Robert Duvall

Robert Selden Duvall (January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026) was an American actor and director.  Duvall won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Tender Mercies (1983). He has also won the Screen Actors Guild Award, several Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.

 Early life 
Duvall was born in San Diego, California. His parents were Mildred Virginia Hart and William Howard Duvall. He studied at Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland and The Principia in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated, in 1953, from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois.

 Career 
Duvall's career began in 1952. His first role was as Arthur "Boo" Radley in the 1962 movie To Kill A Mockingbird. He then appeared on Captain Newman, M.D. (1963).

He landed many of his most famous roles during the early 1970s, such as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy MASH (1970) and the lead role in THX 1138 (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow (1972). This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films.

 Personal life 
Duvall's political views are variously described as libertarian or conservative.

Duvall was married to Barbara Benjamin from 1964 until they divorced in 1975. Then, he was married to Gail Youngs from 1982 through 1985. Then he was married to Sharon Brophy from 1991 through 1996. He was married to Argentine actress Luciana Pedraza from 2005 until 2025. Duvall had no children.

Duvall died on February 15, 2026 at his ranch in Middleburg, Virginia at the age of 95.

 Movies 
He has appeared in many other films including:

 To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
 M*A*S*H (1970)
 The Godfather (1972)
 Tomorrow (1972)
 Network (1976)
 Apocalypse Now (1979)
 True Confessions (1981)
 Colors (1988)
 Slingblade (1996)
 The Apostle (1997)
 Deep Impact (1998)
 The Judge (2014)
 Widows (2018)
 Days of thunder (1990)

 Legacy 
In 2015, at age 84, Duvall became the oldest person ever nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, with a nomination for the movie The Judge.

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