Biography
Robert Duval - the elder of the American cinema. Although the favorite movie of the actor is Western, in his filmography there are detectives, comedies and fantastic ribbons, criminal dramas and biographical paintings.Childhood and youth
The artist was born in the family of Military William Howard Duval, subsequently became Admiral, and the amateur-lover of Mildred Virginia Hart. Each of Robert's parents lived over 80 years. The actor has British, German, Swiss, French and Welsh roots.
Father's ancestor is one of the first settlers of America Marin Duval, who arrived in the new light from France in 1650. According to the mother line, Robert - the descendant of General Robert Edward Lee. The actor played ancestor in the film "Gods and generals."
Although Robert's hometown - California San Diego, a significant part of Childhood Duval spent in the capital of Maryland - the town of Annapolis, whose climate looks like Krasnodar. In the biography of the star American cinema there was a urgent service. The year after the end of College Robert gave the army.
After demobilization in 1954, Duval entered the New York Art School of Acting. During study, the guy worked on the mail. In 1958, Robert debuted at the Gate Theater, and in 1959 - on American television.
Personal life
Despite four marriages, Robert has no children. Of the first three marriages of the actor, a union was the union with the dancer Barbara Benjamin, which lasted 11 years. Each of the two subsequent marriages of Duvaly - with the actress Gail Yangs and the Dancer Sharon Brofi - was 2 times shorter than the first one.Now the actor is married to Lucian Pedrasha - Argentine actress, which appeared on the light of the release of the 1st part of the Great Father. Spouses were born on one day (January 5), but with a difference of 41 years old. Lusiana is the granddaughter of the first South American Woman Aviator Susana Ferrari Billingheurst. On all photos with a young wife, Duval looks very happy.
Robert is already friends with Gin Hackman. Among the accuracy of the actor, whose growth is 178 cm, - horses and Argentine tango. Duval's favorite dance shot the film "Killing Tango", in which played with his wife. Robert is a supporter of the Republican Party, often publicly speaking in support of Republican politicians.
Films
The debut film of Duval "Kill Mocking" received 8 nominations for the Oscar premium. The role of Robert was small, but difficult - without words, with the help of facial expressions and gestures, the young actor played a "mysterious monster", like the monster in the "Scarlet Flower" with a tender soul.
The epic was the cooperation of Duval with Francis Ford Coppoll. Robert played in the three famous paintings of the director - the first two parts of the "godfather" (he refused to participate in the third) and the "Apocalypse Today" ribbon.
In the youth, Duval had a mischievous character and at the set of Gangster Saga repeatedly showed his bare ass performer from Marlon Brando. Actors James Kaan and Al Pacino joined the fun. The conflict was resolved when Brando followed the example of young sales.
In 1992, Robert created the image of the leader of all nations in the Bayopic "Stalin", telling about the personal life of the Soviet top. The highest award of the American Film Academy went to the actor for the role of a spidaling Country singer in the "Gentle Mercy" film.
Interesting cinema conditions created Duval in the painting "Apostle", which he himself removed, and in the late tape "Judge". In both films, the characters who previously led the righteous lifestyle are committing crimes.
Robert Duval now
On the eve of 2019, the Criminal drama "Widow" was published in Russian rental - the remake of the American mini-series 1985. Duval in the tape played father Jack Malligan, a challenger for the post of Alderman district.The character of a veteran of the American cinema previously held the position to which his son was running performed by Colin Farrell. Given that the influential family competes the dark-skinned candidate, the situation resembles the confrontation of George Bush - the younger and Barack Obama.
Filmography
- 1962 - "Kill the crossbar"
- 1966 - "Pursuage"
- 1972 - "Great Father"
- 1974 - "Great Father - 2"
- 1973 - "Team"
- 1979 - "Apocalypse Today"
- 1983 - "Gentle Mercy"
- 1992 - "Stalin"
- 1997 - "Apostle"
- 2002 - "Killing Tango"
- 2003 - "Gods and generals"
- 2009 - "Road"
- 2009 - "Bury me alive"
- 2012 - Hemingway and Gellhorn
- 2012 - "Jack Reacher"
- 2014 - "Judge"
- 2018 - "Widow"