Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall is an Oscar-winning actor and director. Duvall has appeared in such films as: The Godfather, Gods and Generals and The Apostle. He has also directed We're Not the Jet Set, Angelo My Love and The Apostle.

In May 2009, Robert Duvall spoke-up against plans by store-chain Wal-Mart to open a Supercenter near the Virginia Civil War battlefield where Robert E. Lee fought Ulysses S. Grant for the first time.Hartford Courant: Robert Duvall Says No Wal-Mart in My Backyard (May 4, 2009)

Robert Selden Duvall was born in San Diego, California on January 5, 1931. He would attend Servern School in Maryland, and The Principa in Missouri. He would later move on to attend Principia College. He would serve in the United States Army for a year. After his discharge he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse under the tutelage of Sanford Meisner.

Duvall's acting career would begin with character roles in television series such as Playhouse 90 and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He would garner national attention for his role in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird. In the following years, he would establish himself as an outstanding and popular character actor with his work in such films as True Grit, Bullit and The Chase. In the 1970's, Duvall would establish himself as one of the acting icons of his generation with classic work in the films The Godfather, THX-1138, Network and Apocalypse Now. He has continued his artistic excellence throughout the modern era with Academy Award nominated performances in The Great Santini, The Apostle and A Civil Action. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for his work in Tender Mercies and an Emmy award for his work in Broken Trail. He is now widely regarded as one of the greatest living American actors in the history of cinema.

• July 5, 1931: Born
• 1968: Bullitt
• 1970: MASH
• 1972: The Godfather
• 1974: The Godfather Part II
• 1976: Network
• 1979: Apocalypse Now
• 1983: Tender Mercies
• 1984: The Natural
• 1988: Colors
• 1993: Falling Down
• 1996: Sling Blade
• 2005: Thank you for Smoking

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• July 5, 1931: Born

• 1968: Bullitt

• 1970: MASH

• 1972: The Godfather

• 1974: The Godfather Part II

• 1976: Network

• 1979: Apocalypse Now

• 1983: Tender Mercies

• 1984: The Natural

• 1988: Colors

• 1993: Falling Down

• 1996: Sling Blade

• 2005: Thank you for Smoking