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Robert Duvall
5 January 1931
Robert Duvall played in 41 and created 1 movies in the Crime, Drama, Mystery, Music, Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Western, Comedy, War, Music, Romance, Sport, Fantasy, Family genres.
Robert Duvall got succeed with average imdb rating 12.7.
Lived with Luciana Pedraza for seven years before marrying her in 2004. She is 41 years younger than him.
Intentional acting with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse First of the Histrionics in Trendy York.
Fractured several ribs in April 2002 after falling off a horse while rehearsing in search part in Unconcealed Chain (2003).
Served in the U.S. Army (serial #52 346 646) from 19 August 1953 to 20 August 1954, achieving superabundant of Private First Lineage and awarded the State Defense Work Medal.
... Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Reputation. [18 September 2003]
Was roommates and produce friends with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman while all were struggling stage actors in New York before any of them struck it big. Surrounded by the three, Hoffman and Duvall were known for their ways with the women, and Duvall and Hackman were known for their short fuses, which led to numerous band fights. The three day in and day out bonded over comprehensive pragmatic jokes.
Can speak Spanish fluently.
Owns a unconfined trading estate in pastoral Virginia, where some skirmishes of the Internal were fought (he has initiate shells and other artifacts on the worth). Some scenes in Gods and Generals (2003) were filmed on his land.
Being descended from Robert E. Lee, he can actually trace his genealogy back to President George Washington. Washington himself had no biological children, but his wife, Martha Custis, did, and he adopted them after the death of Martha's first husband. Her son, John Custis, had a son of his own, Washington Custis, whose daughter, Mary Custis, was Robert E. Lee's wife. Interestingly, Duvall played Lee in Gods and Generals (2003), opposite Jeff Daniels, who had played Washington in The Crossing (1990). Furthermore, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill off a Mockingbird, is also descended from Robert E. Lee. Duvall starred in the change of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
His favorite city is Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an avid Tango dancer.
His chaplain was a After Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Was director Robert Altman's premier desirable for country chorus-boy in Nashville (1975), but he cast-off Henry Gibson instead when Duvall couldn't do it because of the scheduling. (source: Nashville commentary course).
While a struggling actor, he worked at a post thing as a clerk but quit after six months. He says he didn't after to be there 20 years later, still working in a post office.
Played ancestor Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals (2003), when Martin Sheen was unable to reprise the position (meet to his commitment to "The West Wing" (1999)).
In Gods and Generals (2003), played ancestor Robert E. Lee. The role was instance played close to Martin Shine in Gettysburg (1993). Duvall and Gloss starred together in the popular Vietnam Do battle film Apocalypse On occasion (1979).
Appears in To Dispatch a Mockingbird (1962) and Tender Mercies (1983), both of which were written by Horton Foote, and both of which earned him an Oscar fitting for "Best Screenplay".
His governor was of French Hugenot descent (with the division having immigrated to the U.S. in the 1700s), while his mother was of Anglo-Saxon descent, and is a direct son of Inexact Robert E. Lee.
Has been had a job in more American Videotape Institute Top 100 films (six), than any other actor. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Apocalypse Minute (1979), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974), MASH (1970) and Network (1976). Robert De Niro and James Stewart were each in five.
Shares birthday with Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) co-star Vinnie Jones
By having served in the military, he has earned the legal, should he so choose, to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. That cemetery was built on land seized from the stratum of Robert E. Lee, from whom he is descended.
His behaviour as Mac Sledge in "Tender Mercies" (1983) is ranked #14 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
He publicly criticized chief honcho Steven Spielberg notwithstanding flying to Cuba in October 2002, and vowed never to work for Dreamworks studio again.
He was awarded the Jingoistic Medal of Arts in 2005.
His performance as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now" (1979) is ranked #59 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All One of these days.
A staunch, lifelong supporter of the Republican party, Duvall was personally invited to George W. Bush's inauguration as President in 2001. Duvall attended the convention.
Is response to Duvall's criticism of his trip to Cuba, Steven Spielberg defended himself alongside explaining that he actually went with permission from the American government as a cultural ambassador.
Was considered to save the role of "Brody" in the starting Jaws (1975) film.
Being a soccer fan, he supports the Argentinian federal side.
Born to William Howard Duvall, an U.S. Argosy admiral, and his trouble Mildred Virginia Hart, an unpaid actress.
Received an Titular Doctorate of Arts from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia in 1998.
Ex-sibling-in-law of John Barbarian and Jim Youngs.
Hosted a fundraiser in search Rudolph W. Giuliani at his Hollywood home in January 2008. He later endorsed Senator John McCain after Guiliani dropped out.
Put up $5 million of his own money to back The Apostle after it was rejected by numerous studios.
Travels to Argentina at least five times a year and has a home there.
He says the work he is most proud of past far is his part as the antediluvian Texas Ranger Augustus McCrae in the 1990 TV miniseries Lonesome Dove.
Has a family kith to two 2008 Presidential hopefuls. A given of his ancestors, Mareen Duvall, is also an ancestor of Barack Obama. John McCain's family has been elaborate in the military for several generations, including an ancestor who worked with George Washington, to whom Duvall is tied up (alongside adoption).
Watched Broken Trail (2006) (TV) with President George W. Bush in a idiosyncratic screening at the White Clan. (11 June 2006).
Narrated a video supporting John McCain for the Republican National Meeting in 2008.
The middle of three brothers, his elder buddy William Duvall and younger fellow-man John Duvall both appeared as singers in his film Angelo My Girl (1983).
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