Robert Duvall gone

[ronsatspokane]

Really enjoyed him in Second Hand Lions, Jack Reacher, The Godfather, Open Range, Apocalypse Now and so many others.

"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning". Just one line that will live on into perpetuity.

 

[Gary in MD]

“The tide doesn’t come in for six hours! You want to wait here for Six hours?”

 

[nmkid]

Not many old movie cowboys are left. Too bad.

 

[SSL]

And we can't forget Lonesome Dove...Augustus McCrae. I'll never forget when it dawned on me that he was Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird. First role.

 

[.222 ND]

Enjoyed him in Days of Thunder and Lonesome Dove. Great actor. Rip.

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

Loved watching him make, the Long Shot from, the Buffalo Wallow, in Lonesome Dove !
Flipped up, the rear Sight, drew, a Fine Bead,.. Gut shot ! ( His Smile afterword,.. was Priceless ! )
He was, a Great actor and One of my, All Time, Favorites !

 

[Kracken McGraw]

95 years old, blessed with a great life. Lonesome Dove was a milestone of a series.

 

[Doug Casner]

Had that colt walker . I couldnt pack that thing with two hands let alone draw it. Doug

 

[K22]

While he had many great performances, his role in Lonesome Dove was the greatest performance I ever watched on screen. Why he didn't win an Emmy for that performance I'll never understand but there is a lot I do not understand in today mixed-up / upside down world.

 

[Murray Brook]

One of greatest that graced the screen. RIP Mr. Duvall. You and your kind will certainly be missed.

 

[D Coots]

Actors with his talent are not seen today.

 

[Knotwild]

I read that he became the character he played. I also read that he did not allow directors to control how he played a character. He once had a friend go wih him for days visiting places in Texas. His friend asked what they were looking for and he anwered “an accent”.
And I met a blacksmith who worked on the horses for Gods and Generals. He said he would sit and talk with him about horses over a beer sometimes.

And lets not forget Last Tango where he was an assasin who delivered flowers to his target, then pressed a North American Arms mini revolver to his target’s heart and fired.

 

[Turkeytider]

While he had many great performances, his role in Lonesome Dove was the greatest performance I ever watched on screen. Why he didn't win an Emmy for that performance I'll never understand but there is a lot I do not understand in today mixed-up / upside down world.

IMHO, along with Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot, born to the western genre of film. How could anyone not be a Robert Duvall fan ? A great one has passed.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

 

[Forum Boss]

My close friend Sam Bottoms (we grew up together in Santa Barbara) worked with Duvall in the famous VN war movie, Apocalypse Now. Sam told me Duvall was highly intelligent, very dedicated, and extremely professional. Sadly Sam passed away in 2008 from a brain tumor. His doctor believed the tumor might have been related to chemical exposures during the filming of this movie.



Sam on left, Robert Duvall on right.

 

[ronsatspokane]

My close friend Sam Bottoms (we grew up together in Santa Barbara) worked with Duvall in the famous VN war movie, Apocalypse Now. Sam told me Duvall was highly intelligent, very dedicated, and extremely professional. Sadly Sam passed away in 2008 from a brain tumor. His doctor believed the tumor might have been related to chemical exposures during the filming of this movie.

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Sam on left, Robert Duvall on right.

Wonder if anyone ever thought that the SP1 Robert was holding would become a collectors item and that they would be outlawed in California and Washington.

P.S. had one that was my fathers. Passed it on to my nephew a couple of years ago. He still has it.

 

[Stumpy1]

Two Words; Boo Radley

 

[ogre1911]

Well, you always got yer whores........


Rip Gus

 

[willyp19]

RIP Robert Duvall

I will always remember so many great performances on the screen. Augustus McCrae was so brilliant.

"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

Lonesome Dover, Broken Trail, Open Range.

 

[Fast14riot]

He died with his boots on