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American actor, director, and producer Robert Duvall has had an extensive career in film and television since he first appeared in an episode of '' Armstrong Circle Theatre'' in 1959. His television work during the 1960s includes ''
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'' (1961), ''
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'' (1962), '' The Twilight Zone'' (1963), ''
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'' (1964), ''
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'' (1965–1969), and '' The Mod Squad'' (1969). He was then cast as General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1979 miniseries ''
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''. In 1989, he played
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alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the
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Western adventure television miniseries '' Lonesome Dove''. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. Three years later, he portrayed
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revolutionary and Soviet political leader Joseph Stalin in the television film '' Stalin'' (1992), which earned him another Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Film. Duvall's first film role was as Boo Radley in the 1962 film '' To Kill a Mockingbird'' with
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. His other roles in the 1960s included '' Bullitt'' with
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(1968) and '' True Grit'' with
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(1969). In the 1970s, he played
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in ''
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'' (1970), Tom Hagen in '' The Godfather'' (1972) and '' The Godfather Part II'' (1974),
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in ''
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'' (1972),
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in ''
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'' (1976), Bull Meechum in ''
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'' (1979) and as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in '' Apocalypse Now'' (1979). In 1983, Duvall was cast as Mac Sledge in the drama film '' Tender Mercies'', which earned him an Academy Award and
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for Best Actor. He went on to co-star in the films ''
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(1984), ''
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'' with Tom Cruise (1990), as Joseph Pulitzer in ''
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(1992), '' Something to Talk About'' with Julia Roberts (1995), '' Sling Blade'' with Billy Bob Thornton (1996), '' A Family Thing'' with James Earl Jones (1996), '' Phenomenon'' with
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(1996), and '' Deep Impact'' with Téa Leoni (1998). For his role in the 1998 film '' A Civil Action'' again with Travolta, he won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. In the 2000s, Duvall had notable roles in the films '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' opposite Nicolas Cage (2000), '' Secondhand Lions'' co-starring with Michael Caine (2003), ''
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'' co-starring with Kevin Costner (2003) and in the comedy film '' Four Christmases'' opposite Vince Vaughn (2008). He starred in and executive produced the 2006 Western
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, '' Broken Trail''. For that, he won two
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s, one for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie and the other for Outstanding Miniseries which he shared with the other producers. In 2012, he reunited with Tom Cruise after 22 years in the action thriller film '' Jack Reacher'' where he played the character Cash. In 2014, he co-starred with Robert Downey Jr. in the legal drama film '' The Judge'' where he played Judge Joseph Palmer, the father of Downey's character.


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* '' The Godfather'' (2006) – voice role of Tom Hagen * '' The Godfather II'' (2009) – voice role of Tom Hagen


See also

* List of awards and nominations received by Robert Duvall


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External links

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