Robert Duvall

Biography

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).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (131)

• June2023 · as Self
• The Pale Blue Eye2022 · as Jean-Pepe
• Hustle2022 · as Rex Merrick
• 12 Mighty Orphans2021 · as Mason Hawk
• The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone2020 · as Angelo Corleone
• The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash2019 · as Self
• Widows2018 · as Tom Mulligan
• The Words That Built America2017 · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
• In Dubious Battle2016 · as Chris Bolton
• The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–19592016 · as Tom Hagen
• Wild Horses2015 · as Scott Briggs
• The Judge2014 · as Joseph Palmer
• Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire2014 · as Self - Actor
• A Night in Old Mexico2013 · as Red
• Jayne Mansfield's Car2013 · as Jim Caldwell
• Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around2013 · as Self
• Jack Reacher2012 · as Martin Cash
• Casting By2012 · as Self
• Hemingway & Gellhorn2012 · as Russian General (uncredited)
• Seven Days in Utopia2011 · as Johnny Crawford
• Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides2011 · as Self
• Get Low2010 · as Felix Bush
• Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself2010 · as Self
• Crazy Heart2009 · as Wayne
• The Road2009 · as Old Man - Eli
• Four Christmases2008 · as Howard McVie
• We Own the Night2007 · as Burt Grusinsky
• Lucky You2007 · as L.C. Cheever
• Brando2007 · as Self
• Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience2007 · as Taking Chance (voice)
• Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western2006 · as self
• The Making of 'Network'2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Thank You for Smoking2005 · as The Captain
• Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood2005 · as Self
• The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken2005 · as Self
• Kicking & Screaming2005 · as Buck Weston
• A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope2004 · as Self
• Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004 · as Self
• Beyond the 'Open Range'2004 · as Self
• Secondhand Lions2003 · as Hub
• Open Range2003 · as Boss Spearman
• Assassination Tango2003 · as John J. Anderson
• Gods and Generals2003 · as Gen. Robert E. Lee
• Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'2002 · as Self
• John Q2002 · as Lt. Frank Grimes
• The 6th Day2000 · as Dr. Griffin Weir
• Gone in Sixty Seconds2000 · as Otto Halliwell
• A Shot at Glory2000 · as Gordon McCloud
• A Civil Action1998 · as Jerome Facher
• Deep Impact1998 · as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
• The Gingerbread Man1998 · as Dixon Doss
• Fearful Symmetry1998 · as Self
• The Apostle1997 · as Euliss Dewey
• The Man Who Captured Eichmann1996 · as Adolf Eichmann
• Sling Blade1996 · as Karl's Father
• Phenomenon1996 · as Doc
• A Family Thing1996 · as Earl Pilcher Jr.
• The Scarlet Letter1995 · as Roger Chillingworth
• The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995 · as Mr. Cox
• Something to Talk About1995 · as Wyly King
• The Paper1994 · as Bernie White
• Wrestling Ernest Hemingway1993 · as Walter
• Geronimo: An American Legend1993 · as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
• Falling Down1993 · as Prendergast
• Stalin1992 · as Josef Stalin
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-19801992 · as Tom Hagen
• The Plague1992 · as Joseph Grand
• The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!1992 · as Self (uncredited)
• Newsies1992 · as Joseph Pulitzer
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991 · as Self
• Rambling Rose1991 · as Mr. Hillyer
• Convicts1991 · as Soll Gautier
• Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret1990 · as Self
• The Godfather Family: A Look Inside1990 · as Self / Tom Hagen
• Days of Thunder1990 · as Harry Hogge
• A Show of Force1990 · as Howard
• The Handmaid's Tale1990 · as Commander
• Tango: Our Dance1988 · as Entrevistado
• Colors1988 · as Bob Hodges
• Hotel Colonial1987 · as Carrasco
• Let's Get Harry1986 · as Shrike
• Belizaire the Cajun1986 · as The Preacher
• The Lightship1985 · as Calvin Caspary
• The Natural1984 · as Max Mercy
• The Stone Boy1984 · as Joe Hillerman
• The Terry Fox Story1983 · as Bill Vigars
• Tender Mercies1983 · as Mac Sledge
• Aliens From Another Planet1982 · as Nimon
• The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper1981 · as Gruen
• True Confessions1981 · as Det. Tom Spellacy
• The Great Santini1979 · as Bull Meechum
• Apocalypse Now1979 · as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
• Ike1979 · as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978 · as Priest on Swing (uncredited)
• The Betsy1978 · as Loren Hardeman III
• The Greatest1977 · as Bill McDonald
• The Eagle Has Landed1976 · as Col. Max Radl
• Network1976 · as Frank Hackett
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution1976 · as Dr. John H. Watson
• The Killer Elite1975 · as George Hansen
• Breakout1975 · as Jay Wagner
• The Godfather Part II1974 · as Tom Hagen
• The Conversation1974 · as The Director (uncredited)
• The Outfit1973 · as Earl Macklin
• Badge 3731973 · as Eddie Ryan
• Lady Ice1973 · as Ford Pierce
• Joe Kidd1972 · as Frank Harlan
• The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid1972 · as Jesse James
• Tomorrow1972 · as Jackson Fentry
• The Godfather1972 · as Tom Hagen
• THX 11381971 · as THX
• Lawman1971 · as Vernon Adams
• Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'1971 · as Self
• The Godfather: Behind the Scenes1971 · as Self
• The Revolutionary1970 · as Despard
• M*A*S*H1970 · as Maj. Frank Burns
• The Rain People1969 · as Gordon
• True Grit1969 · as Ned Pepper
• Filmmaker1968 · as Self
• Bullitt1968 · as Cabbie Weissberg
• The Detective1968 · as Nestor
• Countdown1967 · as Chiz
• Fame Is the Name of the Game1966 · as Eddie Franchot
• The Chase1966 · as Edwin Stewart
• Nightmare in the Sun1965 · as Motorcyclist
• Captain Newman, M.D.1963 · as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
• To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · as Boo Radley
• John Brown's Raid1960
• The Ploughmen— · as Gload
• The Making of We Own the Night— · as Self

