Legendary actor Robert Duvall got his start on television in the 1950s, but “To Kill A Mockingbird” marked his feature film debut — and what a debut it was. As local outcast Boo Radley, Duvall ends up with one of the film’s most heroic moments, and the actor earned praise for his performance. Duvall went on to become one of Hollywood’s most revered actors, earning an Oscar (in addition to six nominations), a BAFTA, two Emmys, and more.
Some of Duvall’s major works include “The Godfather” films, “Apocalypse Now,” “The Conversation,” “Network,” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” His official filmography currently tops out at 145 appearances on film and TV and counting, and though he understandably seems to be taking on fewer roles as he gets older (the actor is now 92), Duvall has not completely retired. In 2022 he appeared in the basketball drama “Hustle” and the Edgar Allen Poe movie “The Pale Blue Eye,” and in 2021 Deadline reported that he’ll star in Ed Harris’ upcoming film “The Ploughman.”
Post “Mockingbird,” Duvall has also been active in philanthropy and politics. In previous decades, he vocally supported Republican politicians for President, even appearing at George W. Bush’s inauguration, but in 2014, he told the Daily Beast the party is “a mess” and admitted he had become an Independent. Duvall and his fourth wife, Argentinian actor-director Luciana Pedraza, created the Robert Duvall Children’s Fund, a conservation and education non-profit, in 2001.