Old coworker was in FX on that flick. Had a good conversation with him. Said he loved to quail hunt. If I remember right, said he like to use his Rem. 1100 12 ga.
I was just talking to my wife a day or two ago about how great of an actor DuVall is. Many movies not mentioned. The original, The Killer Elite, with James Caan. The Handmaid's Tale. True Confessions.
The reason I was talking about DuVall with my wife was what he brought to three specific roles that I was thinking of right then. Playing Boo Radley, he brought dignity to an outcast. In The Apostle, he played somebody that he probably didn't see eye-to-eye with as far as religion, but yet he was extremely respectful of those types of beliefs. He played a person many would consider a fanatic and was greatly empathetic on many levels. The last was his portrayal of Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals and he played Lee in one of the worst time periods in American history...basically now, as far as very many people seeing Lee's side of things. Even anybody not agreeing with the southern cause had to see the honor of the man he portrayed. To me, even before many people mentioned these roles here, I thought these three kind of typify the awesome actor he is and his body of work.
Don’t forget God’s and Generals. He’s got a place near my old stomping grounds and used to see him out and about quite often. Young gals still swoon all over him and his wife is a sweetheart.
A great and prolific actor. You guys have mentioned a number of his movies that I've not seen. I'll have to work on that. Lonesome Dove and Godfather are probably the favorites of the ones I have seen. Seems like I read once that he raised horses at one time.
Imho perfect casting on lonesome Dove, both Duvall and Jones can actually ride a horse. They were well mounted but the grey horse they called the hell bitch was actually a gelding. I thought Diane Lane done a good job.
Great actor. I was watching Bullitt yesterday, made in 1968, and there was Robert Duvall in a bit role as a cab driver.
In about 1963 he starred in a Twilight Zone episode where he played a guy who was fascinated by a display in a museum. It was a replica of a big house, like a big doll house, and there were figures of a family there including a beautiful lady. In the last scene, Duvall had shrunk down to 3 inches tall, and joined the pretty lady in the doll house.
Something I've noticed is when other actors are cast in movies along with Duvall most seem to do a much better job in their roles and some even just become better actors altogether.
Something I've noticed is when other actors are cast in movies along with Duvall most seem to do a much better job in their roles and some even just become better actors altogether.
Even a dumbass like Costner can't kill a DuVall performance.
Something I've noticed is when other actors are cast in movies along with Duvall most seem to do a much better job in their roles and some even just become better actors altogether.
Even a dumbass like Costner can't kill a DuVall performance.
I think Costner is a pretty good actor. I've liked most movies he starred in, including Open Range.
Something I've noticed is when other actors are cast in movies along with Duvall most seem to do a much better job in their roles and some even just become better actors altogether.
Even a dumbass like Costner can't kill a DuVall performance.
Now that you mention it, Duvall acting alongside Costner In Open Trails I think Costner did a bang-up job in his role in that movie and become a better actor since solely BECAUSE of Duvall's influence.
While there are a lot of movies that Robert Duvall has been terrific in my all time favorite is his role in a movie called "Tomorrow". It was made early in his career and set in the rural South.
Geronimo, Colors, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Joe Kidd, Lonesome Dove, The Natural, True Grit, Crazy Heart, Tender Mercies and the list goes on! Great actor
Imho perfect casting on lonesome Dove, both Duvall and Jones can actually ride a horse. They were well mounted but the grey horse they called the hell bitch was actually a gelding. I thought Diane Lane done a good job.
The story is that Duvall did not know head from tail on a horse when he went to Hollywood.
But, as the majority of films in those days were westerns, Duvall figured that more roles would become available if he could ride a horse. So he got professional training.