DUVALL, Robert 1931–

PERSONAL

Full name, Robert Selden Duvall; born January 5, 1931, in San Diego, CA; son of William Howard Duvall (a naval officer); mother, an amateur actress; married Barbara Benjamin (a designer), 1964 (divorced, 1975); married Gail Youngs (an actress), 1982 (divorced, 1986); married Sharon Brophy (a dance instructor), May 1, 1991 (divorced, 1996); companion of Luciana Pedraza (an equestrienne); children: two stepdaughters, including Nancy Horne. Education: Principia College, degree in drama; studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, c. 1955. Avocational Interests: Tango dancing, ranching and breeding horses, soccer, tennis.

Addresses: Office— Butchers Run Films, 1041 North Formosa Ave., Santa Monica Bldg., East 200, West Hollywood, CA 90046. Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, director, producer, writer, and songwriter. Butchers Run Films (production company), founder and principal, beginning 1992. Appeared in advertisements; recording artist with Triad Records. Restaurant owner in Virginia. Worked as a postal clerk, truck driver, and dishwasher. Military service: U.S. Army, c. 1953–55.

Awards, Honors: Obie Award, Village Voice, 1965, for A View from the Bridge; New York Film Critics Circle Award, Academy Award nomination, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all best supporting actor, 1973, for The Godfather; London Film Festival Award, 1975, for We're Not the Jet Set; Film Award nomination, best supporting actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1978, for Network; Golden Globe Award, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Academy Award nomination, all best supporting actor, 1980, and Marquee Award, best supporting actor, American Movie Awards, 1980, all for Apocalypse Now; Best Actor Award, Montreal World Film Festival, 1980, and Academy Award nomination, best actor, 1981, both for The Great Santini; Pasinetti Award, best actor, Venice Film Festival, 1981, for True Confessions; New York Film Critics Circle Award and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, both best actor, 1983, Academy Award, best actor, and Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, both 1984, all for Tender Mercies; Pasinetti Award, best actor, 1985, for The Lightship; Golden Boot Award, 1989; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special, 1989, Golden Globe Award, best actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1990, and Bronze Wrangler Award, outstanding television feature film (with others), Western Heritage Awards, 1990, all for Lonesome Dove; Independent Spirit Award nomination, Independent Film Project, best male lead, 1992, for Rambling Rose; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or television movie, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries, both 1993, for Stalin; Bronze Wrangler Award, outstanding theatrical motion picture (with others), 1994, for Geronimo: An American Legend; Humanitas Award, Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, c. 1996, for A Family Thing; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries, both 1997, for The Man Who Captured Eichmann; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a cast (with others), 1997, for Sling Blade; President's Award, American Society of Cinematographers, 1997; Career Achievement Award, National Board of Review, 1997; Carl Foreman Prize, American Cinema Foundation, 1997; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and Society of Texas Film Critics Award, both best actor, 1997, National Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, best actor, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, Golden Satellite Award, best actor in a motion picture drama, Independent Spirit awards, best actor and best director, Academy Award nomination, best actor, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, best actor, and Independent Spirit Award nomination, best screenplay, all 1997, and Sierra Award, best actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, 1998, all for The Apostle; Special Texas Legend Award, Lone Star Film and Television Awards, 1998; Filmmaker Award, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998; Screen Actors Guild Award, best supporting actor, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actor, Academy Award nomination, best actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actor in a motion picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actor, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best supporting actor in a motion picture drama, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite supporting actor in a drama, all 1999, for A Civil Action; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite science fiction actor, 1999, for Deep Impact; nomination for Grand Special Prize, Deauville Film Festival, 2003, for Assassination Tango; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2003; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2003; award from the National Association of Theatre Owners.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Arthur "Boo" Radley, To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal, 1962.

Captain Paul Cabot Winston, Captain Newman, M.D., Universal, 1963.

Motorcyclist, Nightmare in the Sun, Zodiac, 1964.

Edwin Stewart, The Chase, Columbia, 1966.

Weissberg, Bullitt, Warner Bros., 1968.

Chiz, Countdown, Warner Bros., 1968.

Nestor, The Detective, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1968.

Gordon, The Rain People, Warner Bros., 1969.

