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‘There was no Duvall persona’ Another one of the greats has passed. What a career. I sincerely believe Duvall was the best actor in a generation of best actors: De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman, Nicholson and more. What made Robert stand above these other figures was how he disappeared into a part. There was no Duvall persona. He was invisible. There were just the characters he played. He could do loud…

I first met Robert Duvall in a muddy field in Maryland in 2001, on the set of Gods and Generals. It was a Warner Bros civil war epic, the kind of production where the scale alone made you feel small. I was playing a low-ranking Confederate aide-de-camp to General Stonewall Jackson. I was young, unsure of myself, and painfully aware of exactly where I stood in the hierarchy of things. That…

The Godfather and Apocalypse Now star Robert Duvall has died at the age of 95. As well as having one of the most famous lines in cinema history – ‘I love the smell of napalm in the morning’ – he featured in many other classic films. Here we look back at his career Peter Bradshaw: Duvall always performed with passion and conviction Continue reading… Source link #Robert #Duvall #life #pictures

He must have been 88 or 89 when he did Widows. He came on the set – this icon – and we got talking, about London. He started telling me about Michael Caine and all these cockney phrases that Michael must have told him. We’re getting on all right – and then all of a sudden, he gets a bit annoyed. It got to a point where I didn’t really understand what was going on, as we’d been having a good time.…

A little Robert Duvall-related story. (RIP, Sir.)

My niece, when she was but a tiny hobbit, began calling me Boo. Having read "To Kill a Mockingbird" (back when school kids still did that), I didn't mind. When a friend once made fun of this name, I reminded him of what Boo Radley did for those kids, and what I'd do for my niece.

Robert Duvall, the veteran actor who had a string of roles in classic American films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, M*A*S*H and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95. “Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort,” wrote his wife, Luciana Duvall, in a message on Facebook. “To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he…

Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in “The Godfather” and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in “Apocalypse Now,” has died at the age of 95, his wife said Monday. His death Sunday was confirmed by his wife Luciana Duvall. Stephanie Martinez reports from Los Angeles. Source link #039Godfather039 #039Apocalypse #Now039 #actor #Robert #Duvall #dead

How Michael Kamen, the master of underscoring, assisted the shootout of "Open Range".