Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and director. He has been nominated for seven
Academy Awards (winning for his performance in
Tender Mercies), seven
Golden Globes (winning four), and has multiple nominations and one win each of the
BAFTA,
Screen Actors Guild Award, and
Emmy Award. He received the
National Medal of Arts in 2005. He has starred in some of the most acclaimed and popular films and television series of all time, including
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962),
The Twilight Zone (1963),
The Outer Limits (1964),
Bullitt (1968),
True Grit (1969),
MASH (1970),
THX 1138 (1971),
Joe Kidd (1972),
The Godfather (1972),
The Godfather Part II (1974),
The Conversation (1974),
Network (1976),
Apocalypse Now (1979),
The Handmaid's Tale (1990), and
Falling Down (1993).