Robert Duvall
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| Robert Duvall | |
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 Duvall at the Tribeca Film Festival, May 2007 |
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| Born | Robert Selden Duvall January 5, 1931 San Diego, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1959-present |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Benjamin (1964-1975) Gail Youngs (1982-1986) Sharon Brophy (1991-1996) Luciana Pedraza (2004-present) |
Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-, two-time Emmy Award-, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director. He is best known for his roles in To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Network, THX 1138, MASH, Tender Mercies, Lonesome Dove, and The Apostle.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Duvall was born in San Diego, California, the son of Mildred Virginia (née Hart), an amateur actress and relative of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee, and William Howard Duvall, a Virginia-born U.S. Navy admiral.[1][2] Duvall's father was a Methodist and his mother was a Christian Scientist, and Duvall was raised in the Christian Science religion.[3] Duvall grew up in a military family, living for a time in Annapolis, Maryland near the United States Naval Academy. He attended Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland and The Principia in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated in 1953 from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. He served in the United States Army (service number 52 346 646) from 19 August 1953 to 20 August 1954, achieving the rank of Private First Class and receiving the National Defense Service Medal. While stationed at Camp Gordon in Georgia, Duvall acted in an amateur production of the comedy "Room Service" in nearby Augusta.
After being discharged from the service, Duvall studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York under Sanford Meisner. While struggling as an actor, he worked at a Manhattan post office as a clerk but quit after six months. Duvall is close friends with actors Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman whom he knew during their years as struggling actors.[4] At one point, Duvall roomed with Hoffman while they were looking for work.
[edit] Career
Duvall's screen debut was as Boo Radley in the critically acclaimed To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Duvall later played the notorious malefactor Ned Pepper in True Grit (1969), and Major Frank Burns in the film version of MASH (1970), but his breakout role was that of 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 Lt. Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979). He also received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in The Great Santini as Lt. Col. "Bull" Meechum who was loosely based on world famous Marine Aviator, Colonel Donald Conroy. He won Oscar's Best Actor in Tender Mercies (1983). His line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from Apocalypse Now is now regarded as iconic in cinema history. The full text is as follows:
You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
(Pause)
Some day this war is going to end...
He directed the critically acclaimed The Apostle, about a preacher on the run from the law, and Assassination Tango (2002), a thriller about one of his favorite hobbies, tango. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2005. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 18, 2003.[citation needed]
Duvall portrayed General Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals in 2003 and is actually a relative of the Confederate general. He has stated in several forums, including CBS Sunday Morning, that his favorite role was that of Augustus "Gus" McCrae in Lonesome Dove.
[edit] Personal life
Duvall is close friends with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, both of whom he has known since their struggling actor days. He has been married four times, the first to Barbara Benjamin, from 1964 until 1975. He then married Gail Youngs (1982–1986) and Sharon Brophy (1991–1996).
Duvall married Luciana Pedraza in 2005. He met Pedraza on a street in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were both born on January 5, but Duvall is 41 years older. They have been together since 1997. Duvall and Luciana have been active supporters of Pro Mujer, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Latin America's poorest women help themselves through micro-credit, business training and health care linkages.
