Legendary Actor Robert Duvall Has Passed Away at 95

February 16, 2026 Dread Central

Robert Duvall largely avoided horror films, but he did star in Apocalypse Now, which is a literal descent into hell.

From THR: Robert Duvall, the steely-eyed actor whose performances in the first two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, Lonesome Dove, and The Apostle made him one of the finest actors of any generation, has died. He was 95.

Duvall, who received an Academy Award — one of his seven Oscar nominations — for his performance as an alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), died Sunday at home on his Virginia...