Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards, and has won a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963), The Outer Limits (1964), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), MASH (1970), THX 1138 (1971), Joe Kidd (1972), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979),
The Natural (1984), Lonesome Dove (1989), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), and Falling Down (1993).
Birth Name
Robert Selden Duvall
Born
Monday, 05 January 1931
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 12 Mighty Orphans | Mason Hawk | 2021 |
| Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
| The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Widows | Tom Mulligan | 2018 |
| The Words That Built America | Himself | 2017 |
| In Dubious Battle | Chris Bolton | 2017 |
| West Texas Investors Club | Himself | 2015 |
| Wild Horses | Scott Briggs | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2015 |
| The Judge | Joseph Palmer | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 12 Mighty Orphans | Mason Hawk | 2021 |
| Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
| The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Widows | Tom Mulligan | 2018 |
| The Words That Built America | Himself | 2017 |
| In Dubious Battle | Chris Bolton | 2017 |
| West Texas Investors Club | Himself | 2015 |
| Wild Horses | Scott Briggs | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2015 |
| The Judge | Joseph Palmer | 2014 |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | Himself | 2014 |
| A Night In Old Mexico | Red | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | Himself (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Milius | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | Jim Caldwell | 2013 |
| Jack Reacher | Cash | 2012 |
| Casting By | Himself | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | Russian general | 2012 |
| Seven Days In Utopia | Johnny Crawford | 2011 |
| 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Himself | 2011 |
| Oprah's Master Class | Himself | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Get Low | Felix Bush | 2010 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| Crazy Heart | Wayne | 2009 |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2009 |
| The Road | Old Man | 2009 |
| The Rotten Tomatoes Show | Himself | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Four Christmases | Howard | 2008 |
| We Own the Night | Burt Grusinsky | 2007 |
| Lucky You | L. C. Cheever | 2007 |
| Brando | Himself | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience | Taking Chance (voice) | 2007 |
| Broken Trail | Prentice Ritter | 2006 |
| Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western | Himself | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Thank You for Smoking | Captain | 2005 |
| Kicking & Screaming | Buck Weston | 2005 |
| A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope | Himself | 2004 |
| Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' | Himself | 2004 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Maj. Frank Burns (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Secondhand Lions | Hub | 2003 |
| Open Range | Boss Spearman | 2003 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Himself - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Gods And Generals | Gen. Robert E. Lee | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Assassination Tango | John J. | 2002 |
| Autograph | Himself | 2002 |
| John Q | Lt. Frank Grimes | 2002 |
| The 6th Day | Dr. Griffin Weir | 2000 |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | Otto Halliwell | 2000 |
| A Shot At Glory | Gordon McLeod | 2000 |
| 60 Minutes Wednesday | Himself - Actor | 1999 |
| Deep Impact | Spurgeon Tanner | 1998 |
| A Civil Action | Jerome Facher | 1998 |
| The Gingerbread Man | Dixon Doss | 1998 |
| Fearful Symmetry | Himself | 1998 |
| The Apostle | The Apostle E.F. | 1997 |
| The Man Who Captured Eichmann | Adolf Eichmann | 1996 |
| Sling Blade | Karl's Father | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Phenomenon | Doc Brunder | 1996 |
| A Family Thing | Earl Pilcher Jr. | 1996 |
| The Scarlet Letter | Roger Chillingworth | 1995 |
| The Stars Fell On Henrietta | Mr. Cox | 1995 |
| Something To Talk About | Wyly King | 1995 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self | 1994 |
| The Paper | Bernie White | 1994 |
| Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Walter | 1993 |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Chief of Scouts Al Sieber | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Falling Down | Prendergast | 1993 |
| Stalin | Stalin | 1992 |
| Newsies | Joseph Pulitzer | 1992 |
| The Plague | Joseph Grand | 1992 |
| Rambling Rose | Daddy Hilyer | 1991 |
| Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | Himself | 1991 |
| Convicts | Soll Gautier | 1991 |
| The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Himself | 1990 |
| Days of Thunder | Harry Hogge | 1990 |
| A Show Of Force | Howard | 1990 |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Commander | 1990 |
| Lonesome Dove | Augustus 'Gus' McCrae | 1989 |
| American Experience | Narrator | 1988 |
| Tango, Our Dance | 1988 |
| Colors | Bob Hodges | 1988 |
| Hotel Colonial | Roberto Carrasco | 1987 |
| Let's Get Harry | Norman Shrike | 1986 |
