R.I.P. Robert Duvall
We've lost yet another legend. Robert Duvall died Sunday at his ranch in Virginia. He was 95 years old.
His wife Luciana said, quote, "To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything.
"His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court."
After several guest spots on TV shows, Duvall got his first break on the big screen as Boo Radley in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird".
His filmography is ridiculously impressive. It includes "The Godfather" 1 and 2, "Apocalypse Now", "M*A*S*H", "Network", "Days of Thunder", "Colors", "The Natural", "Sling Blade", and "Gone in 60 Seconds".
But his favorite part was former Texas Ranger Augustus McCrae in the 1989 miniseries "Lonesome Dove", which he called "The Godfather of Westerns."
Duvall didn't have any children.
Everyone from Pacino and De Niro to Adam Sandler have posted tributes to Duvall, but one of the best came from Randy Quaid, who worked with him on "Days of Thunder".
It involves an interesting interaction between Robert and the film's director, the late Tony Scott.
Quaid said, quote, "Now that Tony and Robert are both departed to heaven and I hope laughing together. I have never seen an actor rip a director a new [A-hole] quite like Duvall did on 'Days of Thunder'."
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