{"id":223221,"date":"2026-02-16T18:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/robert-duvall-dead-the-godfather-and-network-actor-was-95-years-old\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:40:30","slug":"robert-duvall-dead-the-godfather-and-network-actor-was-95-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/robert-duvall-dead-the-godfather-and-network-actor-was-95-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Duvall Dead: The Godfather and Network Actor Was 95 Years Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Robert Duvall<\/strong>, known for his dynamic acting performances in <em>The Godfather<\/em>, <em>Apocalypse Now<\/em>, <em>Network<\/em> and more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-deaths-of-2026-grateful-deads-bob-weir-and-more-stars-we-lost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has died<\/a> at 95.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time,\u201d Duvall\u2019s wife, <strong>Luciana Pedraza<\/strong>, announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RobertDuvallOfficial\/posts\/pfbid0WGqtC9fNEPtTpFwv5WtsQen31nUSkunt13QMTz84vuAToborwYSgsDifnhBzk8cTl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Facebook<\/a> on Monday, February 16. \u201cBob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cTo the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the actor offered their condolences to the family in the comments section of the post.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBoth of my kids are named after his character in Lonesome Dove. My daughter\u2019s middle name is Augusta and my son\u2019s is McRae. He was truly one of the good guys. God bless you and your family,\u201d one person commented underneath the post, while a second person said, \u201cHe will live on through his body of work, legends like Robert are immortal because what they leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Peace, dear man. Beautiful tribute. He finessed every character with excellence. For what greater gift could he have given than to whet the movie goer\u2019s appetite for the finest in filmmaking,\u201d said a third person, while a fourth wrote, \u201cOne of the greats. The Godfather is not The Godfather without Tom Hagen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This story is developing\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/robert-duvall-dead-the-godfather-and-network-actor-was-95-years-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Duvall, known for his dynamic acting performances in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Network and more, has died at 95. \u201cYesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time,\u201d Duvall\u2019s wife, Luciana Pedraza, announced via Facebook on Monday, February 16. \u201cBob passed away peacefully at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-223221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}