BROOKLYN AND VIRGINIA — ACTOR, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR ROBERT DUVALL, who died on Monday, Feb. 16, at 95 in his home in Virginia, filmed a number of his movies in Brooklyn. The Academy Award winning actor, who was known for his ability to “click into character” almost immediately, produced and directed a number of his movies, including the 1973 film “Badge 373,” which was filmed in Coney Island and other parts of Brooklyn, and “We Own The Night,” which was both set and filmed in Brighton Beach.
In addition to some of his more famous movies, such as “The Godfather,” in which he played a consigliere with a scene filmed at the iconic St. George Hotel in Brooklyn Heights, and “Apocalypse Now,” Duvall first appeared as the reclusive Boo Radley in “To Kill A Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck and child actress Mary Badham.
Duvall wrote, directed, financed and starred in the 1997 movie, “The Apostle,” achieving a longtime passion in the exploration of evangelism in America. He played a troubled and wayward itinerant preacher who flees from a crime of passion he committed. Seeking redemption and driven by a strong devotion to God, Duvall’s character sets out to rebuild his ministry.
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