Duvall speaks fluent Spanish and maintains a farm in The Plains in Fauquier County, Virginia. He has the same birthday as Godfather co-star Diane Keaton who was born in 1946. His favorite city is Buenos Aires. He is an avid Tango dancer and soccer fan.[citation needed]
Duvall's political views are variously described as libertarian or conservative.[4] He was personally invited to Republican President George W. Bush's inauguration in 2001. On September 5, 2007, Duvall announced his support for Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Arthur 'Boo' Radley | |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Charley Parkes | Episode #110, "Miniature" |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | Capt. Paul Cabot Winston | ||
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Adam Ballard | Episodes #42, 43, "The Inheritors" |
| 1965 | Nightmare in the Sun | Motorcyclist | |
| 1966 | T.H.E.Cat | Laurent | 2 episodes, 1966-1967 TV series |
| The Chase | Edwin Stewart | ||
| 1968 | The Detective | Nestor | |
| Countdown | Chiz | ||
| Bullitt | Weissberg | ||
| 1969 | True Grit | Ned Pepper | |
| The Rain People | Gordon | ||
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Frank Burns | |
| The Revolutionary | Despard | ||
| 1971 | THX 1138 | THX 1138 | |
| Lawman | Vernon Adams | ||
| 1972 | The Godfather | Tom Hagen | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - BAFTA Award |
| The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Jesse James | ||
| Tomorrow | Jackson Fentry | ||
| Joe Kidd | Frank Harlan | ||
| 1973 | The Outfit | Earl Macklin | |
| Badge 373 | Eddie Ryan | ||
| Lady Ice | Ford Pierce | ||
| 1974 | The Conversation | The Director | uncredited |
| The Godfather: Part II | Tom Hagen | ||
| 1975 | Network | Frank Hackett | |
| Breakout | Jay Wagner | ||
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Oberst Max Radl | |
| The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Dr. Watson | ||
| Network | Frank Hackett | Nominated - BAFTA Award | |
| 1977 | The Greatest | Bill McDonald | |
| 1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Priest on swing | uncredited |
| The Betsy | Loren Hardeman III | ||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore | BAFTA Award; Golden Globe Award; Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| The Great Santini | Bull Meechum | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| Ike | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower | TV mini-series | |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Thomas Spellacy | |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies | Max Sledge | Academy Award for Best Actor; Golden Globe Award |
| 1984 | The Natural | Max Mercy | |
| 1986 | The Lightship | Calvin Caspary | |
| 1988 | Colors | Officer Bob Hodges | |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Augustus "Gus" McCrae | Golden Globe Award; Nominated - Emmy Award, stated this was his favorite role |
| 1990 | A Show of Force | Howard | |
| Days of Thunder | Harry Hogge | ||
| The Handmaid's Tale | The Commander | ||
| 1991 | Rambling Rose | Daddy Hilyer | |
| Convicts | Soll | ||
| 1992 | Stalin | Josef Stalin | Golden Globe Award; Nominated - Emmy Award |
| Newsies | Joseph Pulitzer | ||
| 1993 | Falling Down | Prendergast | |
| Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Walter | ||
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Al Sieber | ||
| 1994 | The Paper | Bernie White | |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Wyly King | |
| The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Mr. Cox | ||
| The Scarlet Letter | Roger Chillingworth | ||
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl's father | |
| The Man Who Captured Eichmann | Adolf Eichmann | Nominated - Emmy Award | |
| A Family Thing | Earl Pilcher Jr. | ||
| Phenomenon | Doc Brunder | ||
| 1997 | The Apostle | Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F. | Writer/Director Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Dixon Doss | |
| A Civil Action | Jerome Facher | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - Golden Globe Award | |
| Deep Impact | Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner | ||
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Otto Halliwell | |
| The 6th Day | Dr. Griffin Weir | ||
| A Shot at Glory | Gordon McLeod | ||
| 2002 | John Q | Lt. Frank Grimes | |
| Assassination Tango | John J. Anderson | Writer/Director | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Gen. Robert E. Lee | |
| Secondhand Lions | Hub | ||
| Open Range | Boss Spearman | ||
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming | Buck Weston | |
| Thank You for Smoking | Doak "The Captain" Boykin | ||
| 2006 | Broken Trail | Prentice "Print" Ritter | Emmy Award; Nominated - Golden Globe Award |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Mr. Cheever | |
| We Own the Night | Albert Grusinsky | ||
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Howard | post-production |
| The Road | Old Man | filming |
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, Gary Boyd. A Third Set of Ten Hollywood Figures (or Groups Thereof), with a Coda on Two Directors. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "The Novak Zone: Interview With Robert Duvall". Saturday Morning News. CNN. 2003-02-15. Transcript.
- ^ The Religious Affiliation of Robert Duvall. Adherents.com.
- ^ a b Charlie Rose. "Robert Duvall Does The Tango", CBS News, 8 September 2004.
- ^ "Academy Award-Winning Actor Robert Duvall Supports Rudy Giuliani", joinrudy2008.com, September 5, 2007.
1977-The Eagle has Landed
[edit] External links
- Robert Duvall at the Internet Movie Database
- Political contributions of Robert Duvall
- 'Napalm' speech tops movie poll The BBC
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| NAME | Duvall, Robert |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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