Robert Duvall Biography
Robert Duvall was born in San Diego, California, the United States as Robert Selden Duvall. He is an American actor and filmmaker. Duvall is famous for seven Academy Awards (winning for his performance in Tender Mercies) and seven Golden Globe Awards (winning four) and has won a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. He has starred in numerous films and series.
Robert Duvall Age
Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California, U.S. He is 92 years old as of 2023.
Robert Duvall Height
Robert Duvall stands at 1.74 m tall.
Robert Duvall Family
Duvall was born January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California to Mildred Virginia (née Hart; 1901–c. 1985), an amateur actress, and William Howard Duvall (1904–1984), a Virginia-born U.S. Navy admiral. He has English, and smaller amounts of Belgian, French Huguenot, German, Scottish, Swiss-German, and Welsh ancestry. He has two siblings John Duvall, William Duvall.
Robert Duvall Married
- Luciana Pedraza (6 October 2004 – present)
- Sharon Brophy (1 May 1991 – 1996) ( divorced)
- Gail Youngs (22 August 1982 – 1986) ( divorced)
- Barbara Benjamin (31 December 1964 – 1975) ( divorced)
Robert Duvall Children
Despite being married four times, Robert Duvall does not have any children.
Robert Duvall Net Worth
The American actor and director, Duvall has an estimated net worth of $70 million.
Robert Duvall Career
His first acting career was in 1952, playing the role of a Pilot for a stage show, Laughter in the Stars, an adaptation of The Little Prince.
He was recommended to serve the United States Army for a year from 1953 to 1954. It was during his service at the military that he acted in an amateur production of the comedy, ‘Room Service’.
He later returned to theater and was cast in a variety of roles in 1955 including, Eddie Davis in Ronald Alexander’s ‘Time Out For Ginger’, Hal Carter in William Inge’s ‘Picnic’, Charles Wilder in John Willard’s ‘The Cat And The Canary’, Paris in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ and John the Witchboy in William Berney and Howard Richardson’s ‘Dark Of The Moon’.
He made his Off-Broadway debut in 1958 playing the character of Frank Gardner in George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’. Some of his other Broadway works include Michael Shurtleff’s‘Call Me By My Rightful Name’ and William Snyder’s ‘The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker’
In 1959 he appeared in a number of leadership roles such as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ ‘Streetcar Named Desire’, Maxwell Archer in ‘Once More With Feeling’, Igor Romanoff in Peter Ustinov’s ‘Romanoff and Juliet’, and Joe Mancuso in Kyle Crichton’s ‘The Happiest Millionaire’ In 1959, he made his debut on television for ‘Armstrong Circle Theatre’, in the episode, ‘The Jailbreak’.
Ever since then, he made regular guest appearances in several television shows including, ‘Naked City’, ‘The Untouchables’, ‘Route 66’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘The Outer Limits’, ‘The Fugitive’ and so on.
In 1966, he made his Broadway debut as Harry Roat, Jr in Frederick Knott’s ‘Wait Until Dark’. Thereafter, he was seen playing the character of Walter Cole in David Marnet’s‘American Buffalo’.He appeared in a number of films, his biggest breakthrough came with the 1972 film, ‘The Godfather’ in which he played the character of Tom Hagen.
He reprised his role for the sequel in 1974. he has made numerous appearances in television including the Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the character of Joseph Stalin in ‘Stalin’ and ‘Adolf Eichmann in ‘The Man Who Captured Eichmann’
He started in 2000 with three releases scheduled, ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, ‘The 6th Day’ and ‘A Shot at Glory’. Eventually, he was seen appearing in a number of movies, some of which include ‘Assassination Tango’, ‘Gods and Generals’, ‘Open Range’, ‘Four Christmases’, ‘Thank You For Smoking’, ‘Get Low’ and so on. In 2011, he played the role of Johnny Crawford in ‘Seven Days in Utopia’. The following year, he had two releases with ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car’ and ‘Jack Reacher’.
Robert Duvall Movies
- The Godfather (1972)
(Crime, Drama) - The Godfather: Part II (1974)
(Crime, Drama) - Apocalypse Now (1979)
(Drama, War) - We’re Not the Jet Set (1977)
(Documentary) - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
(Crime, Drama) - Network (1976)
(Drama) - The Conversation (1974)
(Drama, Mystery, Thriller) - Tomorrow (1972)
(Drama)
Robert Duvall Western Movies
- Open Range 2003
- True Grit 1969
- Geronimo: An American Legend 1993
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972
- Lawman 1971
- Joe Kidd 1972
- A Night in Old Mexico 2013
- Crazy Heart 2009
Robert Duvall Oscar
- 1984 Best Actor in a Leading Role Tender Mercies (1983)
Robert Duvall Godfather
Robert Duvall starred in the Godfather a 1972 American crime film where he played the role of Tom Hagen, portraying adopted son, who serves as the family lawyer and consigliere.
Robert Duvall Boo Radley
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960, where Robert Duvall played the role of Arthur “Boo” Radley.
Robert Duvall Lonesome Dove
Robert Duvall starred in the American epic Western adventure television miniseries Lonesome Dove, where he appeared in as Captain Augustus “Gus” McCrae portraying Texas Ranger.
Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now
Robert Duvall starred in the Apocalypse Now a 1979 American epic war film where he featured in as Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Kilgore portraying 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment commander and surfing fanatic.
Robert Duvall Get Low
Get Low is a 2010 drama film where Robert Duvall starred in playing the role of Felix Bush.
Robert Duvall The Apostle
The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, he also starred in as Euliss F. “Sonny” Dewey.
Robert Duvall Tango
Robert Duvall wrote, produced, and directed the 2002 American crime thriller film Assassination Tango. He also starred in playing the role of John J. Anderson. The film centers on the life of a hitman who travels to Argentina for a job, as well as his discovery of Argentine tango and his relationship with a woman living there.