Biography
Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is 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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

June
2023
as Himself
Until Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar-winning portrayal of her in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, most contemporary audiences were unfamiliar with Jun...

The Pale Blue Eye
2022
as Jean-Pepe
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New Y...

Hustle
2022
as Rex Merrick
After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom ...

12 Mighty Orphans
2021
as Mason Hawk
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depres...

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self (archive footage)
An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder" a few months after its 30th anniversary. The behind-t...

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
as Self
Johnny Cash stands among the giants of 20th century American life. But his story remains tangled in mystery and myth. This documentary brings Cash the...

Widows
2018
as Tom Mulligan
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...

The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foun...

In Dubious Battle
2016
as Chris Bolton
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger ...

Wild Horses
2015
as Scott Briggs
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch...

Wild Horses
2015
Director, Writer
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch...

The Judge
2014
as Joseph Palmer
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of mur...

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb ...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

A Night in Old Mexico
2013
as Red
Forced to give up his land and home, Texas rancher Red Bovie isn't about to retire quietly in a dismal trailer park. Instead he hops in his Cadillac a...

A Night in Old Mexico
2013
Producer
Forced to give up his land and home, Texas rancher Red Bovie isn't about to retire quietly in a dismal trailer park. Instead he hops in his Cadillac a...

Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
as Jim Caldwell
Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences tha...

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
as Self
Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning Lee Child's blessing, additional character qualit...

Jack Reacher
2012
as Martin Cash
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military snipe...

Casting By
2012
as Self
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...

Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Russian General (uncredited)
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

Seven Days in Utopia
2011
as Johnny Crawford
Talent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut.

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
2011
as Self
Chronicles the journey Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump) who since 9/11, has vowed to never to forget those who are willing to give all. By following Gary an...

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self
American Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss why he's so special and why he's become one of the more ...

14 Actors Acting
2010
as Self
This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

Get Low
2010
as Felix Bush
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicki...

Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
2010
as Self
Haggard actually lived the rambling, gambling, love ‘em and leave ‘em, often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics – he hopped ...

Crazy Heart
2009
as Wayne
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a ...

Crazy Heart
2009
Producer
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a ...

The Road
2009
as Old Man - Eli
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough t...

Four Christmases
2008
as Howard McVie
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bu...

We Own the Night
2007
as Dep. Chief Albert 'Burt' Grusinsky
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

Lucky You
2007
as L.C. Cheever
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poke...

Brando
2007
as Self
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007
as Taking Chance (voice)
A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men.

Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
2006
as self
A documentary about the making of the 2006 AMC miniseries Broken Trail.

The Making of 'Network'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."

Thank You for Smoking
2005
as The Captain
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remai...

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
as Self
A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journey that led him to work on Sling Blade. The piece ...

The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
2005
as Self
The life and times of The Carter Family, one of the earliest and most-influential group in American country and roots music.

Kicking & Screaming
2005
as Buck Weston
Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is...

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
as Self
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.

Beyond the 'Open Range'
2004
as Self
From the very first idea to the final product, the film Open Range (2003) is documented here. Kevin Costner narrates this documentary and talks about ...

Secondhand Lions
2003
as Hub
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the b...

Open Range
2003
as Boss Spearman
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

Assassination Tango
2003
as John J. Anderson
John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time wi...

Assassination Tango
2003
Director, Writer, Producer
John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time wi...

Gods and Generals
2003
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from th...

John Q
2002
as Lt. Frank Grimes
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because ...

The 6th Day
2000
as Dr. Griffin Weir
A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man...

Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Otto Halliwell
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" R...

A Shot at Glory
2000
as Gordon McCloud
The irascible manager of a lower-division Scottish football side must contend with problems off and on the field when his team's impatient American ow...

A Civil Action
1998
as Jerome Facher
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obses...

Deep Impact
1998
as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to sav...

The Gingerbread Man
1998
as Dixon Doss
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.

Fearful Symmetry
1998
as Self
A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The Apostle
1997
as Euliss Dewey
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

The Apostle
1997
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Adolf Eichmann
Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who ran from Germany t...

Sling Blade
1996
as Karl's Father
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover....

Phenomenon
1996
as Doc
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

A Family Thing
1996
as Earl Pilcher Jr.
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother...

A Family Thing
1996
Producer
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother...

The Scarlet Letter
1995
as Roger Chillingworth
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. ...

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Mr. Cox
The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconv...

Something to Talk About
1995
as Wyly King
Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting...

The Paper
1994
as Bernie White
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
as Walter
Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet ...

Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of cor...

