Acclaimed Actor Robert Duvall Dies at 95
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall whose screen career spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall was best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles, per CNN . He died “peacefully”…
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall whose screen career spanned six decades, has died.
He was 95.
Duvall was best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles, per CNN.
He died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, according to a statement sent by his public relations agency on behalf of his wife, Luciana.
Duvall played the Corleone family consigliere, or key adviser, in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.” This earned his the first of his seven Academy Award nominations for the 1972 film. He reprised the role two years later in “The Godfather Part II.”
He was born in San Diego, California, the son of his a career naval officer. Duvall played a wide variety of roles, from cowboys to military men.
The actor appeared in a number of plays before being cast in the film version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the small but pivotal of Arthur “Boo” Radley in 1962.