Robert Duvall has passed away at the age of 95. We’re really losing all of the legends and it’s heartbreaking. Duvall lived such a wonderful, long life though, and he reportedly passed away peacefully at home, likely at his horse ranch in Virginia. He is survived by his fourth wife, Luciana. I never realized it before now, but Duvall was not a father – he had no biological or adopted children.
Robert Duvall, who drew from a seemingly bottomless reservoir of acting craftsmanship to transform himself into a business-focused Mafia lawyer, a faded country singer, a cynical police detective, a bullying Marine pilot, a surfing-obsessed Vietnam commander, a mysterious Southern recluse and scores of other film, stage and television characters, died on Sunday. He was 95.
His death was announced in a statement by his wife, Luciana Duvall, who said he had died at home. She gave no other details. He had long lived on a sprawling horse farm in The Plains, in Fauquier County, Va., west of Washington.
Mr. Duvall’s singular trait was to immerse himself in roles so deeply that he seemed to almost disappear into them — an ability that was “uncanny, even creepy the first time” it was witnessed, said Bruce Beresford, the Australian who directed him in the 1983 film “Tender Mercies.”
One of the most insane things about Duvall’s career is that his FIRST film role was… Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird. That’s absolutely incredible. Duvall was nominated for an Oscar seven times, but he only won one, Best Actor in 1984 for Tender Mercies. My favorite Duvall role… well, I have so many, but I love Tom Hagen in The Godfather movies. Duvall did incredible work in those films. He had so many great roles though – Apocalypse Now, Network, The Natural, Sling Blade and on and on. His last film role was in 2022, so he was still working somewhat consistently well into his 80s and early 90s. He had fun too – he took dumb roles in big studio movies and he often stole every scene in those films as well. Anyway… rest in peace to a real one.
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Luciana Pedraza, Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Luciana Pedraza, Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Washington, DC Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by a statement from his wife, Luciana. Duvall famously portrayed the Corleone family’s key adviser in “The Godfather,” earning an Academy Award nomination in 1972 and reprising the role in “The Godfather Part II.” He skipped “The Godfather Part III” due to a pay dispute. His family has stated that no formal service will be held, encouraging others to honor his memory by enjoying a great film, sharing stories with friends, or appreciating nature’s beauty. Pictured: Robert Duvall BACKGRID USA 16 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Loved his work! The Great Santini was my favorite. He was also known to Tango.
He was so great in that! That was a hard movie for me to watch, though, as I was reminded of my own father. And I believe his passion for tango was how he met his last wife? She was his dance instructor or something.
Dude was 95. That’s a good, long life. I never,personally, get upset when people that age pass,sure its sad for the family, but they’re going to pass and he had an amazing life. . Lots of celebrities in his generation, and they will die sooner later. Theyalso tended to have rich people deaths iykyk. .
My real job is palliative care, so trust me, it’s never sad when a 95 yr old rich person dies vs many, many Many 15 to 40 year olds pass for entirely preventable reasons. That’s genuinely heartbreaking.
I hear you. I’m a retired RN and I spent the last 20 years of my career as DON for a hospice & homecare agency.
It’s still sad for a family to say goodbye to a loved one in their 90s who has lived a fulfilling, long life but it’s not devastating in the way that a young person’s death can be.
All 4 of my grandparents lived into their 90s. My paternal grandparents were both 95 when they died! I don’t think I shed a tear when either one of them died. I was so sad to no longer have them in my life anymore but they lived healthy, happy lives. On their deathbed both of them were so content and peaceful.
I wish it could be that way for everyone.
I was also filled with gratitude that they’d been alive for most of my own lifetime. I was 49 years old when gramps died and 50 when gran died.
In contrast, my partner’s four grandparents were all dead by the time he was 25 years old.
One of his grandfather’s died when he was a toddler so he doesn’t even remember him.
Grateful to both of you & the work you do or did. It’s really helpful to us family members with an ill/dying loved-one.
I always loved him in an early Twilight Zone episode when he ends up living in a dollhouse with the love of his life. Great actor from the start.
I hear you, Bag of Bones. I was a high school teacher in the Bronx in the late 80’s and early 90’s. There were shooting deaths of the teenagers and deaths from diseases that should have been manageable. So damned sad.
That’s a good long life. He lived on his ranch, voluntarily retired when he felt like it and lived as he chose.
I wonder how some of the deaths affected him. He and Gene hackman were friends for decades, before they found fame. He acted with Diane Keaton in the Godfather movies and Redford in The Natural. The downside to living such a long life is watching your friends and colleagues pass away.
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