Robert Duvall
Acting
Born: January 5, 1931 · San Diego, California, USA
Died: February 15, 2026 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
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 Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
Apocalypse Now
1979
Jack Reacher
2012
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
The Judge
2014
The Road
2009
Falling Down
1993
Deep Impact
1998
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Hustle
2022
John Q
2002
Photos (8)
Movies (103)
The Godfather
Tom Hagen
The Godfather Part II
Tom Hagen
Apocalypse Now
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Jack Reacher
Martin Cash
Deep Impact
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Days of Thunder
Harry Hogge
The Judge
Joseph Palmer
The Road
Old Man - Eli
John Q
Lt. Frank Grimes
Falling Down
Prendergast
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Otto Halliwell
Widows
Tom Mulligan
To Kill a Mockingbird
Boo Radley
The Betsy
Loren Hardeman III
The 6th Day
Dr. Griffin Weir
Phenomenon
Doc
The Conversation
The Director (uncredited)
Hustle
Rex Merrick
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Priest on Swing (uncredited)
The Pale Blue Eye
Jean-Pepe
Bullitt
Cabbie Weissberg
True Grit
Ned Pepper
Network
Frank Hackett
M*A*S*H
Maj. Frank Burns
We Own the Night
Burt Grusinsky
Open Range
Boss Spearman
The Natural
Max Mercy
The Chase
Edwin Stewart
Thank You for Smoking
The Captain
The Eagle Has Landed
Col. Max Radl
Lucky You
L.C. Cheever
The Scarlet Letter
Roger Chillingworth
Secondhand Lions
Hub
Geronimo: An American Legend
Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
A Civil Action
Jerome Facher
The Handmaid's Tale
Commander
Sling Blade
Karl's Father
Joe Kidd
Frank Harlan
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Russian General (uncredited)
Colors
Bob Hodges
Crazy Heart
Wayne
The Gingerbread Man
Dixon Doss
Something to Talk About
Wyly King
Four Christmases
Howard McVie
Ike
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Outfit
Earl Macklin
The Paper
Bernie White
THX 1138
THX
In Dubious Battle
Chris Bolton
Newsies
Joseph Pulitzer
Rambling Rose
Mr. Hillyer
12 Mighty Orphans
Mason Hawk
Tender Mercies
Mac Sledge
The Apostle
Euliss Dewey
The Killer Elite
George Hansen
Gods and Generals
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Kicking & Screaming
Buck Weston
A Family Thing
Earl Pilcher Jr.
Lawman
Vernon Adams
Breakout
Jay Wagner
Countdown
Chiz
Wild Horses
Scott Briggs
The Rain People
Gordon
True Confessions
Det. Tom Spellacy
Get Low
Felix Bush
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Angelo Corleone
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Walter
The Detective
Nestor
Assassination Tango
John J. Anderson
A Show of Force
Howard
Let's Get Harry
Shrike
The Greatest
Bill McDonald
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Tom Hagen
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Tom Hagen
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. John H. Watson
Captain Newman, M.D.
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Jesse James
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jim Caldwell
The Great Santini
Bull Meechum
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Gruen
Stalin
Josef Stalin
The Lightship
Calvin Caspary
Seven Days in Utopia
Johnny Crawford
The Plague
Joseph Grand
The Terry Fox Story
Bill Vigars
Badge 373
Eddie Ryan
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Mr. Cox
A Night in Old Mexico
Red
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
Convicts
Soll Gautier
Nightmare in the Sun
Motorcyclist
A Shot at Glory
Gordon McCloud
John Brown's Raid
1960
Lady Ice
Ford Pierce
The Stone Boy
Joe Hillerman
Hotel Colonial
Carrasco
The Revolutionary
Despard
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Taking Chance (voice)
Tomorrow
Jackson Fentry
Aliens From Another Planet
Nimon
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Eddie Franchot
Belizaire the Cajun
The Preacher
Tango: Our Dance
Entrevistado
TV Shows (46)
American Playhouse
Jackson Fentry · 1 eps
American Playhouse
The Preacher · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Leslie Sessions · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Eric Christian · 2 eps
The Virginian
Johnny Keel · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Dr. Horace Humphries · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Charley Parkes · 1 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Eddie Moon · 1 eps
Combat!
Karl · 1 eps
Combat!
Michel · 1 eps
Combat!
Peter Halsman · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Route 66
Lee Winters · 1 eps
Route 66
Roman · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Joseph Maurice Walker · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Johnny Albin · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ernie Milden · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Gerald Wilson · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Joseph Troy · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Richard Fletcher · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Louis Mace · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Adam Ballard · 2 eps
Naked City
Lewis Nunda · 1 eps
Naked City
L. Francis Childe · 1 eps
Naked City
Barney Sonners · 1 eps
Naked City
Johnny Meigs · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bart Collins · 1 eps
The Defenders
Al Rogart · 1 eps
The Defenders
Luke Jackson · 1 eps
The Defenders
Bill Andrews · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Harvey Farnsworth · 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Raul Nimon · 1 eps
Stoney Burke
Joby Pierce · 1 eps
Lonesome Dove
Augustus "Gus" McCrae · 4 eps
Felony Squad
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Joe Wyman · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Morton Ware · 1 eps
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Tom Hagen · 4 eps
Cain's Hundred
Tom Nugent · 1 eps
Broken Trail
Prentice Ritter · 2 eps
Shane
Tom Gary · 1 eps
Ike
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower · 3 eps
Hawk
Dick · 17 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor
Brando
Self
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
Casting By
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Tom Hagen
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
Filmmaker
Self
Beyond the 'Open Range'
Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Self
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Self
June
Self
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Self
Fearful Symmetry
Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
