"Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday, according to a statement sent by his public relations agency on behalf of his wife, Luciana. Duvall memorably played the Corleone family consigliere, or key adviser, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather,"
"Born in San Diego, California his father was a career naval officer Duvall played a wide variety of roles, from cowboys to military men. He attended Principia College in Illinois and served in the army during the Korean War before moving to New York and studying drama under famed acting coach Sanford Meisner. During that period, he shared an apartment with Dustin Hoffman and hung out with Gene Hackman, another young actor who would go on to great success."
Robert Duvall died at age 95 at his home in Middleburg, Virginia. He was an Oscar-winning actor whose six-decade screen career included iconic roles in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now and a reputation for tough-guy characters. He earned seven Academy Award nominations, including for playing the Corleone family consigliere in the 1972 film and its 1974 sequel, and he skipped The Godfather Part III over a pay dispute. Born in San Diego to a career naval officer, he attended Principia College, served in the army during the Korean War, and studied under Sanford Meisner in New York. He appeared as Arthur Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird and later acted in films such as Jack Reacher, Widows and The Judge.
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