Robert Duvall
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Born:
January 5, 1931 |
Born as:
Robert Selden Duvall |
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Biography:
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), 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 . The same year he directed his first film, Angelo, My Love. In 1989 Duvall appeared as Gus McCrae1, in the mini-series Lonesome Dove.
Many years later he produced, directed, wrote, starred and won an Oscar nomination for The apostle (1997).
Assassination Tango (2002) – the third film Robert directed – was notable for its clever incorporation of one of his passions – Argentinean tango dancing – into the plot.
In 2006 Robert won an Emmy Award for his role in the Western miniseries Broken Trail and in 2005, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush.
Now in his eigties, Robert is busier than ever with a string of films coming up
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:
Bibliography » Books:
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CBS news (60 minutes II) - Duvall wanted more money
Cinema Blend - Robert Duvall joining One Shot?
Cinema Blend - Robert Duvall takes trip to Old Mexico
Collider - Duvall may be Don Quixote
DVD Times - Lions on Blu-ray
DVD Times - Secondhand Lions
Empire - Duvall, the game
High-def digest - Get Low on Blu-ray
Los Angeles Times - Robert Duvall's lasting impression
Reuters - Duvall in a new thriller
Slashfilm - Southern Mythmaking with Duvall
The Wrap - Robert Duvall to host Romney Fund-Raiser
Variety - Duvall and the Pony Express
Variety - Robert Duvall cast in The Judge
Rumors and new films
- The Last Full Measure -
A bureaucrat is given an unwelcome assignment that could harm his career. After 40 years he must complete a rapport about a fallen hero.
Status: Maybe, maybe not
- The Judge -
A successful lawyer (Robert Downey) returns to his home town for his mother's funeral only to discover his estranged father - the town's judge (Robert Duvall), who is stricken with Alzheimer's disease - is the main murder suspect.
Status: Maybe, maybe not
- Jayne Mansfield's Car -
Three World War II veteran brothers (including Duvall) are in a cultural clash with another family in another continent.
Status: Uncertain, release date may be in 2013
- A night in old Mexico -
The film follows the developing relationship between Jeremy Irvine and his grandfather Robert Duvall, and features "action, tragedy and romance."
Status: Uncertain, release date may be in 2013
- Mississippi Wild -
A teen has to go on the run with his girlfriend after stealing diamonds that belong to a local gangster. There's no word yet on who Duvall would play.
Status: Maybe, maybe not
News
This week 50 years ago To kill a mockingbird premiered in Japan (June 22, 1963)
This week 3 years ago The Road premiered in Argentina (June 24, 2010)
The story of a man and his young son traveling through a desperate, post-apocalyptic world. They meet an old man, Robert Duvall.
This week 9 years ago The Godfather premiered in Japan (June 19, 2004, re-release)
More news!
Trivia
1. Duvall picked his role as Gus McCrae, the grizzled Texas Ranger, in the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove as his favorite from the eighty-four
movies he’d made up to that time. He received an Emmy nomination.
--Source: Westerns: Aspects of a Movie Genre, Page 145
In 1984 when nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tender mercies (1983) Duvall had to compete with four British Oscar nominees. Duvall: “I guess it’s me against the Limeys”
--Source: The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History, Page 237
Robert has got a star on Hollywood Boulevard.It’s located between Highland avenue and Orange Drive.
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.”.
Source / More (Web)
Other sources say that Duvall wasn’t hired to keep the picture’s costs under control. The part was altered for the cheaper George Hamilton. A line of dialogue now says that Hagen died years before.
--Source: Whom God Wishes to Destroy--Francis Coppola and the New Hollywood, Page 157
