Media representatives have positioned it asAmerican Lawrence Olivier. Being a talented and bright actor of a dramatic genre, he did not set himself the task to be a Hollywood star by any means.
Duval Robert is a veteran of the Americancinema, which is the owner of many prestigious awards and awards: “Oscar”, several “Golden globes”, several “Emmy” - among them. The San Diego performer brilliantly reincarnated not only in the image of a statistical "Yankee", but also could play delicately high-ranking officials and politicians. Duval Robert played on the screen of even Stalin himself. The American Film Institute noted that the above-mentioned actor took part in one hundred films that were recognized as the best of the best. Duval Robert himself did not hide the fact that his favorite genre in cinema is Western. What was his way to the top of Olympus? Consider this question in more detail.
Duval Robert is a native of the California city of San Diego.
He was born on January 5, 1931 in a military family.His father subsequently rose to the rank of admiral, and his mother was a relative of General Robert Lee, who was actively involved in the fighting during the Civil War that unfolded in the United States. Robert Duval, whose biography is filled with vivid events and fateful meetings, spent a lot of time in Annapolis, since this town was located not far from the Naval Academy of the country. For some time, the boy attended schools located in Severn Park and St. Louis. After graduating from the College of Principles and the Educational Institution of Christian Science, a young man joined the ranks of the US military.
In his youth, Robert Duval entered the acting school of the Neighborhood Playhouse, which was located in New York. It was in 1954.
Comprehend the basics of acting on an empty stomachit was difficult, and the young man decides to get a job as a mail clerk. Duval's fellow students were Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. Subsequently, he will repeatedly meet with these famous actors on the set. Robert was taught theater wisdom Sanford Meisner, who offered him a role in the play "Midnight Bell" (Horton Foote). After some time, the creative symbiosis "Foot and Robert Duval" will have priority for the latter. It is the playwright who will bother the Californian actor to be approved for the image of the Scarecrow Redley in the sensational film “To Kill a Mocking Mover” (1962).
Duvall Robert (height 177 cm) will play his debut role in the New York Melpomene Gate. In 1958, he was entrusted to play Frank Gardner in the production of Mrs. Warren's Profession (Bernard Shaw).
Некоторое время спустя калифорнийский актер был involved in the play "Call Me By Name" (Michael Chartleaf), in which he reincarnated as a hero named Doug. It should be noted and brilliantly played the role of Robert in the production of Ulu Grosbart "Days and Nights of Bibi Fenstermaker." Gradually, Meisner’s student gained experience and began to win the sympathy of avid theatergoers. The audience began to go to mass shows in which Robert Duval took part. Photos of the actor often began to decorate theatrical posters. The actor’s work in the play “View from a Bridge”, directed by Dustin Hoffman and Ulu Grosbarth in 1965, was especially fond of theater-goers. In total, Duval took part in 780 performances.
In the life of Robert was a period when he triedtheir strength on television, which was an excellent launching pad for filming in serials 50-60-ies of the last century. It should be noted the work of Duval in the tapes "Escape from Prison" and "Exact Delay".
Screen images, albeit episodic,the audience remembered, and gradually they began to invite him to act in crime dramas, detectives, westerns. This, in particular, is about the films "Defenseless City", "The Untouchables", "Alfred Hitchcock", "Route 66".
However, this is a trial ball in the movie for Duvalbecame the once popular film "To Kill a Mockingbird", where he was to play a teenager who had lived in isolation from society for a long time. Until now, film experts believe that the work of Robert Mulligan is the best adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee. Critics praised the debut of Duval, who was able to transform into the Scarecrow through body language and gestures, without saying a word. After such a great success, the directors began to offer work to an actor from San Diego.
In the 60s, he starred in the film Paul CabotWinston "Captain Newman, MD" (role of Captain). Then he accepted the offer to play in the film of the fantastic genre “Countdown”. Also worth noting is the brilliant performance of a mummer in the film “People of the Rain” (the film by Francis Ford Coppola).
In the 70s actor Robert Duval takes partin the famous crime drama "The Godfather" - I, II. He was no longer offered a supporting role: Meisner's student turned into a colorful actor. George Lucas was pleased that Robert Duvall agreed to play in his film "THX - 1138", reincarnated as a fighter against totalitarian methods of government. With Sam Packinp, he played in the movie Elite Killers, in which he was entrusted with the role of an unprincipled killer.
In the 80s Duval continued to act in high-quality movies. In particular, he succeeded in the role of sports commentator in the film “Nugget” and the image of a policeman in the film “Colors”.
The next decade in the career of an actor was also fruitful.
Robert Duvall, whose filmography includesan unimaginably huge number of bright roles, agrees to play Joseph Stalin in a film of Ivan Passer with the same name. Disorderable Rose (father of the family), Fall (policeman), Gazeta (deceived editor) - this is only a small fraction of what the Californian actor played in the 90s.
Robert Duvall even produced the film The Apostle. He also worked in directing, but did not achieve success in this field.
Besides the fact that the actor has prestigiousfilm awards and awards, his name is immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, he received the "National Medal for Achievements in Art" - he was awarded personally by George W. Bush in the White House.
The personal life of Duval was ambiguous.He married four times, but no one had given birth to him. His second half was also involved in cinema. His last wife is Argentine actress Luciana Pedraza, younger than Duval, for 41 years. However, this fact does not confuse the couple in love, and they are happy together. For a long time they lived in a civil marriage, and only in 2004 they played a wedding.