All TV Shows (60)

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Broken Trail2006 · as Prentice Ritter
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• Lonesome Dove1989 · as Augustus "Gus" McCrae
• American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ike1979 · as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
• CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television1977 · as Tom Hagen
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• The Mod Squad1968
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Cimarron Strip1967 · as Joe Wyman
• CBS Playhouse1966 · as Dr. Margolin
• Felony Squad1966
• Shane1966 · as Tom Gary
• The Time Tunnel1966 · as Raul Nimon
• Hawk1966 · as Dick
• 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 Gerald Wilson
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Joseph Troy
• The Wild Wild West1965 · as Dr. Horace Humphries
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Richard Fletcher
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Harvey Farnsworth
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• The Fugitive1963 · as Leslie Sessions
• The Fugitive1963 · as Eric Christian
• The Outer Limits1963 · as Louis Mace
• The Outer Limits1963 · as Adam Ballard
• Arrest and Trial1963 · as Morton Ware
• The Lieutenant1963
• Combat!1962 · as Karl
• Combat!1962 · as Michel
• Combat!1962 · as Peter Halsman
• Stoney Burke1962 · as Joby Pierce
• The Virginian1962 · as Johnny Keel
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Tom Nugent
• The Defenders1961 · as Al Rogart
• The Defenders1961 · as Luke Jackson
• The Defenders1961 · as Bill Andrews
• Route 661960
• Route 661960 · as Lee Winters
• Route 661960 · as Roman
• The Untouchables1959 · as Eddie Moon
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Charley Parkes
• Naked City1958 · as Lewis Nunda
• Naked City1958 · as L. Francis Childe
• Naked City1958 · as Barney Sonners
• Naked City1958 · as Johnny Meigs
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Bart Collins
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Winner