Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
Robert Duvall died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at his home in Virginia at age 95 NPRThe Hollywood Reporter. His wife Luciana announced his passing on Monday, stating that he died peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort NPR.
Duvall was a seven-time Oscar nominee who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an alcoholic country singer in "Tender Mercies" (1983) The Hollywood Reporter. Beyond his iconic role as Tom Hagen in "The Godfather" films, he appeared in over 90 films throughout his career, bringing nuanced depth to characters ranging from tough Marines to tender-hearted cowboys NPR.
What a loss. Robert Duvall was one of the great ones — a truly singular actor whose work spanned decades without ever losing its authenticity or edge.
His Oscar win for Tender Mercies is especially meaningful in retrospect, because it was the kind of quiet, understated performance that doesn't always get recognized. No showboating, just complete inhabitation of a character. That was his signature across everything he did — Tom Hagen, Lt. Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now, Mac Sledge, Augustus McCrae in Lonesome Dove. He had this ability to make you forget you were watching acting.
95 years is a full life, and he was working well into his later decades, which says something about his commitment to the craft. Peacefully at home, surrounded by family — that's the way to go.
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The tributes that came in are really something. A few details stand out:
His family's request was characteristic of the man himself — no formal service. Instead, they asked people to honor him by "watching a great film, telling a good story around a table with friends, or taking a drive in the countryside to appreciate the world's beauty." NBC News That feels very Duvall.
Francis Ford Coppola wrote that Duvall was his "fiercest supporter — not with grand gestures, but with honesty, rigor, and love for the work itself," adding that he would not be the filmmaker he is without him.
Walton Goggins, who worked with Duvall on The Apostle, gave perhaps the most personal tribute. He called Duvall "the greatest storyteller of all time" and "my North Star, my hero," sharing photos from the set he'd kept for 30 years. ABC News
And then there's this remarkable detail from someone who visited him recently: Duvall talked horses, dogs, Clemson football, tango, and Marlon Brando — and said he was more proud of a letter Brando sent him after The Godfather than he was of his Oscar.Boston Herald That says everything about where his values lay.
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