Ned Pepper, True Grit, Paramount, 1969.

Major Frank Burns, M*A*S*H, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1970.

Despard, The Revolutionary, United Artists, 1970.

Vernon Adams, Lawman, United Artists, 1971.

Title role, THX 1138, Warner Bros., 1971.

Jesse James, The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, Universal, 1972.

Frank Harlan, Joe Kidd, Universal, 1972.

Jackson Fentry, Tomorrow, Filmgroup, 1972.

Tom Hagen, The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather ), Paramount, 1972, released as part of The Godfather Trilogy, 1901–1980 (also known as The Godfather Saga and The Godfather Trilogy ), Paramount, 1992.

Eddie Ryan, Badge 373, Paramount, 1973.

Ford Pierce, Lady Ice, National General, 1973.

Earl Macklin, The Outfit (also known as The Good Guys Always Win ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1973.

(Uncredited) Director, The Conversation, Paramount, 1974.

Tom Hagen, The Godfather, Part II (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Part II ), Paramount, 1974, released as part of The Godfather Trilogy, 1901–1980 (also known as The Godfather Saga and The Godfather Trilogy ), Paramount, 1992.

Ray Wagner (some sources cite Jay Wagner), Breakout, Columbia, 1975.

George Hansen, The Killer Elite, United Artists, 1975.

Frank Hackett, Network, United Artists, 1976.

Bill McDonald, The Greatest, Columbia, 1977.

Dr. John H. Watson (the narrator), The Seven Percent Solution, Universal, 1977.

Colonel Max Radl, The Eagle Has Landed, Columbia, 1977.

Loren Hardeman III, The Betsy (also known as Harold Robbins' The Betsy ), Allied Artists, 1978.

(Uncredited) Priest on a swing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, United Artists, 1978.

Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore, Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979, released as Apocalypse Now Redux, 2001.

Bull Meechum, The Great Santini (also known as The Ace and The Gift of Fury ), Warner Bros., 1979.

Gruen, The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (also known as Pursuit ), Universal, 1981.

Tom Spellacy, True Confessions, United Artists, 1981.

Mac Sledge, Tender Mercies, Universal, 1982.

Joe Hillerman, The Stone Boy, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Max Mercy, The Natural, TriStar, 1984.

Interviewee, Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (documentary), Columbia, 1984.

Calvin Caspary, The Lightship (also known as Killers at Sea ), Warner Bros., 1985.

Roberto Carrasco (Luca), Hotel Colonial, Hemdale, 1986.

The preacher, Belizaire the Cajun, Skouras/Norstar, 1986.

Norman Shrike, Let's Get Harry (also known as The Rescue ), TriStar, 1987.

Tango bayle nuestro (documentary; also known as Tango, Our Dance ), [Argentina], 1987.

Officer Bob Hodges, Colors, Orion, 1988.

Howard Baslin, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990.

Commander, The Handmaid's Tale (also known as Die Geschichte der Dienerin ), Cinecom, 1990.

Harry Hogge, Days of Thunder, Paramount, 1990.

Roots in a Parched Land, 1990.

Daddy Hillyer, Rambling Rose, Seven Arts, 1991.

Soll Gautier, Convicts (also known as Horton Foote's Convicts ), Management Company Entertainment Group, 1991.

Joseph Pulitzer, Newsies (also known as Newsboys ), Buena Vista, 1992.

Walter, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, Warner Bros., 1993.

Joseph Grand, La peste (also known as The Plague ), Live Home Video, 1993.

Al Sieber, Geronimo: An American Legend (also known as Geronimo ), Columbia, 1993.

Prendergrast, Falling Down (also known as Chute libre ), Warner Bros., 1993.

Himself, Cachao: Like His Rhythm There Is No Other (documentary; also known as Cachao ... como su ritmo no hay dos ), 1993.

Bernie White, The Paper, Buena Vista, 1994.

Mr. Cox, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Warner Bros., 1995.

Dr. Roger Prynne/Roger Chillingsworth, The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995.

Wyly King, Something to Talk About (also known as Grace under Pressure ), Warner Bros., 1995.

Earl Pilcher, Jr., A Family Thing, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1996.

Doc Brunler, Phenomenon, Buena Vista, 1996.

