actor

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"Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home," she wrote.

From Barron's

Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.

From Barron's

Nominated seven times for an Academy Award, Duvall won lead actor honors in 1983 for his role as Mac Sledge, a broken-down country singer in the film “Tender Mercies.”

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Duvall, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors whose seven‑decade career included unforgettable performances in “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Tender Mercies,” has died at the age of 95, his wife announced Monday.

From Salon

Robert Duvall was a distinguished and prolific screen actor who lent a brooding intensity and grizzled authority to seven decades of American film-making.

From BBC