Happy Birthday: Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Born: January 5, 1931 in San Diego, California, USA

I got into acting because I wanted to act, not to become a star. The word ‘star’ is so strange, especially in this country, I think, I don’t know. It has something to do with a whole scene. Like with The Great Santini (1979), when I shook the producer’s hand for the first time – before I could even sit down in the chair – he said, “They’re talking about Oscars.” We hadn’t even started rehearsals yet. I mean, the whole industry is so geared to that – Oscars, the star system.

To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 dir. by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck Robert Duvall

MASH 1970 dir. Robert Altman Starring Donald Sutherland Elliot Gould

THX 1138 1971 dir. George Lucas Starring Duvall Donald Pleasence

The Godfather 1972 dir. Francis Ford Coppola starring Marlon Brando Al Pacino

The Godfather Part II 1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola Starring Al Pacino Robert De Niro Network 1976 dir. Sidney Lumet Starring Faye Dunaway William Holden Apocalypse Now 1979 dir. Francis Ford Coppola starring Martin Sheen Marlin Brando Days of Thunder 1990 dir. Tony Scott Also Starring Nicole Kidman Duvall JOHN Q 2002 dir. Nick Cassavetes Starring: Denzel Washington Robert Duvall THE NATURAL 1984 dir. Barry Levinson Stars: Robert Redford Robert Duvall

Falling Down 1993 dir. Schumacher Starring Michael Douglas Duvall

The Paper 1994 dir. Ron Howard Starring Michael Keaton Glenn Close Marisa Tomei

Crazy Heart dir. Scott Cooper Cast Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhall

THE GREAT SANTINI 1979 dir. Lewis John Carlino Starring: Robert Duvall Blythe Danner

We Own the Night 2007 Directed by James Gray Starring Mark Wahlberg Joaquin Phoenix Duvall

Lucky You 2007 dir. Curtis Hanson Starring Eric Bana Drew Barrymore Duvall

Four Christmases 2008 dir. Seth Gordon Starring Vince Vaughn Reece Witherspoon

The Road dir. John Hillcoat Stars: Viggo Mortensen Charlize Theron Kodi Smit-McPhee

PHENOMENON 1996 dir. Jon Turteltaub Starring: John Travolta Kyra Sedgwick

GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS 2000 dir. Dominic Sena Starring: Nicolas Cage Angelina Jolie

JACK REACHER 2012 dir. Christopher McQuarrie Stars: Tom Cruise Rosamund Pike

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