Al Pacino and Robert De Niro have paid tribute to Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at the age of 95.
“It was an honor to have worked with Robert Duvall,” Pacino said. “He was a born actor as they say, his connection with it, his understanding and his phenomenal gift will always be remembered. I will miss him.”
“God bless Bobby,” De Niro wrote. “I hope I can live till I’m 95. May he rest in peace.”
Pacino starred alongside Duvall in “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II.” Pacino played the heir to the Corleone crime family, Michael, while Duvall appeared as Tom Hagen, his lawyer and trusted advisor. While never appearing in the same scene as Duvall, De Niro also starred in “The Godfather: Part II” as a young Vito Corleone.
Pacino and De Niro are just two of many Hollywood stars who paid tribute to Duvall. