Robert Duvall: 15 Essential Roles

Robert Duvall, a Hollywood icon, dead at 95. Revisiting his best film roles

Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. Tender Mercies is my favorite movie and this scene captures many of the reasons why. It’s beautifully written and produced and performed (Tess Harper is ethereal in it) all the way around but Duvall’s performance is so vulnerable and authentic that it goes above and beyond. This film and so many of the others he rooted—The Apostle and Sling Blade chief among them—influenced me as a young artist. And he was a perfectly cast Boo Radley in the film of To Kill a Mocking

There are so many great Robert Duvall performances from To Kill A Mockingbird to The Godfather to Network to Deep Impact, but we've always loved him in Open Range. If you've never seen it, do yourself a favour and go watch one of the best Westerns of the 21st century. https://deadline.com/2026/02/robert-duvall-dead-1236726076/ | Forbidden Worlds Film Festival