{"id":135421,"date":"2026-02-16T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/135421\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:08:09","slug":"robert-duvall-acting-titan-who-starred-in-the-godfather-dies-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/135421\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Duvall, acting titan who starred in \u2018The Godfather,\u2019 dies at 95"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Legendary actor Robert Duvall \u201cpassed away peacefully\u201d at the age of 95, according to his social media. <\/p>\n

His wife Luciana Duvall posted a message on the Academy award-winning actor\u2019s Facebook Monday, <\/a>writing: \u201cYesterday [Sunday, Feb. 15] we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cFor 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,\u201d Luciana said. \u201cThank 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

Accompanying the statement is a photo of Luciana and Duvall enjoying the company of two dogs and a horse. <\/p>\n

Duvall\u2019s last projects were released in 2022, when he portrayed Jean Pepe in \u201cThe Pale Blue Eye\u201d and Rex Merrick in \u201cHustle.\u201d <\/p>\n

Duvall has 145 acting credits to his name on IMDb<\/a>, including films like \u201cApocalypse Now,\u201d \u201cThe Judge,\u201d and the original \u201cM*A*S*H.\u201d <\/p>\n

Duvall\u2019s Staten Island Ties<\/p>\n

Duvall\u2019s seven decade-long legacy reached Staten Island in arguably one of his most iconic movies of his repertoire: \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"GodfatherThe Tudor that served as the centerpiece of the Corleone compound in “The Godfather” is pictured here.
\nStaten Island Advance<\/p>\n

Several popular scenes in \u201cThe Godfather\u201d epic were shot on Emerson Hill in a sprawling mansion located at 110 Longfellow Drive \u2014 the site where the street was closed in order that it appear like a giant front yard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Godfather\u201d house<\/a>, or the Corleone Mansion, was used for many scenes in the trilogy, including the opening scene of Connie Corleone\u2019s wedding reception.<\/p>\n

The home was owned at one time by former Borough President Joseph Palma, who lived there with his wife, Marie, and 11 children. <\/p>\n

\"Godfather\"“The Godfather” filmed on Emerson Hill: From the left, Marlon Brando, Godfather unit production manager Fred Caruso, and Carl and William Gertz look over the film is wedding cake. Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n

At the then nearby Sunnyside campus of Staten Island Community College (now the Michael J. Petrides School), a giant staging area was created. Wardrobe and makeup people readied hundreds of extras before they were ferried up the hill to the movie set.<\/p>\n

The Godfather\u2019s climactic christening scene<\/a>, which is intercut with Michael\u2019s bloody elimination of his mob rivals, (all set to Bach\u2019s eerie Passacaglia in C Minor for Organ) was filmed at Mount Loretto in Pleasant Plains. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Legendary actor Robert Duvall \u201cpassed away peacefully\u201d at the age of 95, according to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-135421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}