Robert Duvall

Acting

Jan 5, 1931 – Feb 15, 2026 · San Diego, California, USA

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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Godfather1972
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
The Godfather Part II1974
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
Apocalypse Now1979
as ⁨Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore⁩
Jack Reacher2012
as ⁨Martin Cash⁩
Gone in Sixty Seconds2000
as ⁨Otto Halliwell⁩
The Judge2014
as ⁨Joseph Palmer⁩
The Road2009
as ⁨Old Man - Eli⁩
Falling Down1993
as ⁨Prendergast⁩
as ⁨Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner⁩
as ⁨Boo Radley⁩
as ⁨Rex Merrick⁩
as ⁨Lt. Frank Grimes⁩
as ⁨Tom Mulligan⁩
as ⁨The Captain⁩
as ⁨Dr. Griffin Weir⁩
as ⁨Jean-Pepe⁩
as ⁨Frank Hackett⁩
as ⁨The Director (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Harry Hogge⁩
as ⁨Burt Grusinsky⁩
as ⁨Doc⁩
as ⁨Priest on Swing (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Cabbie Weissberg⁩
as ⁨Howard McVie⁩
as ⁨Boss Spearman⁩
as ⁨Wayne⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Maj. Frank Burns⁩
as ⁨THX⁩
as ⁨Karl's Father⁩
as ⁨Ned Pepper⁩
as ⁨Hub⁩
as ⁨Buck Weston⁩
as ⁨Max Mercy⁩
as ⁨Bob Hodges⁩
as ⁨Roger Chillingworth⁩
as ⁨Jerome Facher⁩
as ⁨Frank Harlan⁩
as ⁨Col. Max Radl⁩
as ⁨Felix Bush⁩
as ⁨Edwin Stewart⁩
as ⁨Chief of Scouts Al Sieber⁩
as ⁨Joseph Pulitzer⁩
as ⁨Commander⁩
as ⁨L.C. Cheever⁩
as ⁨Wyly King⁩
as ⁨Mason Hawk⁩
as ⁨Bernie White⁩
as ⁨Gen. Robert E. Lee⁩
as ⁨Russian General (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Det. Tom Spellacy⁩
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
as ⁨Dixon Doss⁩
as ⁨Mac Sledge⁩
as ⁨Euliss Dewey⁩ · Director · Writer · Executive producer
as ⁨Chris Bolton⁩
as ⁨George Hansen⁩
as ⁨Vernon Adams⁩
as ⁨Dr. John H. Watson⁩
as ⁨Jay Wagner⁩
as ⁨Scott Briggs⁩ · Writer · Director
as ⁨Earl Macklin⁩
as ⁨Red⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hillyer⁩
as ⁨Nestor⁩
as ⁨Earl Pilcher Jr.⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Bull Meechum⁩
as ⁨Jim Caldwell⁩
as ⁨Johnny Crawford⁩
as ⁨Jesse James⁩
as ⁨Chiz⁩
as ⁨Walter⁩
as ⁨John J. Anderson⁩ · Writer · Director · Producer
as ⁨Gordon McCloud⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Godfather1972
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
The Godfather Part II1974
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
Apocalypse Now1979
as ⁨Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore⁩
Jack Reacher2012
as ⁨Martin Cash⁩
Gone in Sixty Seconds2000
as ⁨Otto Halliwell⁩
The Judge2014
as ⁨Joseph Palmer⁩
The Road2009
as ⁨Old Man - Eli⁩
Falling Down1993
as ⁨Prendergast⁩
as ⁨Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner⁩
as ⁨Boo Radley⁩
as ⁨Rex Merrick⁩
as ⁨Lt. Frank Grimes⁩
as ⁨Tom Mulligan⁩
as ⁨The Captain⁩
as ⁨Dr. Griffin Weir⁩
as ⁨Jean-Pepe⁩
as ⁨Frank Hackett⁩
as ⁨The Director (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Harry Hogge⁩
as ⁨Burt Grusinsky⁩
as ⁨Doc⁩
as ⁨Priest on Swing (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Cabbie Weissberg⁩
as ⁨Howard McVie⁩
as ⁨Boss Spearman⁩
as ⁨Wayne⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Maj. Frank Burns⁩
as ⁨THX⁩
as ⁨Karl's Father⁩
as ⁨Ned Pepper⁩
as ⁨Hub⁩
as ⁨Buck Weston⁩
as ⁨Max Mercy⁩
as ⁨Bob Hodges⁩
as ⁨Roger Chillingworth⁩
as ⁨Jerome Facher⁩
as ⁨Frank Harlan⁩
as ⁨Col. Max Radl⁩
as ⁨Felix Bush⁩
as ⁨Edwin Stewart⁩
as ⁨Chief of Scouts Al Sieber⁩
as ⁨Joseph Pulitzer⁩
as ⁨Commander⁩
as ⁨L.C. Cheever⁩
as ⁨Wyly King⁩
as ⁨Mason Hawk⁩
as ⁨Bernie White⁩
as ⁨Gen. Robert E. Lee⁩
as ⁨Russian General (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Det. Tom Spellacy⁩
as ⁨Tom Hagen⁩
as ⁨Dixon Doss⁩
as ⁨Mac Sledge⁩
as ⁨Euliss Dewey⁩ · Director · Writer · Executive producer
as ⁨Chris Bolton⁩
as ⁨George Hansen⁩
as ⁨Vernon Adams⁩
as ⁨Dr. John H. Watson⁩
as ⁨Jay Wagner⁩
as ⁨Scott Briggs⁩ · Writer · Director
as ⁨Earl Macklin⁩
as ⁨Red⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hillyer⁩
as ⁨Nestor⁩
as ⁨Earl Pilcher Jr.⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Bull Meechum⁩
as ⁨Jim Caldwell⁩
as ⁨Johnny Crawford⁩
as ⁨Jesse James⁩
as ⁨Chiz⁩
as ⁨Walter⁩
as ⁨John J. Anderson⁩ · Writer · Director · Producer
as ⁨Gordon McCloud⁩