Robert Duvall - Details

Biography

Award-winning actor ROBERT DUVALL earned his Oscar® as Best Actor for the 1983 release Tender Mercies, a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Josef Stalin in HBO’s Stalin, an Obie as the hero in the 1965 revival of A View from the Bridge and Oscar® nominations for his roles in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini and most recently for The Apostle (which he also wrote and directed) and A Civil Action.

Making his career debut as Boo Radley in the 1963 film classic To Kill A Mockingbird, Duvall has appeared in over 70 motion pictures.

Duvall starred in two popular miniseries, Lonesome Dove and Ike. He directed We’re Not the Jet Set, a documentary about a Nebraska rodeo family that he also co-produced, and Angelo, My Love, a portrait of New York’s Gypsy community which he wrote, directed and produced.

Events

  • 5th January 1931 - Birth