Frank Childers, Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning ), Miramax, 1996.

Euliss F. "E. F."/"Sonny" Dewey, The Apostle, October Films, 1997.

Captain Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner, Deep Impact (also known as Impact ), DreamWorks, 1998.

Jerome Facher, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998.

Dixon Doss, The Gingerbread Man, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998.

Otto Halliwell, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000.

Dr. Griffin Weir, The 6th Day (also known as Le sixieme jour ), Columbia, 2000.

Lieutenant Frank Grimes, John Q, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Gordon McLeod, A Shot at Glory, Mac Releasing, 2002.

John J. Anderson, Assassination Tango, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

General Robert E. Lee, Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003.

Boss Spearman, Open Range, Buena Vista, 2003.

Hub, Secondhand Lions, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Film Work:

Director, We're Not the Jet Set (documentary), 1977.

Producer (with Philip S. Hobel, Mary Ann Hobel, and Horton Foote), Tender Mercies, Universal, 1982.

Producer (with others) and director, Angelo, My Love (documentary), Cinecom International, 1983.

Producer, A Family Thing, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1996.

Director and executive producer, The Apostle, October Films, 1997.

Producer, A Shot at Glory, Mac Releasing, 2002.

Producer and director, Assassination Tango, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

General Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower (title role), Ike (also known as Ike: The War Years ), ABC, 1979.

Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae, Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1989.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ernie Milden, Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the F.B.I., 1968.

Bill Vigars, The Terry Fox Story, HBO, 1983.

Josef Stalin (title role), Stalin, HBO, 1992.

Adolf Eichmann, The Man Who Captured Eichmann, TNT, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

John Brown's Raid, NBC, 1960.

Howard, Flesh and Blood, NBC, 1968.

Narrator, Mary Baker Eddy: A Heart in Protest, The Learning Channel, 1989.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Showtime, 1991.

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside, HBO, 1991.

Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic, The Nashville Network, 1992.

Interviewee, Ralph Emery: On the Road with Waylon Jennings, The Nashville Network, 1996.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996.

Workin' Man: A Tribute to Merle Haggard, The Nashville Network, 1998.

With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

Interviewee, James Caan: Making a Scene, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Jailbreak," Armstrong Circle Theatre, CBS, 1959.

"Positive Identification," Armstrong Circle Theatre, CBS, 1960.

"A Hole in the City," Naked City, ABC, 1961.

"The Newborn," Route 66, CBS, 1961.

Title role, "William Wilson," Great Ghost Tales, NBC, 1961.

Tom Nugent, "King of the Mountain," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1961.

Arnie, "Birdcage on My Foot," Route 66, CBS, 1961.

Al Rogart, "Perjury," The Defenders, CBS, 1961.

Bart Collins (some sources cite Bart Conway), "Bad Actor," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (also known as Alfred Hitchcock Presents ), NBC, 1962.

"The One Marked Hot Gives Cold," Naked City, ABC, 1962.

"Five Cranks for Winter ... Ten Cranks for Spring," Naked City, ABC, 1962.

"Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long," Naked City, ABC, 1962.

Eddie Moon, "Blues for a Gone Goose," The Untouchables, ABC, 1963.

"Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain," Route 66, CBS, 1963.

Luke Jackson, "Metamorphosis," The Defenders, CBS, 1963.

Johnny Keel, "The Golden Door," The Virginian, NBC, 1963.

Joby Pierce, "Joby," Stoney Burke, ABC, 1963.

Eric Christian, "Never Wave Goodbye: Parts 1 & 2," The Fugitive, ABC, 1963.

"The Quality of Justice," Arrest and Trial, ABC, 1963.

Charley Parkes, "Miniature," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963.

Louis Mace, "The Chameleon," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964.

Adam Ballard, "The Inheritors: Parts 1 & 2," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964.

"Lament for a Dead Goldbrick," The Lieutenant, NBC, 1964.

Harvey Farnsworth, "Portrait of an Unknown Man," Kraft Suspense Theater, NBC, 1964.

"Fingerman," Brenner, CBS, 1964.

Karl, "The Enemy," Combat!, ABC, 1965.

Leslie Sessions, "Brass Ring," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965.

Zar, "The Invaders," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1965.

