Hollywood star John Travolta paid tribute on Monday to Oscar winner Robert Duvall, who died at the age of 95.
“My brilliant friend (who starred with me in two films, Phenomenon And A Civil action), I will miss you! Love forever. -John”
Robert Duvall’s death was announced by his wife in a Facebook book.
The actor, who played Tom Hagen, a lawyer for the Corleone family, in “The Godfather” and its first sequel, and starred in the TV miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” died peacefully on Sunday, according to the statement, which did not give a cause of death.
He was a versatile actor who made a lasting impression in a variety of roles, from leading to supporting roles, such as the napalm-loving colonel of “Apocalypse Now” or the ghostly Boo Radley in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
“For each of his many roles, Bob gave his all to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented,” Luciana Duvall said in the post.
Duvall played powerful leaders like Lt. Col. Bull Meechum in “The Great Santini” and the title character in “Stalin,” as well as broken and fallen characters in “Tender Mercies” and “The Apostle.” He won awards for both types of roles.
The son of a Navy admiral and an amateur actress, Duvall grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. After graduating from Principia College in Illinois and serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York, where he roomed with Dustin Hoffman and befriended Gene Hackman when the three were struggling with acting students.
