Robert Duvall

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Full Name: Robert Selden Duvall
Date of birth: January 5, 1931
Location: San Diego, California
Country: USA
Died at: 95 years old (February 16, 2026)
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Robert Duvall passed away on February 16, 2026. Their last recorded film was in 2022, and their first in 1962. They were active for 60 years, appearing in 46 films that averaged a rating of 7.3/10.

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Biography

Robert Selden Duvall was born on 5 January 1931 in San Diego, California, into a distinctly military family: his father was a Navy admiral. After serving in the Army, he studied acting at New York's legendary Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner, rubbing shoulders with future giants such as Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman while earning a living at a post office. His screen debut was as understated as it was memorable: the enigmatic Boo Radley in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (1962), alongside Gregory Peck.

Tom Hagen and the leap to greatness

For a decade he strung together unforgettable supporting turns in films such as 'The Chase' (1966), 'Bullitt' (1968) and George Lucas's debut feature, 'THX 1138' (1971). But it was Francis Ford Coppola who turned him into a star by entrusting him with the role of Tom Hagen, the icy consigliere of the Corleone family, in 'The Godfather' (1972) and 'The Godfather Part II' (1974), which earned him his first Oscar nomination. Then came the ruthless executive of 'Network' (1976) and, above all, the unforgettable Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore of 'Apocalypse Now' (1979), the officer who loved the smell of napalm in the morning, for which he once again came within touching distance of the statuette.

The Oscar and the summit

The Academy finally bowed to him: he won the Academy Award for Best Actor as a washed-up country singer in 'Tender Mercies' (1983). That peak was followed by work as solid as the sports drama 'The Natural' (1984), the police thriller 'Colors' (1988) and the legal duel of 'A Civil Action' (1998), which brought him another nomination.

Restless by nature, he also moved behind the camera: he wrote, directed and starred in 'The Apostle' (1997), a portrait of a preacher on the run that earned him yet another Oscar nomination. And on television he gave us his unforgettable Augustus McCrae in the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989), as well as winning an Emmy for Broken Trail (2006).

An unstoppable veteran

Far from retiring, he kept up an enviable pace well into his nineties. He rode through the Western 'Open Range' (2003), played a corrupt patriarch in 'Widows' (2018) and, with 'The Judge' (2014), became one of the oldest actors ever nominated for an Oscar. His final two films, both released in 2022, were 'Hustle' and 'The Pale Blue Eye'.

Farewell to a giant

Nicknamed "the American Olivier" for his chameleon-like ability to disappear into every role, Duvall was also a passionate tango dancer. He was married four times and had no children; his last wife was the Argentine Luciana Pedraza. He died on 15 February 2026, at the age of 95, at his farm in Virginia, and figures such as Pacino, De Niro and Coppola rushed to pay tribute to one of the greatest the cinema has ever produced. How many actors have managed, as he did, to make even the smallest of their characters unforgettable?