Robert Duvall

Career timeline

1. 1931 · Born

   Born in San Diego, California, USA

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV)

3. 1972 · Breakthrough

   The Godfather (Movie)

4. 2009 · First production

   Crazy Heart (Movie)

5. 2022 · Latest release

   The Pale Blue Eye (Movie)

6. 2026 · Died

   February 15, 2026

Career in numbers

4 1950s

22 1960s

9 1970s

5 1980s

7 1990s

11 2000s

3 2010s

2 2020s

• Drama52
• Crime19
• Thriller11
• Mystery9
• Comedy9
• Action8

Highest-rated title The Godfather 1972 8.7 Most popular title The Godfather 1972 8.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Duvall in our catalogue.

Al Pacino

2 titles together

Francis Ford Coppola

2 titles together

Mario Puzo

2 titles together

Diane Keaton

2 titles together

Gordon Willis

2 titles together

Talia Shire

2 titles together

Nino Rota

2 titles together

John Cazale

2 titles together

1. 2022 The Pale Blue Eye as Jean-Pepe 6.8 Movie
2. 2022 Hustle as Rex Merrick 7.7 Movie
3. 2018 Widows as Tom Mulligan 6.5 Movie
4. 2014 The Judge as Joseph Palmer 7.3 Movie
5. 2012 Jack Reacher as Martin Cash 6.7 Movie
6. 2009 Crazy Heart as Wayne 6.9 Movie
7. 2009 The Road as Old Man - Eli 7.0 Movie
8. 2008 Four Christmases as Howard McVie 5.8 Movie
9. 2007 We Own the Night as Burt Grusinsky 6.7 Movie
10. 2005 Thank You for Smoking as The Captain 7.2 Movie
11. 2005 Kicking & Screaming as Buck Weston 5.8 Movie
12. 2003 Secondhand Lions as Hub 7.2 Movie
13. 2003 Open Range as Boss Spearman 7.2 Movie
14. 2002 John Q as Lt. Frank Grimes 7.2 Movie
15. 2000 The 6th Day as Dr. Griffin Weir 6.0 Movie
16. 2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds as Otto Halliwell 6.5 Movie
17. 1998 A Civil Action as Jerome Facher 6.5 Movie
18. 1998 Deep Impact as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner 6.3 Movie
19. 1996 Sling Blade as Karl's Father 7.5 Movie
20. 1996 Phenomenon as Doc 6.5 Movie
21. 1995 The Scarlet Letter as Roger Chillingworth 6.1 Movie
22. 1993 Falling Down as Prendergast 7.4 Movie
23. 1990 Days of Thunder as Harry Hogge 6.4 Movie
24. 1989 Lonesome Dove as Augustus "Gus" McCrae 7.9 TV
25. 1988 American Experience as Narrator (voice) 6.5 TV
26. 1988 Colors as Bob Hodges 6.5 Movie
27. 1984 The Natural as Max Mercy 6.9 Movie
28. 1982 American Playhouse as Jackson Fentry TV
29. 1979 Apocalypse Now as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore 8.3 Movie
30. 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Priest on Swing (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
31. 1976 The Eagle Has Landed as Col. Max Radl 6.7 Movie
32. 1976 Network as Frank Hackett 7.8 Movie
33. 1974 The Godfather Part II as Tom Hagen 8.6 Movie
34. 1974 The Conversation as The Director (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
35. 1972 The Godfather as Tom Hagen 8.7 Movie
36. 1971 THX 1138 as THX 6.4 Movie
37. 1970 M*A*S*H as Maj. Frank Burns 6.9 Movie
38. 1969 True Grit as Ned Pepper 7.3 Movie
39. 1968 Bullitt as Cabbie Weissberg 7.2 Movie
40. 1968 The Mod Squad 6.1 TV
41. 1967 Judd, for the Defense TV
42. 1967 Cimarron Strip as Joe Wyman TV
43. 1966 Felony Squad TV
44. 1966 The Time Tunnel as Raul Nimon 7.7 TV
45. 1965 The F.B.I. as Joseph Maurice Walker 5.6 TV
46. 1965 The Wild Wild West as Dr. Horace Humphries 7.6 TV
47. 1965 Run for Your Life as Richard Fletcher TV
48. 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre as Harvey Farnsworth TV
49. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV
50. 1963 The Fugitive as Leslie Sessions 7.3 TV
51. 1963 The Outer Limits as Louis Mace 7.8 TV
52. 1963 Arrest and Trial as Morton Ware TV
53. 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird as Boo Radley 8.0 Movie
54. 1962 Combat! as Karl 8.0 TV
55. 1962 Stoney Burke as Joby Pierce TV
56. 1962 The Virginian as Johnny Keel 6.5 TV
57. 1961 Cain's Hundred as Tom Nugent TV
58. 1961 The Defenders as Al Rogart TV
59. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
60. 1959 The Untouchables as Eddie Moon 8.1 TV
61. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Charley Parkes 8.5 TV
62. 1958 Naked City as Lewis Nunda TV
63. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Bart Collins 7.8 TV

1. 2009 Crazy Heart 6.9 Movie

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