""To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything," Luciana Duvall wrote. "His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented.""
"The bald, wiry Duvall didn't have leading man looks, but few "character actors" enjoyed such a long, rewarding and unpredictable career, in leading and supporting roles, from an itinerant preacher to Josef Stalin. Beginning with his 1962 film debut as Boo Radley, the reclusive neighbor in "To Kill a Mockingbird," Duvall created a gallery of unforgettable portrayals. They earned him seven Academy Award nominations and the best actor prize for "Tender Mercies," which came out in 1983."
Robert Duvall died peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, at age 95. He built a career defined by versatility and dedication across leading and supporting roles. Signature portrayals included Tom Hagen in the first two Godfather films and an over-the-hill country singer in Tender Mercies, for which he won the Academy Award for best actor in 1983. Duvall made his film debut in 1962 as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird and amassed seven Oscar nominations. He won four Golden Globes and received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. His wife emphasized his passion for craft and characters.
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]