Robert Duvall

Where to watch Robert Duvall

• The GodfatherMovie · 1972
• The Godfather Part IIMovie · 1974
• Apocalypse NowMovie · 1979

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).

Filmography

1. 2022The Pale Blue Eyeas Jean-Pepe
2. 2022Hustleas Rex Merrick
3. 202112 Mighty Orphansas Mason Hawk
4. 2018Widowsas Tom Mulligan
5. 2014The Judgeas Joseph Palmer
6. 2012Jack Reacheras Martin Cash
7. 2012Hemingway & Gellhornas Russian General (uncredited)
8. 2010Get Lowas Felix Bush
9. 2009Crazy Heartas Wayne · Producer
10. 2009The Roadas Old Man - Eli
11. 2008Four Christmasesas Howard McVie
12. 2007We Own the Nightas Burt Grusinsky
13. 2007Lucky Youas L.C. Cheever
14. 2006Broken Trailas Prentice Ritter · 2 episodes · Executive producer
15. 2005Thank You for Smokingas The Captain
16. 2005Kicking & Screamingas Buck Weston
17. 2003Secondhand Lionsas Hub
18. 2003Open Rangeas Boss Spearman
19. 2003Gods and Generalsas Gen. Robert E. Lee
20. 2002John Qas Lt. Frank Grimes
21. 2000The 6th Dayas Dr. Griffin Weir
22. 2000Gone in Sixty Secondsas Otto Halliwell
23. 1998A Civil Actionas Jerome Facher
24. 1998Deep Impactas Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
25. 1998The Gingerbread Manas Dixon Doss
26. 1997The Apostleas Euliss Dewey · Director · Writer · Executive producer
27. 1996Sling Bladeas Karl's Father
28. 1996Phenomenonas Doc
29. 1995The Scarlet Letteras Roger Chillingworth
30. 1995Something to Talk Aboutas Wyly King
31. 1994The Paperas Bernie White
32. 1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
33. 1993Falling Downas Prendergast
34. 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980as Tom Hagen
35. 1992Newsiesas Joseph Pulitzer
36. 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypseas Self
37. 1990Days of Thunderas Harry Hogge
38. 1990The Handmaid's Taleas Commander
39. 1989Lonesome Doveas Augustus "Gus" McCrae · 4 episodes
40. 1988Colorsas Bob Hodges
41. 1984The Naturalas Max Mercy
42. 1981True Confessionsas Det. Tom Spellacy
43. 1979Apocalypse Nowas Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
44. 1978Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Priest on Swing (uncredited)
45. 1976The Eagle Has Landedas Col. Max Radl
46. 1976Networkas Frank Hackett
47. 1974The Godfather Part IIas Tom Hagen
48. 1974The Conversationas The Director (uncredited)
49. 1972Joe Kiddas Frank Harlan
50. 1972The Godfatheras Tom Hagen
51. 1971THX 1138as THX
52. 1970M*A*S*Has Maj. Frank Burns
53. 1969True Gritas Ned Pepper
54. 1968Bullittas Cabbie Weissberg
55. 1966The Time Tunnelas Raul Nimon · 1 episode
56. 1966The Chaseas Edwin Stewart
57. 1963The Outer Limitsas Louis Mace · 2 episodes
58. 1962To Kill a Mockingbirdas Boo Radley
59. 1959The Twilight Zoneas Charley Parkes · 1 episode
60. 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Bart Collins · 1 episode