Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026) was 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), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), Tender Mercies (1983) (which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor), The Natural (1984), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Falling Down (1993), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Judge (2014), and Widows (2018). His final role was in The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
Filmography
June
as Self
June
as Self
The Pale Blue Eye
as Jean-Pepe
The Pale Blue Eye
as Jean-Pepe
Hustle
as Rex Merrick
Hustle
as Rex Merrick
12 Mighty Orphans
as Mason Hawk
12 Mighty Orphans
as Mason Hawk
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
as Angelo Corleone
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
as Angelo Corleone
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self (archive footage)
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
as Self
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
as Self
Widows
as Tom Mulligan
Widows
as Tom Mulligan
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
In Dubious Battle
as Chris Bolton
In Dubious Battle
as Chris Bolton
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Tom Hagen
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Tom Hagen
Wild Horses
as Scott Briggs
Wild Horses
as Scott Briggs
The Judge
as Joseph Palmer
The Judge
as Joseph Palmer
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Jim Caldwell
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Jim Caldwell
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
Jack Reacher
as Martin Cash
Jack Reacher
as Martin Cash
Casting By
as Self
Casting By
as Self
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Russian General (uncredited)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Russian General (uncredited)
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as Self
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as Self
Get Low
as Felix Bush
Get Low
as Felix Bush
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
as Self
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
as Self
Crazy Heart
as Wayne
Crazy Heart
as Wayne
The Road
as Old Man - Eli
The Road
as Old Man - Eli
Four Christmases
as Howard McVie
Four Christmases
as Howard McVie
We Own the Night
as Burt Grusinsky
We Own the Night
as Burt Grusinsky
Lucky You
as L.C. Cheever
Lucky You
as L.C. Cheever
Brando
as Self
Brando
as Self
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
as Taking Chance (voice)
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
as Taking Chance (voice)
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
as self
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
as self
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
Thank You for Smoking
as The Captain
Thank You for Smoking
as The Captain
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
as Self
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
as Self
Kicking & Screaming
as Buck Weston
Kicking & Screaming
as Buck Weston
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
Beyond the 'Open Range'
as Self
Beyond the 'Open Range'
as Self
Secondhand Lions
as Hub
Secondhand Lions
as Hub
Open Range
as Boss Spearman
Open Range
as Boss Spearman
Assassination Tango
as John J. Anderson
Assassination Tango
as John J. Anderson
Gods and Generals
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gods and Generals
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
as Self
John Q
as Lt. Frank Grimes
John Q
as Lt. Frank Grimes
The 6th Day
as Dr. Griffin Weir
The 6th Day
as Dr. Griffin Weir
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Otto Halliwell
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Otto Halliwell
A Shot at Glory
as Gordon McCloud
A Shot at Glory
as Gordon McCloud
Deep Impact
as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Deep Impact
as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
The Gingerbread Man
as Dixon Doss
The Gingerbread Man
as Dixon Doss
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
The Apostle
as Euliss Dewey
The Apostle
as Euliss Dewey
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Adolf Eichmann
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Adolf Eichmann
Sling Blade
as Karl's Father
Sling Blade
as Karl's Father
Phenomenon
as Doc
Phenomenon
as Doc
A Family Thing
as Earl Pilcher Jr.
A Family Thing
as Earl Pilcher Jr.
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Mr. Cox
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Mr. Cox
Something to Talk About
as Wyly King
Something to Talk About
as Wyly King
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Walter
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Walter
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Stalin
as Josef Stalin
Stalin
as Josef Stalin
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Tom Hagen
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Tom Hagen
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
as Self (uncredited)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
as Self (uncredited)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
Rambling Rose
as Mr. Hillyer
Rambling Rose
as Mr. Hillyer
Convicts
as Soll Gautier
Convicts
as Soll Gautier
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Tom Hagen
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Tom Hagen
Days of Thunder
as Harry Hogge
Days of Thunder
as Harry Hogge
A Show of Force
as Howard
A Show of Force
as Howard
The Handmaid's Tale
as Commander
The Handmaid's Tale
as Commander
Tango: Our Dance
as Entrevistado
Tango: Our Dance
as Entrevistado
Colors
as Bob Hodges
Colors
as Bob Hodges
Hotel Colonial
as Carrasco
Hotel Colonial
as Carrasco
Belizaire the Cajun
as The Preacher
Belizaire the Cajun
as The Preacher
The Stone Boy
as Joe Hillerman
The Stone Boy
as Joe Hillerman
Aliens From Another Planet
as Nimon
Aliens From Another Planet
as Nimon
True Confessions
as Det. Tom Spellacy
True Confessions
as Det. Tom Spellacy
The Great Santini
as Bull Meechum
The Great Santini
as Bull Meechum
Apocalypse Now
as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Apocalypse Now
as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Priest on Swing (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Priest on Swing (uncredited)
The Greatest
as Bill McDonald
The Greatest
as Bill McDonald
Network
as Frank Hackett
Network
as Frank Hackett
The Godfather Part II
as Tom Hagen
The Godfather Part II
as Tom Hagen
The Conversation
as The Director (uncredited)
The Conversation
as The Director (uncredited)
The Outfit
as Earl Macklin
The Outfit
as Earl Macklin
Badge 373
as Eddie Ryan
Badge 373
as Eddie Ryan
Lady Ice
as Ford Pierce
Lady Ice
as Ford Pierce
Joe Kidd
as Frank Harlan
Joe Kidd
as Frank Harlan
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Jesse James
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Jesse James
The Godfather
as Tom Hagen
The Godfather
as Tom Hagen
THX 1138
as THX
THX 1138
as THX
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
as Self
The Revolutionary
as Despard
The Revolutionary
as Despard
M*A*S*H
as Maj. Frank Burns
M*A*S*H
as Maj. Frank Burns
The Rain People
as Gordon
The Rain People
as Gordon
True Grit
as Ned Pepper
True Grit
as Ned Pepper
Filmmaker
as Self
Filmmaker
as Self
Bullitt
as Cabbie Weissberg
Bullitt
as Cabbie Weissberg
The Chase
as Edwin Stewart
The Chase
as Edwin Stewart
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Boo Radley
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Boo Radley
The Ploughmen
as Gload
The Ploughmen
as Gload