Actor Robert Duvall, known for his roles in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, died on Sunday at his home in Middleburg, Va. He was 95.
His wife Luciana Duvall shared the news in a statement on Facebook, writing, “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort.”
“To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all,” she wrote.
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“Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind.”
Duvall was a seven-time Academy Award nominee, who won his only Oscar for his leading role as a country singer in Tender Mercies in 1984. He also won an Emmy in 2007 for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries for his role as Prentice Ritter in Broken Trail.
Duvall’s career spanned 60 years with his first big-screen role was Boo Radley in 1962’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In 1969, he worked with Francis Ford Coppola on the drama The Rain People and the following year, he got the role of Frank Burns in M*A*S*H. He also starred in George Lucas’s THX 1138.
Duvall went on to reach new heights of fame with his performance as Corleone family lawyer Tom Hagen in Coppola’s The Godfather in 1972 and The Godfather Part II in 1974.
“It always comes back to The Godfather. The first ones are two of the best films ever made. About a quarter of the way into it, we knew we had something special,” Duvall told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2010.
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