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Robert Selden Duvall (born on January 5, 1931 in
San Diego, California) is an American film actor
and Film director|director.
He studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse
School of the Theatre in New York.
His screen debut was as Boo Radley in the
critically acclaimed To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
but his breakout role was a decade later as Tom
Hagen in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather
Part II (1974).
He received an Academy Award nomination for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best
Supporting Actor in A Civil Action and for his
role as Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now (1979).
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Actor for The Great Santini (1980) and The Apostle
(1997) and won for his role in Tender Mercies
(1983).  



He directed the critically acclaimed The Apostle,
about a preacher on the run from the law, and
Assassination Tango (2002), a thriller about one
of his favorite hobbies, tango (dance)|tango. 

Duvall has been married three times:
* Sharon Brophy (1991 - 1996) 
* Gail Youngs (1982 - 1986)
* Barbara Benjamin (1964 - 1975) 
He now lives with his partner Luciana Pedraza.

==Partial filmography==

* Apocalypse Now
* The Apostle
* Bullitt
* Colors (movie)|Colors
* Falling Down
* The Godfather
* Lonesome Dove, a television|televised western
saga.
* M A S H|M*A*S*H
* Open Range (movie)|Open Range
* Stalin (movie)|Stalin
* THX 1138
* To Kill a Mockingbird
* The Eagle Has Landed
* The Conversation, (uncredited)
* Sling Blade
* Assassination Tango (2002)
* Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact
* The 6th Day

==External link==
* imdb name|id=0000380|name=Robert Duvall
* http://www.thegoldenyears.org/duvall.html
Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Robert Duvall