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https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/robert-duvall-dead/507-602cd9af-40dd-4906-a671-b83bac86dd01WASHINGTON, D.C., USA Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor whose career across seven decades included memorable roles in "Tender Mercies," "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," has died. He was 95 years old.
The death was confirmed by Duvall's wife, Luciana, on the actor's Facebook page. She said Robert passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by love and comfort.
hlthe2b
(113,529 posts)Great actor and incredibly memorable roles. RIP, Bob

Mary Badham, Robert Duvall and Philip Alford in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962).
sop
(18,259 posts)LisaM
(29,590 posts)For some reason, it was a triple stumper.
I don't really know how to process that someone's first movie character stumped all the Jeopardy contestants and then he died a few days later, but there has to be some kharmic twist to that.
evolves
(5,816 posts)N/T
LisaM
(29,590 posts)"An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose reward is to have his brave act go unrecognized'".
The category name was a huge help. I was quite surprised no one got it, since it's the Tournament of Champions. The two men were ahead with similar scores and they both bet it all, and the woman who was trailing in third didn't bet anything.
This is straying s little from Robert Duvall, sorry.
evolves
(5,816 posts)My mom (who died in 2022) and I both loved Jeopardy.
It didnt air here at all time that i could watch it, so she would call me and sometimes didnt even say hi before launching into the Final Jeopardy category. I loved that.
I wouldve bet it all on this one. She would have been very happy with this category To Kill a Mockingbird was her favorite book.
sop
(18,259 posts)BaronChocula
(4,374 posts)I haven't watched that one yet. But I would have got it anyway. One of my many fave movies along with the first two "Godfather" films.
Was always disappointed he was repug, but I just read he stopped supporting that pigsty in 2014.


quaint
(4,914 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,603 posts)Unlike many within MAGAtry today who are washed-up, talentless hacks.
quaint
(4,914 posts)I'm slow to forgive Repuglycans.
KS Toronado
(23,652 posts)calimary
(89,654 posts)GOOD one, quaint!
Brother Buzz
(39,823 posts)on YouTube?
orleans
(36,812 posts)Marlow Stern Thu, March 13, 2014
Warpy
(114,547 posts)although his range was greater than just that.
He once claimed t o be both.
In any case, I never hired him for his politics. I hired him for his story telling. He will be missed.
quaint
(4,914 posts)popsdenver
(2,092 posts)but most reports say he was a total asshole in real life.......there are a lot of great actors that are like that....sadly......
dweller
(28,126 posts)So long Gus
✌🏻
Shrek
(4,411 posts)Such a great character.
valleyrogue
(2,662 posts)was his role in the Twilight Zone episode, "Miniature." His character was one everybody could identify with, a person who never could fit in with everybody else but found comfort in escaping to a library dollhouse. Great episode. Duvall should have won an Emmy for it.
Goonch
(4,670 posts)
Robert Duvall delivers a gentle, nuanced performance as Charley Parkes, a demure, awkward introvert who lives with his mother. He is single but his mother (Pert Kelton), sister Myra (Barbara Barrie), and his brother-in-law Buddy (Lennie Weinrib) all continually treat him like a child. During the day, Charley works a menial job, but in the evenings he visits a nearby museum where a miniature vintage dollhouse is put on display behind a glass casing.
RobertDevereaux
(2,035 posts)AverageOldGuy
(3,679 posts)We're all travelers in this world - from sweet grass to the packin' house - birth till death - we travel between the eternities. "
-- Prentice Ritter, Robert Duval's character in the TV series "Broken Trail"
calimary
(89,654 posts)Probably for the next Call to Action email that our Indivisible group puts together every weekend. Every CTA script begins with a quote.
edbermac
(16,427 posts)Nictuku
(4,627 posts)RIP
SergeStorms
(20,387 posts)He was a treasure. At least we'll always have his movies.
mountain grammy
(28,922 posts)This clip!! Thank you! Having some memory issues, good to have a visual.
I remember that movie, he said. If it came out sooner, I'd be living in Canada.
Good old Robert Duvall.. may he rest in peace.
LoisB
(12,772 posts)PCIntern
(28,200 posts)I remember several things he spoke about. Remarkable man and actor.
On edit: he was in that Twilight Zone about the dollhouse which came to life. Also the cab driver in Bullitt, and as recently as the Jack Reacher film with Tom Cruise. Memorable.
Norbert
(7,699 posts)Wasn't he and Dustin Hoffman roomies when they were starving actors.
Bluestocking
(624 posts)Hoffman is the only one left
Grumpy Old Guy
(4,283 posts)As far as I'm concerned he outacted the whole cast, including Tommy Lee Jones.
Prairie_Seagull
(4,645 posts)Gus says on his death bed.
TommieMommy
(2,809 posts)Coldwater
(1,227 posts)
SergeStorms
(20,387 posts)About what a great career he had and what a great actor he was.
You don't think I had anything to do with his death, do you?
Maybe if I think about Trump tonight.............. hey, it's worth a shot.
Chasstev365
(7,550 posts)ProfessorGAC
(76,448 posts)When I first saw that movie, it was named "The Ace".
They tested 3 different titles & The Ace stuck.
It was after the movie became big on cable premium channels & created a buzz, it was renamed prior to a second theatrical release.
So, I knew "The Ace" and it took a bit to realize Santini was the same movie!
cannabis_flower
(3,927 posts)And my favorite scene from the movie:
TNNurse
(7,527 posts)When I asked my husband which Duvall roles I want to see soon, he guessed To Kill a Mockingbird, but it is a tiny role for him
I want to watch Lonesome Dove and Secondhand Lions (and yes we own the DVDs, along with Crazy Heart, Open Range and Broken Trail).
I do not need to see Godfather or Apocalypse or Santini again. Nothing to do with the quality of the acting.
ms liberty
(11,143 posts)31st Street Bridge
(170 posts)Perhaps his most underrated one was as the Soviet dictator in the TV biopic "Stalin"!
Hoosier_Progressiv
(62 posts)You saved those children.
He was a wonderful actor
3825-87867
(1,895 posts)LudwigPastorius
(14,514 posts)Not that one, but this one:
miyazaki
(2,629 posts)-Always a good sci-fi trivia question.
LudwigPastorius
(14,514 posts)VGNonly
(8,466 posts)OmegaX
(46 posts)...and one of my favorites of all-time; so many great roles and so many great performances.
Rest in peace, Mr. Duvall; thanks for the movies and the memories...
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,269 posts)badhair77
(5,170 posts)in Virgina. He and his wife were accomplished dancers and passionate about teaching others.
MustLoveBeagles
(15,701 posts)RIP Robert
Shermann
(9,037 posts)3Hotdogs
(15,263 posts)Ilsa
(64,196 posts)Lonesome Dove TV 6 part series. Tommy Lee Jones was his friend and business partner, Woodrow Call. Both were Texas Rangers together when the saying was "One riot, one Ranger."
kentuck
(115,350 posts)One of my favorite people. Robert will live on in his films.

