Robert Duvall is an award-winning actor known for his strong performances in film and television. He began his career in the late 1950s and worked with famous actors such as Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. Duvall’s most famous works include The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Lonesome Dove. He is also passionate about tango and is a member of the Republican Party.
Robert Duvall is an actor who has received numerous critical acclaim. He has earned many nominations for his film work, winning an Academy Award for his role in the 1983 film Tender Mercies, five Golden Globes and two Emmys for his film and television work. Certainly not the “handsome leading man” type, Robert Duvall nonetheless anchored or supported many films with strong and memorable performances.
Born in 1931, Duvall began his acting career in the late 1950s. After graduating from Illinois, he served in the US Army before moving to New York to study acting, with famed actor and drama coach, Sanford Meisner. Roles weren’t easy to find at first, but he befriended two other actors, Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, and even slept with Hoffman for a while as the two struggled to succeed. Appearing in the stage production of The Midnight Caller helped launch Duvall’s film career. The author, Horton Foote recommended Duvall for his first major film role in 1962 which was the role of Boo Radley in the film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Although in the beginning, the roles played by Robert Duvall were often secondary, especially in his film performances, but by the early 1970s, he had established an impressive resume. Film appearances in the 1960s and early 1970s include his work on True Grit, The Rain People, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Mash, and George Lucas’ first major motion picture, THX 1138. Work with Coppola has brought Robert Duvall to the roles of Frank Hagen in the 1979 films The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, where he delivers one of the most recognizable lines in film history: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
Duvall has been referred to by some as a chameleonic actor. His ability to immerse himself so deeply in a role that he is entirely believable, and where in some cases the audience doesn’t even recognize him from one role to the next, is particularly lauded. His most famous works include the films Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I and II, The Great Santini and the two miniseries Lonesome Dove and Broken Trail. Recent works include the films We Own the Night, Thank You for Smoking and Four Christmases.
In addition to still pursuing an active career, Duvall is passionate about his hobby, tango. His film Assassination Tango in 2002 allowed him to merge his career and his favorite hob. Robert Duvall was also a strong supporter and member of the Republican Party, attending the inauguration of George W. Bush, and giving his support in 2007, with limited success, trailing Rudy Giuliani in his Republican bid for the presidency.
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