Actor Robert Duvall has died.
NYT – Robert Duvall, who drew from a seemingly bottomless reservoir of acting craftsmanship to transform himself into a business-focused Mafia lawyer, a faded country singer, a cynical police detective, a bullying Marine pilot, a surfing-obsessed Vietnam commander, a mysterious Southern recluse and scores of other film, stage and television characters, died on Sunday. He was 95.
His death was announced in a statement by his wife, Luciana Duvall, who said he had died at home. She gave no other details. He had long lived on a sprawling horse farm in Fauquier County, Va., west of Washington. (more)
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I loved his filmography, but appreciated him even more for his patriotism. Unlike many in his career, he was a stand up guy.
True. He was the opposite of Clooney and Di Nero. Duvall had soul.
💯 A Family Thing was a special favorite here.
Robert Duvall leaves behind a lengthy record of very memorable Legendary performances, second to none!
I have many favorite movies in which he starred, but the Lonesome Dove TV miniseries from the latter 1980s ranks right up there among the top for me.
Second to that, his performance in Assassination Tango was totally unique and classic Duvall!
R.I.P., Robert Duvall !
Completely agree with the Lonsome Dove sentiment! R.I.P. “Gus”!
#MeToo-Lonesome Dove, an all-time favorite. He was good in everything he did. I hope that they run his works to celebrate him. Be nice to re-visit.
Great photo…(Thanks WeeWeed!)
Great miniseries.
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“Seven Days in Utopia” – ANOTHER great movie!
“After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher.” – description of the movie per imdb
LOVED him in Lonesome Dove. But will always think of his portrayal of Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird.
He was awesome in The Godfather.
Boo Radley – excellent character
Tom Haden (Corleone family’s consigliere & lawyer in The Godfather) – timeless classic.
Hard now to imagine anyone other than Duvall in those roles.
What a pity
95 is a Good Life! RIP Mr. Duvall. God Speed.
RIP. Great actor.
wow, he had some really memorable roles. Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies was really really well done. RIP
Personally liked his roles in Westerns the best. Lonesome Dove, etc are classics.
I love Lonesome Dove!
That one is a loss.
I strongly recommend The Apostle, from 1997 with Farrah Fawcett.
Also a smaller, less prominent, role in a movie called “Phenomenon” was very good. Sweet movie, kind of off the radar.
Thanks for the memories Mr. Duvall!!
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak-minded.” – Bob Duvall as Augustus McCrae, Lonesome Dove
My favorite was True Grit as Lucky Ned Pepper. 95, what a great run.
RIP Mr. Duval.
We were fortunate to have him for 95 years. He gave us so many contributions to the acting profession that it’s hard to recount. From Boo Radley (To Kill a Mockingbird) to Augustus McCrea (Lonesome Dove-my favorite) and on and on……
RIP Mr. Duvall and thank you.
I think Mom and I are going to watch “To Kill A Mockingbird” – what a great movie and Robert Duvall helped make it so.
One of my all time favorites. Godspeed, RIP.
I loved him as Gus in ‘Lonesome Dove.’ Had to have watched that taped movie 100 times.
“…… hehe put THAT in your book!” 😂😇
Wait. That’s from Dances with Wolves. I think. Not Robert Duvall.
One of my favorite actors, in one of my favorite movies… Secondhand Lions.
Thank you for sharing your amazing gift with us. An excellent example of high quality, class entertainment.
RIP, Robert. See you in heaven.
Great movie!
Totally agree with you on Second hand Lions. A fabulous movie and extremely entertaining. He and Michael Cain were hilarious together. God bless him. A great life well lived.
I was going to share the same film.
Heaven’s gain is our loss.
Agree!
Love that movie! 🍿
One of my favorite movies too!
I am going to plug in my TV and watch
it tonight….in remembrance of a great man.
RIP Robert Duvall🙏
I loved his thespian work AND his personal worldview.
I always feel a ‘click in the Universe’ when an excellent person’s body of work on Earth is finite & complete;
bittersweet.
