“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It was probably the most famous line that Robert Duvall was allowed to utter so far.
His Oscar-nominated role as the unleashed military, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, in the genre-defining anti-war film “Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford Coppola (1979) cemented his international reputation as a character actor.
Duvall will be 90 years old tomorrow. He can look back on more than 130 film and television roles, including “The Godfather”. The Hollywood star recently agreed to a new one. In addition to Adam Sandler (“Uncut Gems”), he is said to be involved in the Netflix sports drama “Hustle”. The film “12 Mighty Orphans,” which shows a group of orphans becoming a victorious football team during the Great Depression, has already been shot. The main role of the coach is played by Duvall, who only five years ago entered the Oscar race for the seventh time at the age of 84 in the judicial drama “Der Richter”.
Robert Duvall als Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in ??Apocalypse Now??
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The Californian doesn’t want to know anything about the pension. He just admits that he doesn’t have that much energy left. The San Diego-born son of an admiral and amateur actress moved the family a lot. His parents talked him into acting.
After completing his military service, he began his studies, at times he shared an apartment with his colleague Dustin Hoffman. After success on Broadway, Duvall made his film debut at the side of Gregory Peck in 1962 as the nerd Boo Radley in “Who disturbs the nightingale”. Ten years later the first Oscar nomination followed as the adopted son of Vito Corleone and Mafia lawyer Tom Hagen in “The Godfather” (1972). In 1983 he finally won the trophy as the alcoholic country singer Mac Sledge in “The Comeback of Love”.
Robert Duvall in his Oscar role as country singer Mac Sledge.
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The path of the cinema veteran is shaped by male roles between trauma and power. As a Republican supporter who supported John McCain and George W. Bush, he should have had an exciting year. Because he doesn’t like political activism in the dream factory, which is vehemently fighting against Trump. “You should all shut up.”
The passionate tango dancer proudly speaks of his fourth wife, Luciana Pedraza. He raves about her martial arts fighting skills. The childless actor has been married to the Argentinean since 2005. She will be 49 years old tomorrow. (nb)
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