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Robert Selden Duvall (born in January 5, 1931 in San Diego, California) is an American film actor and director. Duvall, of part French Huguenot descent, grew up inside the military personal, residing for the period around Annapolis, Maryland near the United States Naval Academy.
He exposed acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York under Sanford Meisner. He is likewise close friends using Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, both of whom he's known since their struggling actor times. Inside the 2004 Vanity Fair article on the threesome, it surfed out for each more both personally & financially when trying to establish the career inside acting.
His screen debut wwhen as Boo Radley in the critically acclaimed To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) but his prisonbreak role wwhen the decade down the road as Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974).
He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in A Civil Action and for his role as Colonel Kilgore around Apocalypse Now (1979).
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Great Santini (1980) and The Apostle (1997) and won for his role around Tender Mercies (1983).
He directed a critically acclaimed The Apostle, about a sermonizer on the start from either the law, & Assassination Tango (2002), a thriller astir one of his favourite hobbies, tango.
Duvall has been married 3 days:
Sharon Brophy (1991 - 1996)
Gail Youngs (1982 - 1986)
Barbara Benjamin (1964 - 1975)
He today swallow his partner Luciana Pedraza.
Partial filmography
The Nighttime witharound Old Mexico (2006) (in production)
A Berkeley Connection (2006) (announced)
Bee Movie (2007) (filming) (voice)
Lucky Busy people (2006) (post-production) .... Mr. Cheever
The Godfather: The Game (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Tom Hagen
Open Range (2003) .... Boss Spearman
Gods and Generals (2003) .... Gen. Robert E. Lee
Assassination Tango (2002) .... John J. Anderson
John Q (2002) .... Lt. Frank Grimes
The 6th Day (2000) .... Dr. Griffon Weir
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) .... Otto Halliwell
Deep Impact (1998) .... Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
A Gingerbread Human (1998) .... Dixon Doss
The Apostle (1997) .... Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - A Apostle E.F.
Phenomenon (1996) .... Doc Brunder
The Personal Tool (1996) .... Earl Pilcher Jr.
The Scarlet Letter (1995) .... Roger Chillingworth
A Stars Fell in Henrietta (1995) .... Mr. Cox
Stalin (1992) (TV) .... Josef Stalin
Lonesome Dove (1989) (TV) .... Augustus McCrae
Apocalypse Now (1979) .... Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
... aka Apocalypse Nowadays Redux (International: English title: yearn version)
A Godfather: A share Two (1974) .... Tom Hagen
... aka Mario Puzo's A Godfather: Section II (America: complete title)
The Conversation (1974) (uncredited) .... A Director
Joe Child (1972) .... Frank Harlan
Tomorrow (1972) .... Jackson Fentry
The Godfather (1972) .... Tom Hagen
... aka Mario Puzo's A Godfather (America: complete title)
Law officer (1971) .... Vernon Adams
THX 1138 (1971) .... THX 1138
A Radical (1970) .... Despard
M*A*S*H (1970) .... Maj. Frank Burns
A Rain Humans (1969) .... Gordon
True Grit (1969) .... Ned Pepper
Bullitt (1968) .... Weissberg
A Detective (1968) .... Nestor
To Kill a Mockingbird(1962) .... Arthur 'Boo' Radley
Trivia
He speaks fluent Spanish.
Patch struggling as an actor, he worked at the Manhattan post professional as a clerk however quit when sestet months. Duvall said he didn't are working at a equivalent place twenty years from either currently.
Hwhen a equivalent birthday as Godfather co-star Diane Keaton.
His favourite city is Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an inspiring Tango dancer.
His father was the Tail Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
He occurs as descendent of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee.
Standard star on the Hollywood Hike of Fame. [18 September 2003]
Served in the U.S. Army (serial #52 346 646) from either 19 August 1953 to 20 August 1954, achieving rank of Personal Foremost Class & awarded a National Defense Service Medal.
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