Falling Down
1993
as Prendergast
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Stalin
1992
as Josef Stalin
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film tra...

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
as Tom Hagen
Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological ...

The Plague
1992
as Joseph Grand
In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decide...

Newsies
1992
as Joseph Pulitzer
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze ...

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming o...

Rambling Rose
1991
as Mr. Hillyer
Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and per...

Convicts
1991
as Soll Gautier
In 1902, 13-year-old Horace toils on a run-down plantation in rural Texas to buy a tombstone for the father he lost a year earlier. Soll, the crusty o...
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
as Self
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th...

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self / Tom Hagen
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...

Days of Thunder
1990
as Harry Hogge
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots...

A Show of Force
1990
as Howard
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe m...

The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Commander
In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Tango: Our Dance
1988
as Entrevistado
Documentary filmed in Buenos Aires that shows the importance of tango for Argentines, with dance scenes, voiceovers and interviews with professionals ...

Colors
1988
as Bob Hodges
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enfor...

Hotel Colonial
1987
as Carrasco
Marco Veniera goes to Bogotá, Colombia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed suicide. In his search, he meets fiery and exotic Irene Cost...

Let's Get Harry
1986
as Shrike
Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters i...

Belizaire the Cajun
1986
as The Preacher
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish ...

The Lightship
1985
as Calvin Caspary
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

The Natural
1984
as Max Mercy
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the lea...

The Stone Boy
1984
as Joe Hillerman
12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene live with their family on a farm in Montana. In an accident, Eugene is killed by Arnol...

The Terry Fox Story
1983
as Bill Vigars
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Angelo My Love
1983
Director, Writer
Angelo My Love delves into the little understood and fascinating world of New York Roma. Using real Romanis playing fictional versions of themselves. ...

Tender Mercies
1983
as Mac Sledge
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his...

Aliens From Another Planet
1982
as Nimon
A senator is sent to inspect a project that can send people into the future or past & decide if it is feasible to continue. One of the scientists work...

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
as Gruen
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a ...

True Confessions
1981
as Det. Tom Spellacy
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981
as Tom Hagen
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...

The Great Santini
1979
as Bull Meechum
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated ma...

Apocalypse Now
1979
as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ...

Ike
1979
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal rel...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Priest on Swing (uncredited)
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers...

The Betsy
1978
as Loren Hardeman III
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier...

We're Not the Jet Set
1977
Director
A documentary about a rodeo family in Nebraska.

The Greatest
1977
as Bill McDonald
Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of th...

The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Col. Max Radl
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious sc...

Network
1976
as Frank Hackett
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during ...

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Dr. John H. Watson
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ...

The Killer Elite
1975
as George Hansen
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for...

Breakout
1975
as Jay Wagner
A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

The Godfather Part II
1974
as Tom Hagen
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...

The Conversation
1974
as The Director (uncredited)
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

The Outfit
1973
as Earl Macklin
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsucc...

Badge 373
1973
as Eddie Ryan
When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior ...

Lady Ice
1973
as Ford Pierce
An insurance investigator romances a wealthy young beauty when he suspects she may be involved in fencing stolen jewels.

Joe Kidd
1972
as Frank Harlan
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them ...

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Jesse James
The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but things do not go as planned.

Tomorrow
1972
as Jackson Fentry
A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.

The Godfather
1972
as Tom Hagen
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

THX 1138
1971
as THX
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption...

Lawman
1971
as Vernon Adams
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a st...

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
as Self
The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ...
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
as Self
A behind the scenes look at "The Godfather" from 1971.

The Revolutionary
1970
as Despard
"A", a member of a student protest organization, becomes disenchanted by his group's inability to effect real change. Emboldened to pursue more radica...

M*A*S*H
1970
as Maj. Frank Burns
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.

The Rain People
1969
as Gordon
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

True Grit
1969
as Ned Pepper
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

Filmmaker
1968
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary by George Lucas about 29-year-old Francis Ford Coppola and his crew creating the 1969 film "The Rain People."

Bullitt
1968
as Cabbie Weissberg
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in pro...

The Detective
1968
as Nestor
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.

Countdown
1967
as Chiz
Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar she...

Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Eddie Franchot
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names conta...

The Chase
1966
as Edwin Stewart
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Nightmare in the Sun
1965
as Motorcyclist
A hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.

Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital i...

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Boo Radley
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their recl...

John Brown's Raid
1960
White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virgini...
The Ploughmen
N/A
as Gload
Strange friendship between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer turns both their worlds upside down.
The Making of We Own the Night
N/A
as Self
The cast and crew talk about We Own the Night. Written and directed by James Gray.