Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall is an American actor known for intense, understated performances across six decades of film.

His roles include Tom Hagen in *The Godfather*, Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore in *Apocalypse Now* (I love the smell of napalm in the morning), and the Texas rancher in *Lonesome Dove*.

He won an Academy Award for *Tender Mercies*.

acting

method

Orderly way of doing

nomination · portrayal · transformation · leading · supporting · screen presence · intensity · naturalism · subtlety · authenticity

filmography

Apocalypse Now

Vietnam War epic

To Kill a Mockingbird · Deep Impact

collaborators

Francis Ford Coppola

Sean Penn · Michael Caine · Tommy Lee Jones · Kevin Costner · Aaron Sorkin · George Lucas

characters

Boo Radley

rancher · patriarch · mentor · lawman

military-roles

napalm

Flammable gel for bombs

colonel · apocalypse · Wagner · surfing · air assault · fighter pilot · uniform · combat

Categories
Opposites
acting style and persona

Robert DuvallNicolas Cage

Al Pacino · Jim Carrey · Jack Nicholson · Gary Oldman · Johnny Depp

Hollywood profile and persona

Robert DuvallGeorge Clooney

Brad Pitt · Tom Cruise · Warren Beatty · Kardashians · Paris Hilton

cultural and political associations

Robert DuvallJane Fonda

Sean Penn · Rob Reiner · Barbra Streisand · George Clooney · Martin Sheen

Family

Robert, Duvall

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G