Damn, RIP Duvall

[Jean toomer]

Life well lived, I watch The Godfather every couple years just because of his scene with Waltz…Johnny Fontaine doesn’t get that part…
One of the great character actors. If anybody has the inclination go check him in The Great Santini…
Godspeed

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Nah this ain't it. Nor are those happy birthday posts made to look like obituaries.

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

One of the GOAT actors.

Amazing most people know him for a role he was onscreen for 1 minute in Apocalypse Now.

 

[the bossman]

Cac was in hella movies. Some classics. Got to see 95 years. Don't get much better than that. RIP

 

[maxamusa]

you were begging for this neg; here you go.

 

[Slimkid07]

RIP

 

[JoelB]

@ being relieved that a legendary actor is dead
...and not lil duval

 

[lamont614]

RIP

Didn’t know that was him until today

 

[TRUEST]

Living till that age as a rich white man in this country, has to be a next level type experience

 

[Piff Perkins]

Wild.

 

[Apollo Creed]

rip

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Great actor....Al pacino and Talia shire the last ones left.....they dont make them like the used to

I wonder why actors back then were so talented compared to now?

Or maybe im wrong and we do have a lot of good actors today?

 

[Samori Toure]

Rest in Peace Mr. Duvall.

You were a fantastic actor.

 

[Turtle]

the better duvall died

 

[Piff Perkins]

I wonder why actors back then were so talented compared to now?

Or maybe im wrong and we do have a lot of good actors today?

American actors were more likely to emerge from acting schools back then, and they often were theater actors before entering film. Pacino, De Niro, Meryl Streep...nearly all of the great 60s/70s actors started in theater and small art films after leaving acting school.

Today a lot of American actors aren't classically trained. It's why British actors constantly win major roles over American actors. They still cycle their young actors through school whereas here you can get onto a TV show without much training, then if you're hot enough you'll end up in films.

Also think about the great black actors in history. Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington...they were all products of acting school and/or theater.