Acting
Robert Duvall
Born Jan 5, 1931 · San Diego, California, USA · Died Feb 15, 2026
Robert Selden Duvall (January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Duvall began appearing in theater in the late 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and appearing in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy M*A*S*H (1970) and the lead role in THX 1138 (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films.
He has starred in numerous films and television series, including The Twilight Zone (1963), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), Tender Mercies (1983) (which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor), The Natural (1984), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Falling Down (1993), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Judge (2014), and Widows (2018). His final role was in The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
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Acting
June
2023
Music · Documentary
The Pale Blue Eye
2022
Thriller · Crime · Horror
Hustle
2022
Drama · Comedy
12 Mighty Orphans
2021
History · Drama · Action
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
Documentary
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
Documentary · Music
Widows
2018
Drama · Crime · Thriller
The Words That Built America
2017
Documentary
In Dubious Battle
2016
Drama
Wild Horses
2015
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Judge
2014
Drama
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Documentary · TV Movie
A Night in Old Mexico
2013
Drama
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Drama · Romance
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
Documentary
Jack Reacher
2012
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Casting By
2012
Documentary
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
Drama · Romance
Seven Days in Utopia
2011
Drama
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
Documentary
Get Low
2010
Drama · Mystery · Comedy
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
2010
Music · Documentary
Crazy Heart
2009
Drama · Music · Romance
The Road
2009
Adventure · Drama
Four Christmases
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
We Own the Night
2007
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Lucky You
2007
Drama · Romance
Brando
2007
Documentary
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007
Documentary
Broken Trail
2006
Action & Adventure · Drama · Western
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
2006
Western
The Making of 'Network'
2006
Documentary
Thank You for Smoking
2005
Comedy · Drama
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
Documentary
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
2005
Documentary · Music
Kicking & Screaming
2005
Family · Comedy
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
Documentary
Beyond the 'Open Range'
2004
Documentary
Secondhand Lions
2003
Family · Comedy · Drama
Open Range
2003
Western
Assassination Tango
2003
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Gods and Generals
2003
Drama · History · War
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002
Documentary
John Q
2002
Drama · Thriller · Crime
The 6th Day
2000
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Action · Crime · Thriller
A Shot at Glory
2000
Drama
A Civil Action
1998
Drama
Deep Impact
1998
Action · Drama · Science Fiction
The Gingerbread Man
1998
Thriller
Fearful Symmetry
1998
Documentary
The Apostle
1997
Drama
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
TV Movie · Drama · History
Sling Blade
1996
Drama
Phenomenon
1996
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
A Family Thing
1996
Comedy · Drama
The Scarlet Letter
1995
Drama · Romance
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
Drama
Something to Talk About
1995
Comedy · Drama
The Paper
1994
Comedy · Drama
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Drama
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
Western · History
Falling Down
1993
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Stalin
1992
Drama · History · War
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Crime · Drama
The Plague
1992
Action · Drama
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
Comedy
Newsies
1992
Drama · History
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
Documentary
Rambling Rose
1991
Drama
Convicts
1991
Drama
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Documentary · TV Movie
Days of Thunder
1990
Adventure · Action · Drama
A Show of Force
1990
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
Drama · Science Fiction
Lonesome Dove
1989
Drama · Western
American Experience
1988
Documentary
Tango: Our Dance
1988
Documentary · Music
Colors
1988
Action · Crime · Drama
Hotel Colonial
1987
Adventure · Thriller · Drama
Let's Get Harry
1986
Action
Belizaire the Cajun
1986
Drama · History · Romance
The Lightship
1985
Thriller
The Natural
1984
Drama
The Stone Boy
1984
Drama
The Terry Fox Story
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Tender Mercies
1983
Drama · Music · Romance
Aliens From Another Planet
1982
Science Fiction · TV Movie
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
Adventure · Crime · Thriller
True Confessions
1981
Crime · Drama
The Great Santini
1979
Drama
Apocalypse Now
1979
Drama · War
Ike
1979
Drama · History · War
Ike
1979
Drama · War & Politics
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
Science Fiction · Horror
The Betsy
1978
Drama · Romance
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Crime · Drama
The Greatest
1977
Drama
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Adventure · Drama · Action
Network
1976
Drama
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
Mystery · Thriller
The Killer Elite
1975
Crime · Action · Thriller
Breakout
1975
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Godfather Part II
1974
Drama · Crime
The Conversation
1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Outfit
1973
Crime · Drama
Badge 373
1973
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Lady Ice
1973
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Joe Kidd
1972
Western · Drama
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
Drama · Western
Tomorrow
1972
Drama · Romance
The Godfather
1972
Drama · Crime
THX 1138
1971
Science Fiction · Drama
Lawman
1971
Western
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
Documentary
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
Documentary
The Revolutionary
1970
Drama
M*A*S*H
1970
Comedy · Drama · War
The Rain People
1969
Drama
True Grit
1969
Western · Drama · Adventure
Filmmaker
1968
Documentary
Bullitt
1968
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Mod Squad
1968
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Detective
1968
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Drama
Cimarron Strip
1967
Western
Countdown
1967
Science Fiction · Thriller
Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Felony Squad
1966
Crime · Drama
Shane
1966
Western
The Time Tunnel
1966
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Chase
1966
Crime · Drama
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Wild Wild West
1965
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Run for Your Life
1965
Drama
Nightmare in the Sun
1965
Crime · Drama
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
Comedy · Drama · War
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mystery · Drama
The Fugitive
1963
Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
The Outer Limits
1963
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Arrest and Trial
1963
Crime · Drama
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Drama
Combat!
1962
War & Politics · Drama
Stoney Burke
1962
Western
The Virginian
1962
Western · Drama
Cain's Hundred
1961
Drama
The Defenders
1961
Drama
John Brown's Raid
1960
Drama · TV Movie
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
The Untouchables
1959
Drama · Crime
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
