Robert Duvall won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the film Tender Mercies at the 56th Academy Awards.
- Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Sunday at the age of 95.
- Duvall was best known for his iconic roles in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Tender Mercies, for which he received an Academy Award.
- Fellow Hollywood legends are paying tribute to Duvall.
Tributes are pouring in for Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at the age of 95.
Duvall was known for her iconic roles religious person, Apocalypse NowAnd kind mercyFor which he received the Academy Award.
The actor's wife, Luciana Duvall, said Monday, “Yesterday, we said goodbye to our beloved husband, dear friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home.”
Luciana said, “To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was just everything.” “His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love of characters, fine dining and holding court.”
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“It was an honor to work with Robert Duvall,” said Oscar winner Al Pacino, who starred with Duvall. religious person Movies, it said in a statement.
“He was a born actor, as they say, his connection with it, his understanding and his phenomenal gift will always be missed. I will miss him.”
Cinema legend Francis Ford Coppola – who directed Duvall Apocalypse Now And religious person – called his loss “a blow.”
“Such a great actor and such an important part of the American zoetrope from the beginning,” Coppola said in a statement on Instagram.
Robert De Niro said in a statement“God bless Bobby. I hope I live to be 95. God rest him.”
British actor Jane Seymour, who worked with Duvall in the 1995 film stars fell on henriettatook to Instagram to share an emotional tribute to the star.
“We were able to share his love of barbecue and even a little tango,” Seymour wrote in the caption of a photo of herself with Duvall. “Those moments off camera were just as memorable as the work itself.”
American actor Alec Baldwin made a short video tribute to Duvall, talking about the star's “huge career”.
“When he did that To Kill a Mockingbird, “He destroys you with his performance of Boo Radley, he doesn't use a single word of dialogue, he doesn't mince words, and he just blows you away,” Baldwin said.
Actor Viola Davis wrote on Instagram:
“I have always been amazed by your great portrayal of men who were both cool and dominant in their humanity. You were a giant… an icon… Apocalypse Now, religious person, To Kill a Mockingbird, kind mercy, Inspired, lonely pigeon…etc…Greatness never dies. It remains as a gift. Well rest sir. Your name will be called.”
Adam Sandler, who starred with Duvall in Hustle, said:
“Absolutely funny. Extremely strong. One of the greatest actors we ever had. Such a great guy to talk to and laugh with. Loved him so much. We all did. So many movies to choose from. He was legendary. See him when you can. Sending our condolences to his wife Luciana and all his family and friends.”
Michael Keaton wrote on Instagram:
“Another friend went over. Acted with him and became friends. Spent a wonderful afternoon talking about horses on my front porch. He was great as an actor.”
Film critic Ellen Mancini once described Duvall as “the most technically proficient, most versatile, and most dependable actor on screen in the United States.”
Reporting used from AFP