| At the Movies | Himself | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Belizaire The Cajun | The Preacher | 1986 |
| The Lightship | Calvin Caspary | 1985 |
| The Natural | Max Mercy | 1984 |
| The Stone Boy | Joe Hillerman | 1984 |
| The Terry Fox Story | Bill Vigars | 1983 |
| Tender Mercies | Mac Sledge | 1983 |
| The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | Gruen | 1981 |
| True Confessions | Det. Tom Spellacy | 1981 |
| Ike: The War Years | General Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1980 |
| The Great Santini | Lt. Col. 'Bull' Meechum | 1979 |
| Apocalypse Now | Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore | 1979 |
| Ike: The War Years | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1979 |
| Invasion Of The Body Snatchers | Priest on Swing | 1978 |
| The Betsy | Loren Hardeman III | 1978 |
| The Godfather Saga | Tom Hagen | 1977 |
| The Greatest | Bill McDonald | 1977 |
| The Eagle Has Landed | Colonel Radl | 1976 |
| Network | Frank Hackett | 1976 |
| The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Dr. John H. Watson | 1976 |
| The Killer Elite | George Hansen | 1975 |
| Breakout | Jay Wagner | 1975 |
| The Godfather: Part II | Tom Hagen | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Himself - Guest | 1974 |
| The Conversation | The Director | 1974 |
| The Outfit | Macklin | 1973 |
| Badge 373 | Eddie Ryan | 1973 |
| Lady Ice | Ford Pierce | 1973 |
| Joe Kidd | Frank Harlan | 1972 |
| The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Jesse James | 1972 |
| Tomorrow | Jackson Fentry | 1972 |
| The Godfather | Tom Hagen | 1972 |
| Lawman | Vernon Adams | 1971 |
| THX 1138 | THX | 1971 |
| Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' | Himself | 1971 |
| The Revolutionary | Despard | 1970 |
| MASH | Maj. Frank Burns | 1970 |
| The Rain People | Gordon | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Himself - Guest | 1969 |
| True Grit | Ned Pepper | 1969 |
| Bullitt | Weissberg | 1968 |
| Mod Squad | Matt Jenkins | 1968 |
| The Detective | Nestor | 1968 |
| Judd for the Defense | Raymond Cane | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Joe Wyman | 1967 |
| Countdown | Chiz | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Dr. Margolin | 1967 |
| Fame Is the Name of the Game | Eddie Franchot | 1966 |
| T.H.E. Cat | Laurent, Scorpio | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Allie Froelich | 1966 |
| Shane | Tom Gary | 1966 |
| The Time Tunnel | Raul Nimon | 1966 |
| Hawk | Dick Olmstead | 1966 |
| The Chase | Edwin Stewart | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Dr. Horace Humphries | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Ernie Milden, Gerald Wilson, Johnny Albin, Joseph Maurice Walker, Joseph Troy | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Richard Fletcher | 1965 |
| Nightmare in the Sun | Motorcyclist | 1965 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Zar | 1964 |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | Capt. Paul Cabot Winston | 1963 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Harvey Farnsworth | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Frank Reeser | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Eric Christian, Leslie Sessions | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Adam Ballard, Louis Mace | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Morton Ware | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Richard Whitley | 1963 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Boo Radley | 1963 |
| Combat! | Karl, Michel, Peter Halsman | 1962 |
| Stoney Burke | Joby Pierce | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Johnny Keel | 1962 |
| Shannon | Joey Nolan | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Tom Nugent | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Bill Andrews, Al Rogart, Luke Jackson | 1961 |
| Great Ghost Tales | William Wilson | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Arnie, Lee Winters, Roman | 1960 |
| The Robert Herridge Theater | 1960 |
| The Twilight Zone | Charley Parkes | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Eddie Moon | 1959 |
| Naked City | Barney Sonners, Johnny Meigs, L. Francis Childe, Lewis Nunda | 1958 |
| Playhouse 90 | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bart Collins | 1955 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Berks, Tony Newman | 1950 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Wild Horses | 2015 |
| Assassination Tango | 2002 |
| The Apostle | 1997 |
| Angelo My Love | 1983 |
| Lawman | 1971 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Wild Horses | 2015 |
| A Night In Old Mexico | 2014 |
| Get Low | 2010 |
| Crazy Heart | 2009 |
| Broken Trail | 2006 |
| Portrait of Billy Joe | 2004 |
| Assassination Tango | 2002 |
| A Shot At Glory | 2000 |
| The Apostle | 1997 |
| The Man Who Captured Eichmann | 1996 |
| A Family Thing | 1996 |
| Angelo My Love | 1983 |
| Tender Mercies | 1983 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2015 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Won |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Won |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1984 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
| 1981 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1980 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1973 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
