In recent years, Duvall said he has focused mainly on small parts instead of lead roles. In terms of retirement, “There always comes a day where you say, 'That's it, no more. ' I haven't quite come to that, but almost.” He believes that “there will always be good actors.
Duvall has been married four times but does not have any children. "I guess I'm shooting blanks," he said in 2007. He has said, "[I've tried] with a lot of different women, in and out of marriage."
Both Wayne and Hathaway had difficulties with Robert Duvall, with the director having constant shouting matches with his supporting actor, and Duvall and Wayne nearly coming to blows.
Wayne outright condemned the evolution the Western genre underwent in the 1960s, refusing to star alongside Clint Eastwood even though Clint Eastwood was eager to work with him. Because the two subgenres of Wild West movies were never reconciled, it meant inevitably that Wayne and Eastwood would never be either.
They did. Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall were good friends in the 1950s and 60s, when they were working menial jobs and scrounging for any sort of roles. All three survived the classic whipsaw between hope and rejection to become part of that rare breed—character actors on Hollywood's A-list.
Good friends with Al Gore, Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Oliver Stone, Robert Duvall, and Will Smith. As of 2023, has appeared in six films that were nominated for a Best Picture Oscar: Love Story (1970), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), JFK (1991), The Fugitive (1993), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Lincoln (2012).
Known for his intense and complex portrayals, he has brought to life characters that capture the essence of the American spirit. Duvall shot to fame in the classic To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as a cast member in The Godfather before wowing critics with his Oscar-winning turn in Tender Mercies.
Throughout his life, Robert was married four times, and he never had any children. He was wed to Barbara Benjamin from 1961 to 1981, to Gail Youngs from 1982 to 1986, and to Sharon Brophy from 1991 to 1995. He married his fourth wife Luciana Pedraza in 2005, and they remain together today.
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Robert Duvall turned down the $1 million that the studio had offered to re-create his role of Tom Hagen. Duvall did not feel that his proposed salary was commensurate with what Al Pacino and Diane Keaton were getting ($5 million and $1.5 million, respectively). The character was subsequently written out.
Robert Duvall told KUSI News, “I've known Jimmy Caan for decades. We always had a lot of fun together … but at the base of it all, he wanted to be accepted as an actor. That was his calling, and he was a very special talent as an actor and a terrific friend." Adam Sandler wrote on Twitter, “James Caan.
Duvall lived for a short while in Loudoun County before acquiring the farm where he now lives. "My wife says for her, Virginia is the last station before heaven," Duvall said, laughing. "She loves it here. We like Texas, but we like living here."
He was born in Silver Spring, Maryland to Robert Andrew Duvall (1926–1971) and Mary Alida Carlson (1925–1997) and is a second cousin of actor Robert Duvall.
despite reports he'd suffered a stroke. Several news outlets reported Duvall, 85, had gone Mia the last 7 months following a health scare. But his rep, Jim Dobson, tells TMZ the stroke thing is 100% false, and the pics from the reunion in Fort Worth prove it.
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Duvall, 73, recalled working alongside Jack Nicholson on one of the most iconic movies in film history. Referring to him as a "classic," Duvall said, "He's the greatest. I mean, the whole crew loved Jack. He was one popular guy, and with me, too.
Duvall and Pedraza first crossed paths in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a 2011 interview with Esquire, Duvall said, “I met my wife in Argentina. The flower shop was closed, so I went to the bakery. If the flower shop had been open, I never would've met her.”
But, well, that's why they call it acting. “I represent cowboys, as opposed to really being one,” Duvall modestly insists during a recent C&I interview. “I'd have been one for real if I hadn't gone into acting, and stayed at my uncle's big cattle and sheep ranch up in the sweetgrass fields of Montana.
It just so happens, that Eastwood incurred the displeasure of such a legendary cowboy—none other than John Wayne. Eastwood starred in the 1973 film High Plains Drifter which he also directed. Now a classic, the film was absolutely hated by John Wayne, an iconic figure in the western genre and Eastwood's senior.
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None of John Wayne's show-business friendships were as enduring, or as entertaining, as the kinship he forged with two men he met around the same time—character actor Ward Bond and director John Ford.
However, Bacall had a real issue with how Wayne couldn't stop spitting on the set, which really got on the actor's last nerve. Wayne personally recommended hiring Bacall for The Shootist after they worked together on 1955's Blood Alley.
