US EditionRobert 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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From Consigliere in «The Godfather» to Colonel Bill Kilgore in «Apocalypse Now» – the character actor shaped the cinema.
Oscar-winning actor, 'Godfather' mainstay dead at 95
LOS ANGELES — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95.
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and The Godfather star, dies at 95
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor, has died at the age of 95. He passed away “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, February 15, as confirmed by his publicist and a statement shared by his wife, Luciana Duvall. "To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything," Luciana Duvall wrote, adding, "His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for c…
Robert Duvall brought bizarre real-life tale from East Tennessee to the silver screen
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 [...]
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