The legendary actor Robert Duvall, known for iconic roles in films such as Apocalypse Now, Tender Mercies, and The Godfather, has died at the age of 95. He died “peacefully” in his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday. Now, his wife has released a heartbreaking statement.Robert Duvall was one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors. Born in San Diego, California, on January 5, 1931, he was the son of a career naval officer. Robert would also move on to work in the military, both on film and in real life.He attended Principia College in Illinois and later served in the Korean War. After, he moved to New York to pursue a career in acting, studying drama under the legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner.

At that time, Duvall and Dustin Hoffman shared an apartment and spent significant time with the late actor Gene Hackman, who died last year.Robert Duvall began his acting career in theater before moving over to film. In 1962, he appeared in the filmversion of To Kill a Mockingbird, playing Arthur “Boo” Radley.
1982: American actor Robert Duvall in the film ‘Tender Mercies’. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)He went on to star in several major films, including a role opposite John Wayne in the Oscar-winning True Grit, a role as Major Frank Burns in Robert Altman’s MAS*H, and the lead in George Lucas’s 1971 directorial debut, THX 1138.Robert Duvall dead at 95However, it was the 1971 film The Godfather that put Robert Duvall up there with the greatest. Starring as the Corleone family attorney, Tom Hagen, he received recognition throughout Hollywood.For his performance, Duvall earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola once said about Duvall, “He’s one of the four or five best actors in the world.”