Robert Duvall's Favorite Character Role (Lonesome Dove)

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During his interview on Charlie Rose, Robert Duvall tells of his favorite role and character of Augustus "Gus" McCrae in the great miniseries, Lonesome Dove. From this portrayal of the tough, yet compassionate ex-captain of the Texas Rangers, Gus is a figure who remains firmly entrenched in American cinema and cowboy movies.

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Robert Duvall (b. 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Duvall started his career on stage before transitioning to film and television.
Duvall made his Broadway debut in the play Wait Until Dark in 1966. He returned to the stage in David Mamet's play American Buffalo in 1977 earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play nomination. He made his feature film acting debut portraying Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Other early roles include in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), M*A*S*H (1970), THX 1138 (1971), Joe Kidd (1972), and Tomorrow (1972), the latter of which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite.
Duvall won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Tender Mercies (1983). His other Oscar-nominated films include The Godfather (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979), The Apostle (1997), A Civil Action (1998), and The Judge (2014). Other notable roles include The Outfit (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), True Confessions (1981), The Natural (1984), Days of Thunder (1990), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Falling Down (1993), The Paper (1994), The Scarlet Letter (1995), The Apostle (1997), Open Range (2003), Crazy Heart (2009), Get Low (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and Widows (2018).
Throughout his career, he has starred in numerous television programs. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for the AMC limited series Broken Trail (2007) His other Emmy-nominated roles were in the CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989), the HBO film Stalin (1992), and the TNT film The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996). #robertduvallcharlierose

Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series, but the third installment in the series chronologically.
The story revolves around the relationships between several retired Texas Rangers and their adventures driving a cattle herd from Texas to Montana. Set in the closing years of the Old West, the novel explores themes of old age, death, unrequited love, and friendship.
The novel was a bestseller and won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1989, it was adapted as a TV miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall, which won both critical and popular acclaim. (Wikipedia)

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW PLAYLIST:

[buccos]

Best Western ever made, and Im aware that is a bold statement.

[theguyinmaine]

The two couldn't have been a better pair. The complete difference in the two made the friendship and the movie. Both were excellent in this movie.

[fliellerenterprises]

Larry McMurtry's finest work, and Robert Duvall's best performance. Lonesome Dove is, to this day, my favorite film about the American west.

[spencerhensley]

I’m happy Duvall himself recognizes what a great gem this series was. I loved his character of Augustus Mccrae so much that when my wife got me a cat for my birthday I named him McCrae in honor of Duvall’s character my favorite cowboy ever.

[jimreed]

I can’t say enough good things about this movie and the role played by Mr. Duvall. Simply spectacular.

[sboy]

Duvall was born for this part - it was his destiny. I have 3 sons and we watched this series almost every year as they grew up - as grown men they still love it, it’s a classic.

[kenbrown]

No two actors could have pulled off these two roles as well as Duvall and Jones. They made the characters come to life and connected two old Texas Rangers to the imaginations of many wanna-be cowboys. Oh, to have true friends that have the traits and perspective of these two gentlemen from the formative days of our great state of Texas.

[carolecarr]

I loved that series & especially that scene. Note the way Call saw it coming & turned around to watch his back. PHENOMINAL writing & acting.

[michaelmancini]

Duvall is an artisan, he's played many great rolls, I agree with him, Augustus McCrae was the perfect character, played by the perfect actor, no one could have done it better.

[CAB]

This move came out when I was 14 years old. I couldn’t get enough of it. Thank god for VHS. I watch it 4 or 5 times a year sometimes more. If I could ever relive a movie it would be this one❤

[joseywales]

I have watched the series over and over. Timeless Classic

[investorswantedchannel]

It IS one of the greatest written characters and directed performances in Earth history. I have watched it 25 times. Almost perfect!!!

[dannydobbs]

Never be another one this awesome I still watch it all the time ✌🏻from Ga.

[docstock]

One of if not THE Greatest mini-series with one of the best actors of all time! 💯💥

[brunopadovani]

I absolutely LOVED Lonesome Dove. The book, the movie, and the acting by Duvall & Jones.

[karenkretschmer]

Mr Duvall, I deeply enjoyed your kindness to speak with me. You are a treasure of the theater. Thank you for talent you've shared and the joy you've brought to so many of us.

[jrod]

Of All the great westerns I’ve watched and loved this is the Best. They should make this a required viewing to young men in the 6th-7th grade. If our young men emulated Gus and Call the troubles we face in modern times would dissipate. Great story, Great characters, Great actors. Makes one long for a different time, age.

[patricialefler]

Every role this man is in is remarkable. He is one of the best actors of my life time!

[bryangriffin]

Mr Duvall has had so many fantastic roles over the years and did such a wonderful job portraying all of those characters. Lonesome dove is one of his crowning achievements and he and Tommy Lee Jones played so well off each other.

[vanessalittle-sellers]

LONESOME DOVE IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME!! THERE CANNOT BE ANOTHER…NOT AS GREAT!! I CAN WATCH IT OVER AND OVER!!