To Kill a Mockingbird

It was the first of many exceptional films for the actor. Robert Duvall as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird Image Via Universal Pictures.

Other notable films that he made better by appearing in include Network, The Conversation, The Outfit, and The Natural just to name a few. He has been nominated for an Academy Award seven times taking home a statue for his performance in the 1983 drama Tender Mercies and probably should have won several more for his roles in The Great Santini, The Apostle, and the aforementioned Apocalypse Now. In a movie with a runtime of over two hours and nine minutes, our first look at the face of the young Robert Duvall is exactly at the two-hour mark. An epic climax to one of the best stories ever told and then adapted to film as Atticus thanks Boo for saving his children's lives and Scout walks him home hand in hand. The character of Boo Radley is one shrouded in mystery and exists more as an allusion spoken of in hushed tones by the children of the local neighborhood. Before making his debut in To Kill a Mockingbird, Duvall had appeared in a number of popular television shows in the early 60s including small roles in Route 66 and Naked City.