Robert Selden Duvall (/duːˈvɔːl/)
{January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026}
An American actor, filmmaker, and producer
With a career spanning seven decades, he received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards,
two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Satellite Award,
and a Screen Actors Guild Award
He was critically acclaimed for his technical proficiency and chameleon-like ability to assume a convincing role. Vincent Canby dubbed him "the American Olivier" in 1980 and this label stuck
"In 1959, Duvall made his first television appearance on
Armstrong Circle Theater in the episode "The Jailbreak". He appeared regularly on television as a guest actor during the 1960s, often in action, suspense, detective, or crime dramas.
His appearances during this time include performances on
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Naked City, The Untouchables,
Route 66, The Twilight Zone, Combat!, The Outer Limits,
The Fugitive, T.H.E. Cat, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,
The Time Tunnel, The Wild Wild West, The F.B.I.,
and The Mod Squad"
in a still from the television miniseries "Lonesome Dove,"
on March 30, 1988
CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images
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