To me he’ll always be the rancher he said he’d have been if acting didn’t work out;
Lonesome Dove is top of his filmography imo… (written by Larry McMurtry – who wrote nothing else that was WaS, also imo)
Agustus “Gus” McCrae;
“… Well the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, far as I’m concerned. I’d like a chance t’ shoot at a educated man once in my life.”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096639/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_lonesome%2520dove
Lonesome Dove – Hat Creek Cattle Company School of Bartending
Duvall was raised in the Christian Science religion, though he later noted that he did not attend church. He spent much of his childhood in Annapolis, Maryland, where his father was stationed at the United States Naval Academy.
Seven Days In Utopia!🎉🎉❤️❤️
A gem!
Totally. Classic Duvall.
So many movies, so many parts, so many memorable characters portrayed. A consummate and professional actor throughout his career.
RIP
He was one of those rare actors that I really liked in any role he played.
Yes, Indeedy–What you said!
Great American. Great actor. Rest in Peace Mr. Duvall.
🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful actor.
“Just plant us in the damn garden next to the stupid lion.”
Godfather – Tender Mercies – Lonesome Dove (w/Tommy Lee) – Open Range …. and on and on!
RIP Mr. Duvall….
Open Range. Great movie. Thanks for reminding us.
Duvall was also in “To Kill A Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck.
Duvall played Boo – the next door neighbor’s mentally challenged son.
“Charlie don’t surf!”
One of the greatest lines ever.
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning…it smells like victory”
Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
Someday this war’s gonna end…
Success is no mistake.
Robert Duvall…one of my very favorite actors.
He lived his life in a way that he will be greatly missed.
May Gods peace be with his family.
Best character actor I ever watched on film. Always made audiences lean into their screens. Lonesome Dove and To Kill a Mockingbird were among his many excellent portrayals. A big loss.
He lived his best life and was very entertaining, they don’t make them like that anymore
“You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. The smell… you know that gasoline smell… like victory. Someday this war’s gonna end.”
Perhaps one of the most believable roles of all time.
Another truly great actor passes away. Thank you Robert Duvall for bringing heart and excellence to your films.
A life well lived
the cop pursuing Michael Douglas in Falling Down.
I believe he lived his best life. Rest in Peace
Right up there at the top of the list. God Bless and God Speed Sir…..
Dude lived a long life and put a lot of good movies out. Second Hand Lions will always be a favorite.
Te ser Mercies! A great little gem of a movie.
I like to kick a pig once in a while…
“A man who wants to rent a pig is hard to stop.”
Bluebonnet Spearman – Boss Spearman, in one of my favorite “western” movies, Open Range.
I think Duvall could do everything from A to Z.
The absolute best. Will be watching Second Hand Lions (again) tonight.
Highly recommend “Wrestling Earnest Hemingway” with Robert Duvall as a Cuban barber and Richard Harris as a retired Irish Seaman. One of those little independent films that slips by with little notice. You will like it a lot. Watched it with my Mom, great memory
He was also excellent in the indie “Colors” from director Dennis Hopper.
Oooooohhhhhh this hurts.
Robert Duval has always been one my most favorite people.
He was always the same person, as a civilian, and as an actor.
You always knew where he stood as both, together.
Robert will be missed.
my apologies Robert for the typo on your last name Duvall.
RIP. One of the greats.
Karl’s dad in Slingblade.
“Go on an let me be, you ain’t no kin to me.” Forgot about that one:)
You been playin cards with the chief of po-leece J.D. Shellnut?
One of the greatest actors ever.
RIP, Mr. Duvall.
Let’s not forget “The Great Santini”
If you liked his work, you must watch “Seven Days in Utopia”. It will move you.
RIP Robert. In the book of full lives, your picture is on the cover.
Absolutely one of my favorite actors! Secondhand Lions and Lonesome Dove being two of my favorites. I also liked Open Range. Rest in peace, sir! 🙏❤️
Absolute best roll was boo radley 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Mr. Duvall and Gene Hackman are irreplaceable.
Dr. Humphries – The Falcon – the third season of The Wild Wild West (and plenty of other television shows in the 1960s).
Excellent actor.
I just loved him! Thankfully his works will live on long after him. He was a master. RIP Robert Godspeed.
Best Actor, awesome Man one of the best. My Condolences and Prayers to the Family and Friends. My all time fav is Loneseom Dove.
He made every scene that he was in remarkable.
So much talent.
Made the skill and craft of ‘acting’ look easy.
Thank you for entertaining us for so many years, Mr. Robert Duvall!