"Legendary actor Robert Duvall, who won the Academy Award for best actor for his role in Tender Mercies, has died. He was 95. His wife, Luciana Duvall, shared the news of his passing on Facebook on Monday, saying he "peacefully" died on Sunday at home "surrounded by love and comfort." "To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything," Luciana Duvall said. Robert Duvall's career spanned 60 years with roles across film, television and theater."
"Robert Duvall poses for a portrait during an interview on Friday, June 5, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP) This is a breaking news story and will be updated with the latest developments. Copyright © 2026 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved."
Robert Duvall died at age 95. His wife, Luciana Duvall, said he peacefully died at home on Sunday surrounded by love and comfort. Luciana described him as an Academy Award-winning actor, a director and a storyteller, and wrote that to her he was "simply everything." Duvall won the Academy Award for best actor for Tender Mercies. His career spanned 60 years with roles across film, television and theater. A portrait photograph from June 5, 2015 shows him during an interview in Los Angeles. Copyright attribution lists KABC Television, LLC.
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