Bill Andrews, "Only a Child," The Defenders, CBS, 1965.

Joseph Maurice Walker, "The Giant Killer," The F.B.I., ABC, 1965.

"The Theory of the Innocent Bystander," Hawk, ABC, 1966.

Johnny Albin, "The Scourge," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966.

Albie Froehlich, "Death of a Dream," Felony Squad, ABC, 1966.

Tom Gary, "Poor Tom's A–Cold," Shane, ABC, 1966.

Scorpio, "Crossing at Destino Bay," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966.

Peter Halsman, "A Cry for Help," Combat!, ABC, 1966.

Laurent, "The Long Chase," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1967.

Ernie Milden, "The Executioners: Parts 1 & 2," The F.B.I., ABC, 1967.

Michel, "The Partisan," Combat!, ABC, 1967.

Dr. Horace Humphries (the Falcon), "The Night of the Falcon," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967.

Joe Wyman, "The Roarer," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1967.

Raul Niman, "Chase through Time," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1967, later broadcast as Aliens from Another Planet, 1982.

"The Killing Scene," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1968.

Joseph Troy, "The Harvest," The F.B.I., ABC, 1968.

"Murder in a Square Hole," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1968.

"Square House," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1968.

Matt Jenkins, "Keep the Faith, Baby," Mod Squad, ABC, 1969.

Gerald Wilson, "Nightmare Road," The F.B.I., ABC, 1969.

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1986.

Guest, CBS This Morning, CBS, 1989.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, between 1996 and 1999.

Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Guest, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998.

"Robert Duvall," Autograph, 2002.

"On the Set with Robert Duvall," Autograph, 2002.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003.

Guest, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, 2003.

Also appeared in episodes of Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television; Festival Pass with Chris Gore, Starz!; and Unseen Hollywood, AMC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Frank Reeser, Guilty or Not Guilty (broadcast as an episode of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater ), NBC, 1966.

Eddie Franchot, Fame Is the Name of the Game (also known as The Name of the Game ), NBC, 1966.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 45th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1973.

The 56th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1984.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985.

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1989.

The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1991.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998.

The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 14th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, Bravo and Independent Film Channel, 1999.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Other:

Voice of Gopher, Apocalypse Pooh, 1987.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Man Who Captured Eichmann, TNT, 1996.

Stage Appearances:

Frank Gardner, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Gate Theatre, New York City, 1958.

"The Midnight Caller," Two Plays by Horton Foote, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1958.

Doug, Call Me by My Rightful Name, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1961.

Bob Smith, The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1962.

Eddie, A View from the Bridge, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1965.

Wait until Dark, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1966.

Jackson Fentry, Tomorrow, 1968.

Walter "Teacher" Cole, American Buffalo, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, then Belasco Theatre, both New York City, 1977.

Also appeared in Camino Real.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Fearful Symmetry (also known as Fearful Symmetry: The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird "), Universal Studios Home Video, 1998.

Miracles & Mercies, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2002.

Behind the Scenes of "John Q ", New Line Home Video, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Angelo, My Love (documentary), Cinecom International, 1983.

The Apostle, October Films, 1997.

A Shot at Glory, Mac Releasing, 2002.

Assassination Tango, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Songs Featured in Films:

"Love Me and Let Me Love You," Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979, released as Apocalypse Now Redux, 2001.

Tender Mercies, Universal, 1982.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Gale, 1999.

Slawson, Judith, Robert Duvall, Hollywood Maverick, St. Martin's Press, 1985.

St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

Empire, July, 1998, pp. 72–74.

Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, pp. 24–26; March 13, 1999, p. 72.

Flicks, June, 1998, p. 37.

Interview, October, 1991; March, 1998, pp. 100–02.

Los Angeles Times, March 18, 1998.

New York Times, January 29, 1989, section 2, pp. 1, 37.

Parade, August 16, 1998, p. 12.

People Weekly, April 15, 1996, p. 160; February 23, 1998, p. 23.

Premiere, March, 1998, p. 55.

Time, January 26, 1998, pp. 68–70.

Times (London), June 3, 1998.

TV Guide, February 4, 1989; November 21, 1992.

Washington Post, September 27, 2002, pp. C1, C4.