Robert Duvall
American actor and director
Born:January 5, 1931
Died:February 15, 2026
Age at death:95
Zodiac Sign:Capricorn
Born in:San Diego, United States
Languages:English
Famous For
Movies & TV
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor (1984)
Golden Globes (1980)Robert Duvall
American actor and director
Biography
This biography uses content from the Wikipedia article “Robert Duvall”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Quotes
“It was as if somehow Al Capone had become head of the United States.”
— On the rise to power of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, as quoted in "That Other Stalin In The Film, Duvall Becomes The Evil Ruler Incarnate", by Lee Winfrey, in philly.com (19 November 1992)
“The Western is our genre in the United States of America. The English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, but we have the Western.”
— "Robert Duvall reflects on The Godfather in final USA TODAY interview" by Patrick Ryan, in USA Today (16 February 2026)
“Sometimes what comes around the corner is better for you than what you're planning to do anyway.”
— "Robert Duvall reflects on The Godfather in final USA TODAY interview" by Patrick Ryan, in USA Today (16 February 2026)
Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Robert Duvall", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Photos
Title: Robert Duvall [actor, at home, New York City apartment, 1984] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: March 1984. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-01084 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 1084 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek; NW/FILE. Date on slide mount: 3/84. On mount: 266D. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Actors Personalities Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020730625/
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Stella di Robert Duvall sulla Hollywood Walk of Fame - Agosto 2011.
Title: Robert Duvall [actor, at home, New York City apartment, 1984] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: March 1984. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-01084 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 1084 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek; NW/FILE. Date on slide mount: 3/84. On mount: 266D. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Actors Personalities Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020730625/
Robert Duvall en San Sebastián.
The GOP ticket, John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin, in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 6, 2008. Todd Palin is behind teleprompter, Cindy McCain is behind Sarah Palin. Actor Robert Duvall is onstage to the left of Todd Palin.
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Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily (Jun. 14, 2003) - Actor/Writer/Director Robert Duvall and Actress Luciana Pedraza sign autographs in the Naval Air Station Sigonella Commissary for Sailors and their family members. Mr. Duvall and Ms. Pedraza stopped by NAS Sigonella to meet with Sailors and family members after appearing at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily, where their film "Assassination Tango" was playing. The pair ate at the base galley, visited the "Black Stallions" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-4) and the "Tigers" of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), and signed autographs in the base commissary. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Betsi Currence. (RELEASED)
Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily (Jun. 14, 2003) -- Actor/Writer/Director Robert Duvall autographs the cast for the son of a member of the "The Black Stallions" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four (HC-4) in the squadron’s hangar bay. Mr. Duvall and Actress Luciana Pedraza stopped by NAS Sigonella to meet with Sailors and family members after appearing at the Taormina Film Festitval in Sicily, where their film "Assassination Tango" was playing. The pair ate at the base galley, visited HC-4 and the "Tigers" of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), and signed autographs in the base commissary. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Shannon R. Smith. (RELEASED)
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