US EditionRobert Duvall, indelible actor from 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' dies at 95
The award-winning actor passed away peacefully at 95 at his Virginia home, leaving behind a legacy spanning nearly seven decades in film and television.
- 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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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 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 [...]
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.
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning star of 'The Godfather', dies at 95
Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer also known as a consigliere in The Godfather films, has died at the age of 95. Duvall was also known for his roles in The Natural, a baseball movie starring Robert Redford, and the remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds starring Nicholas Cage. Death His death on Sunday was confirmed by his wife, Luciana Pedraza Duvall. “Yesterday, we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the g…
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