Entertainment giants are paying tribute to Robert Duvall, the silver screen heavyweight whose career spanned seven decades.
His death was confirmed by his wife, Luciana Duvall, via a post on Facebook, saying he passed away peacefully on Sunday. “To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything,” she wrote in part.
Al Pacino, Duvall’s co-star in “The Godfather,” called Duvall a “born actor.”
“His connection with it, his understanding and his phenomenal gift will always be remembered. I will miss him,” Pacino told the Associated Press.
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis also cited Duvall’s role in the iconic film, calling him “the greatest consigliere the screen has ever seen” in a post to Instagram.
Adam Sandler, who worked with Duvall in the 2022 film “Hustle,” wrote on X that he was sending condolences to Duvall’s family and friends. “One of the greatest actors we ever had,” Sandler wrote in part. “Loved him so much. We all did.”
Viola Davis, who worked alongside Duvall in 2018’s “Widows,” wrote on Instagram that Duvall was an “icon.” “I’ve always been in awe of your towering portrayals of men who were both quiet and dominating in their humanness,” the Oscar-winning actress wrote, going on to list several of his best-known works including “The Godfather,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and “The Apostle.”
Another of Duvall’s co-stars, Michael Keaton, who worked with Duvall in the 1994 dramedy “The Paper,” recalled an afternoon spent on Keaton’s front porch discussing horses. In a post to Instagram, Keaton wrote that Duvall was “greatness personified.”
Horror author Stephen King paid a simple tribute to Duvall on X, quoting his iconic line from “Apocalypse Now.”
OG-Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter said on X that Duvall was “a kind and gentle man.” “He had that crinkle in his smile that made you think he had some precious secret, all his own,” the actress wrote.
With files from the Associated Press.
