# RIP Robert Duvall **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [February 16, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721 "2026-02-16T18:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/1 "2026-02-16T18:24:02Z")
> **[Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/entertainment/robert-duvall-death)** > > 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. He was 95. > 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. He was 95. > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/2 "2026-02-16T18:27:15Z")
One of the best ever to do it. (pours one out) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/3 "2026-02-16T18:28:02Z")
Very sad. He is among my favorite actors. Heckuva career. RIP ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/4 "2026-02-16T18:31:24Z")
Always great. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/5 "2026-02-16T18:37:22Z")
Oh, saw the TV blurb crawl by. I looked it up. I loved him. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/6 "2026-02-16T18:38:52Z")
One of my favorites too. So good in about everything he did. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/7 "2026-02-16T18:46:59Z")
RIP. What a body of work he had. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/8 "2026-02-16T18:47:18Z")
I’ll always think of him as the enemy agent who sabotaged the Time Tunnel in “Chase Through Time.” RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/9 "2026-02-16T18:47:30Z")
So Boo Radley is gone now. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/10 "2026-02-16T18:51:22Z")
His life. It smells like victory. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/11 "2026-02-16T18:53:24Z")
Oh no! That’s too bad - he was one of the greats. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/12 "2026-02-16T18:53:36Z")
One of my favorite actors. Always entertaining. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/13 "2026-02-16T18:54:09Z")
The Great Santini! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/14 "2026-02-16T18:54:36Z")
Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/15 "2026-02-16T18:57:11Z")
deleted because I’m a dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/16 "2026-02-16T19:04:23Z")
He could sing, too! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zJ_yoFHmwDU/maxresdefault.jpg "Clip from "Tender Mercies (1983)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ_yoFHmwDU) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/17 "2026-02-16T19:37:34Z")
My first thought also. Duvall was a master actor. He was always great. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/18 "2026-02-16T19:44:57Z")
He was always great in everything I saw of his, and he worked steadily for over 70 years – his first acting credits (on stage) go back to 1952, his first TV credits were in 1960, and his last credits were in 2022. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/19 "2026-02-16T20:03:04Z")
Fifty-eight(!) years ago he was the cab driver in _Bullitt_ who helped Steve McQueen find the bad guy just before other bad guys found him, leading to the infamous chase through the streets of San Francisco. I’ll always identify him as Gus McCray in _Lonesome Dove._ Amazing career. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721/20 "2026-02-16T20:20:06Z")
Wow. I had not placed him quite that much older than me. Until I thought about it. In any case, 95 is a good long run for a guy who had plenty of opportunity for excessive everything. I don’t know anything about his off-screen life. But yes, onscreen he was one of the greats; good at his work and able to play a wide range of characters. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721.md?page=2)