"the veteran actor, who died on Monday aged 95, will also be remembered fondly for playing Gordon McLeod a beleaguered Scottish football manager attempting to take lowly Kilnockie FC to Scottish Cup glory with the help of mercurial striker Jackie McQuillan, played by Rangers legend Ally McCoist. While recording football drama A Shot at Glory in 1999 and 2000, which also starred Hollywood A-listers Michael Keaton and Brian Cox"
"Indeed, the actor popped up at grounds across the country as he prepared for his role, as well as filming at a number of stadiums including former Dumbarton ground, Boghead Park, Kilmarnock's Rugby Park, Queen of the South's Palmerston Park and Hampden Park. An appearance as a pundit on BBC Scotland Sportscene in 1999, as well as a 2012 Sky Sports interview in which he revealed that he had named a dog after Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone"
Robert Duvall is widely known for roles such as Tom Hagen in The Godfather trilogy and Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore in Apocalypse Now. He played Gordon McLeod, a beleaguered Scottish football manager, in A Shot at Glory and worked alongside Scottish football figures including Ally McCoist. Duvall immersed himself in Scottish football culture, visiting grounds and filming at venues such as Boghead Park, Rugby Park, Palmerston Park and Hampden Park. He appeared as a pundit on BBC Scotland Sportscene in 1999 and in a 2012 Sky Sports interview, in which he said he had named a dog after Jimmy Johnstone. His death at 95 prompted tributes from major Hollywood figures and close responses from former teammates and co-stars.
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