Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday, according to a statement sent by his public relations agency on behalf of his wife, Luciana. (He later named one of his dogs “Boo.”)Robert Duvall, center, in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Advertisement AdvertisementThat came out the year before “The Godfather,” and his role as Corleone family attorney Tom Hagen propelled Duvall into another echelon. President Bush, center, stands with National Medal of Arts recipients, from left to right: Leonard Garment, Louis Auchincloss, Paquito DRivera, James DePreist, Tina Ramirez, Robert Duvall, Ollie Johnston, Wynton Marsalis and Derek Gillman, in the Oval Office on November 10, 2005.

Source: CNN February 16, 2026 19:44 UTC