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Robert Duvall
Remarkable:
Robert Duvall said in The American 60 minutes show money was the reason he didn’t appear in The Godfather III. “If they paid Pacino twice what they paid me, that’s fine, but not three or four times, which is what they did.”.
Born:
January 5, 1931
Born as:
Robert Selden Duvall
Duvall made a memorable film debut in To kill a mockingbird (1962). In 1970, he appeared in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, a year after his performance in The Rain People 1969) which marked the beginning of a lengthy association with director Francis Ford Coppola, for whom he starred in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
In 1983, he finally took home an Oscar, winning Best Actor for his performance as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies . Many years later he produced, directed, wrote, starred and won an Oscar nomination in The apostle (1997).
Academy awards
1999 Nominated Supporting Role for: A Civil Action (1998)
1998 Nominated Leading Role for: The Apostle (1997)
1984 Won Oscar Leading Role for: Tender Mercies (1983)
1981 Nominated Leading Role for: The Great Santini(1979)
1980 Nominated Supporting Role for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
1973 Nominated Supporting Role for: The Godfather (1972)
Selected Movies:
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Sling Blade (1996)
- MASH (1970)