ROBERT DUVALL

'Robert Selden Duvall' (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director. He is best known for his roles in ''The Godfather'', ''The Godfather Part II'', ''Apocalypse Now'', ''Tender Mercies'' and ''The Apostle''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Quotes about Duvall

Academy Awards

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Duvall was born in San Diego, California. His father, William Howard Duvall, was a Virginia-born U.S. Navy admiral, and his mother, Mildred Virginia Hart,^[1] was an amateur actress and a relative of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee.^[2] His father was a Methodist and his mother was a Christian Scientist; he 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. 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.
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. At one point, Duvall roomed with Hoffman while they were looking for work.

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 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:

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.
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''.

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:

★ Barbara Benjamin (1964–1975)

★ Gail Youngs (1982–1986)

★ Sharon Brophy (1991–1996)

★ Luciana Pedraza (2005–present)
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 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.
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. He attended the event. On Wednesday, September 5, 2007, Duvall announced his support for Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.^[5]

Quotes about Duvall

"He can play anything from 18 to 95."--Joe Lennox

Academy Awards

'Wins:'

★ 1983 - ''Best Actor'' in ''Tender Mercies''
'Nominations:'

★ 1972 - ''Best Supporting Actor'' in ''The Godfather''


★ 1979 - ''Best Supporting Actor'' in ''Apocalypse Now''

★ 1980 - ''Best Actor'' in ''The Great Santini''

★ 1997 - ''Best Actor'' in ''The Apostle''

★ 1998 - ''Best Supporting Actor'' in ''A Civil Action''

Filmography

★ ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962) .... Arthur 'Boo' Radley

★ ''The Twilight Zone'', episode #110 "Miniature" (1963) .... Charley Parkes

★ ''Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) .... Capt. Paul Cabot Winston

★ ''The Chase'' (1966) .... Edwin Stewart

★ ''The Detective'' (1968) .... Nestor

★ ''Countdown'' (1968) .... Chiz

★ ''Bullitt'' (1968) .... Weissberg

★ ''True Grit'' (1969) .... Ned Pepper

★ ''The Rain People'' (1969) .... Gordon

★ ''M
★ A
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★ H'' (1970) .... Frank Burns

★ ''The Revolutionary'' (1970) .... Despard

★ ''THX 1138'' (1971) .... THX 1138

★ ''Lawman'' (1971) .... Vernon Adams

★ ''The Godfather'' (1972) .... Tom Hagen

★ ''Tomorrow'' (1972) .... Jackson Fentry

★ ''Joe Kidd'' (1972) .... Frank Harlan

★ ''The Outfit'' (1973) .... Earl Macklin

★ ''The Conversation'' (1974) (uncredited) .... The Director

★ '' (1974) .... Tom Hagen

★ ''Network'' (1975) .... Frank Hackett

★ ''Breakout (1975)

★ ''The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976) .... Oberst Max Radl

★ ''The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'' (1976) .... Dr. Watson

★ ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) .... Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

★ ''The Great Santini'' (1979)....Bull Meechum

★ ''True Confessions'' (1981) ....Thomas Spellacy

★ ''Tender Mercies'' (1983) .... Max Sledge

★ ''The Natural'' (1984) .... Max Mercy

★ ''The lightship'' (1986) ....Calvin Caspary

★ ''Colors'' (1988) ... Officer Bob Hodges

★ ''Lonesome Dove'' (1989) (TV) .... Augustus McCrae

★ ''Days of Thunder'' (1990) .... Harry Hogge

★ ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (1990) .... The Commander

★ ''Stalin'' (1992) (TV) .... Josef Stalin

★ ''Newsies'' (1992) .... Joseph Pulitzer

★ ''Falling Down'' (1993) .... Prendergast

★ ''Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)

★ ''Geronimo: An American Legend'' (1993) ... Al Sieber

★ ''The Paper'' (1994) ... Bernie White

★ ''The Stars Fell on Henrietta'' (1995) .... Mr. Cox

★ ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1995) .... Roger Chillingworth

★ ''Sling Blade'' (1996)... Karl's father

★ ''The Man Who Captured Eichmann'' (1996) .... Adolf Eichmann

★ ''A Family Thing'' (1996) .... Earl Pilcher Jr.

★ ''Phenomenon'' (1996) .... Doc Brunder

★ ''The Apostle'' (1997) .... Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F.

★ ''The Gingerbread Man'' (1998) .... Dixon Doss

★ ''A Civil Action'' (1998) .... Jerome Facher

★ ''Deep Impact'' (1998) .... Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner

★ ''Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000) .... Otto Halliwell

★ ''The 6th Day'' (2000) .... Dr. Griffin Weir

★ ''A Shot at Glory'' (2000) .... Gordon McLeod

★ ''John Q'' (2002) .... Lt. Frank Grimes

★ ''Assassination Tango'' (2002) .... John J. Anderson

★ ''Gods and Generals'' (2003) .... Gen. Robert E. Lee

★ ''Secondhand Lions'' (2003) .... Hub

★ ''Open Range'' (2003) .... Boss Spearman

★ ''Kicking & Screaming'' (2005) .... Buck Weston

★ '' (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Tom Hagen

★ ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2006) .... Doak "The Captain" Boykin

★ ''Broken Trail'' (2006) .... Prentice "Print" Ritter (Emmy nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)

★ ''Lucky You'' (2007) .... Mr. Cheever

★ ''Bee Movie'' (2007) (filming) (voice)

★ ''We Own the Night'' (2007) ....Burt Grusinsky

★ ''A Night in Old Mexico'' (2008) (in production)

References

1. http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/research/special_guests/gary_boyd_roberts/gbr83.asp
2. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0302/15/smn.18.html
3. http://www.adherents.com/people/pd/Robert_Duvall.html
4. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/06/60II/main591671.shtml
5. http://www.joinrudy2008.com/article/pr/764

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External links

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★ Political contributions of Robert Duvall

★ 'Napalm' speech tops movie poll'' The BBC