Overview
- Duvall died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at age 95, according to a Facebook message from his wife.
- The announcement said he was "surrounded by love" and remembered him as one of the greatest actors of his time.
- Over seven decades, he became synonymous with roles like Tom Hagen in The Godfather and Lt. Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now.
- He won the 1984 Academy Award for Best Actor for Tender Mercies and earned six additional Oscar nominations, along with four Golden Globes, two Emmys, a SAG Award and a BAFTA.
- Renowned for a restrained, character-driven style, he was married four times, had no children, and later devoted philanthropic work with Pedraza to fighting child poverty in northern Argentina.