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Robert Duvall, indelible actor from 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' dies at 95
- On Feb. 15, Robert Duvall, the Academy Award-winning actor, died peacefully at his Middleburg, Virginia home at age 95, his wife Luciana announced on Facebook and a representative confirmed.
- Best known for Tom Hagen in The Godfather and Lt. Bill Kilgore in Apocalypse Now, Duvall's career spanned seven decades, earning seven Oscar nominations and a win for Tender Mercies.
- Duvall said, 'People come up to me on the street and say, 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning,' like I never knew it and had forgotten it after I said it,' with no formal service planned.
- The film industry loses one of its last links to 1970s filmmaking, leaving a massive body of work studied by actors and directors and praised by fans and colleagues.
- Late in life he remained active, earning an Oscar nomination at 84 for The Judge and receiving the National Medal of Arts ; he declined The Godfather Part III over pay, saying it was "totally unacceptable," Duvall told 60 Minutes.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Legendary actor and director Robert Duvall died Sunday at the age of 95. While he starred in many iconic movies over his career that spanned seven decades, one unique role he had brought a bizarre Depression-Era tale from East Tennessee to the silver screen. Duvall starred in the 2010 movie "Get [...]
Consummate Actor and Oscar Winner Robert Duvall Dies at 95, Star of "The Godfather," "Apocalypse Now," "Tender Mercies"
There really was no one like Robert Duvall. He had seven Oscar nominations and one win, for “Tender Mercies,” a brilliant performance. His hits included the first two “Godfather” movies, “Apocalypse Now,” “The Great Santini,” “MASH” — he was the original Frank Burns, “True Grit,” and dozens of roles in TV’s Golden Age. If you […] The post Consummate Actor and Oscar Winner Robert Duvall Dies at 95, Star of “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” “Tend…
U.S. actor Robert Duvall died at the age of 95.
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Legendary Career, Quiet Passing Robert Duvall — one of American cinema’s most respected character actors — died at age 95, his wife announced. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, leaving behind a seven decade body of work that included indelible roles in films such ...
Robert Duvall, 'Tender Mercies' Oscar winner, dies at 95
Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of “Apocalypse Now” or the spectral Boo Radley in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died at age 95, his wife said in a Facebook post. The actor, who played Tom Hagen, a lawyer for the Corleone family, in “The Godfather” and its first sequel, and starred in the TV miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” di…
Legendary Screen Actor Robert Duvall Passes Away at 95
Robert Duvall, widely hailed as one of the greatest actors of his generation with acclaimed roles in “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95, his family announced Monday. “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away […]
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