Middleburg (Virginia), Feb. 17 -- Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for his powerful roles in "The Godfather", "Apocalypse Now" and "Tender Mercies", has died at the age of 95.
He passed away last night at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, as confirmed by his wife, Luciana Duvall. During his final breath, she was by his side. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.
With a celebrated career spanning more than six decades, Duvall was a generational performer, breaking into the national consciousness with a brief but haunting 1962 feature film debut as neighborhood recluse Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird and continuing in the immediate following years on television (The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Fugitive...