Ritter
- Broken Trail (2006) Executive Producer
- The Making of 'Network' (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (2006) as self
- Thank You for Smoking (2005) as The Captain
- Kicking & Screaming (2005) as Buck Weston
- Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood (2005) as Self
- The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (2005) as Self
- Beyond the 'Open Range' (2004) as Self
- A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) as Self
- Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004) as Self
- Open Range (2003) as Boss Spearman
- Secondhand Lions (2003) as Hub
- Gods and Generals (2003) as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Assassination Tango (2003) as John J. Anderson
- Assassination Tango (2003) Writer
- Assassination Tango (2003) Director
- Assassination Tango (2003) Producer
- John Q (2002) as Lt. Frank Grimes
- Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002) as Self
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) as Otto Halliwell
- The 6th Day (2000) as Dr. Griffin Weir
- A Shot at Glory (2000) as Gordon McCloud
- Deep Impact (1998) as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
- The Gingerbread Man (1998) as Dixon Doss
- A Civil Action (1998) as Jerome Facher
- Fearful Symmetry (1998) as Self
- The Apostle (1997) as Euliss Dewey
- The Apostle (1997) Director
- The Apostle (1997) Writer
- The Apostle (1997) Executive Producer
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Phenomenon (1996) as Doc
- Sling Blade (1996) as Karl's Father
- A Family Thing (1996) as Earl Pilcher Jr.
- A Family Thing (1996) Producer
- The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) as Adolf Eichmann
- The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Roger Chillingworth
- Something to Talk About (1995) as Wyly King
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) as Mr. Cox
- The Paper (1994) as Bernie White
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Falling Down (1993) as Prendergast
- Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) as Walter
- Newsies (1992) as Joseph Pulitzer
- The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) as Tom Hagen
- Stalin (1992) as Josef Stalin
- The Plague (1992) as Joseph Grand
- The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992) as Self (uncredited)
- Rambling Rose (1991) as Mr. Hillyer
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) as Self
- Convicts (1991) as Soll Gautier
- Days of Thunder (1990) as Harry Hogge
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990) as Commander
- A Show of Force (1990) as Howard
- The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) as Self / Tom Hagen
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990) as Self
- Lonesome Dove (1989) as Augustus "Gus" McCrae
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Colors (1988) as Bob Hodges
- Tango: Our Dance (1988) as Entrevistado
- Hotel Colonial (1987) as Carrasco
- Let's Get Harry (1986) as Shrike
- Belizaire the Cajun (1986) as The Preacher
- The Lightship (1985) as Calvin Caspary
- The Natural (1984) as Max Mercy
- The Stone Boy (1984) as Joe Hillerman
- Tender Mercies (1983) as Mac Sledge
- Tender Mercies (1983) Co-Producer
- The Terry Fox Story (1983) as Bill Vigars
- Angelo My Love (1983) Director
- Angelo My Love (1983) Writer
- American Playhouse (1982) as Jackson Fentry
- American Playhouse (1982) as The Preacher
- Aliens From Another Planet (1982) as Nimon
- True Confessions (1981) as Det. Tom Spellacy
- The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) as Gruen
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
- Apocalypse Now (1979) as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
- Ike (1979) as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ike (1979) as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
- The Great Santini (1979) as Bull Meechum
- The Betsy (1978) as Loren Hardeman III
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) as Priest on Swing (uncredited)
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) as Tom Hagen
- The Greatest (1977) as Bill McDonald
- We're Not the Jet Set (1977) Director
- Network (1976) as Frank Hackett
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Col. Max Radl
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) as Dr. John H. Watson
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- The Killer Elite (1975) as George Hansen
- Breakout (1975) as Jay Wagner
- The Godfather Part II (1974) as Tom Hagen
- The Conversation (1974) as The Director (uncredited)
- Badge 373 (1973) as Eddie Ryan
- The Outfit (1973) as Earl Macklin
- Lady Ice (1973) as Ford Pierce
- The Godfather (1972) as Tom Hagen
- Joe Kidd (1972) as Frank Harlan
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) as Jesse James
- Tomorrow (1972) as Jackson Fentry
- THX 1138 (1971) as THX
- Lawman (1971) as Vernon Adams
- Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971) as Self
- The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971) as Self
- M*A*S*H (1970) as Maj. Frank Burns
- The Revolutionary (1970) as Despard
- True Grit (1969) as Ned Pepper
- The Rain People (1969) as Gordon
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- Bullitt (1968) as Cabbie Weissberg
- The Detective (1968) as Nestor
- Filmmaker (1968) as Self
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Joe Wyman
- Countdown (1967) as Chiz
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Raul Nimon
- Felony Squad (1966)
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Dr. Margolin
- Shane (1966) as Tom Gary
- The Chase (1966) as Edwin Stewart
- Hawk (1966) as Dick
- Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) as Eddie Franchot
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Dr. Horace Humphries
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Joseph Maurice Walker
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Johnny Albin
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ernie Milden
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Joseph Troy
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Gerald Wilson
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Richard Fletcher
- Nightmare in the Sun (1965) as Motorcyclist
- The Fugitive (1963) as Leslie Sessions
- The Fugitive (1963) as Eric Christian
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Louis Mace
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Adam Ballard
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Harvey Farnsworth
- The Lieutenant (1963)
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Morton Ware
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
- The Virginian (1962) as Johnny Keel
- Combat! (1962) as Karl
- Combat! (1962) as Peter Halsman
- Combat! (1962) as Michel
- Stoney Burke (1962) as Joby Pierce
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Boo Radley
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Defenders (1961) as Al Rogart
- The Defenders (1961) as Luke Jackson
- The Defenders (1961) as Bill Andrews
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Tom Nugent
- Route 66 (1960)
- Route 66 (1960) as Lee Winters
- Route 66 (1960) as Roman
- John Brown's Raid (1960)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Charley Parkes
- The Untouchables (1959) as Eddie Moon
- Naked City (1958) as Lewis Nunda
- Naked City (1958) as L. Francis Childe
- Naked City (1958) as Johnny Meigs
- Naked City (1958) as Barney Sonners
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Bart Collins
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
- The Ploughmen as Gload
- The Making of We Own the Night as Self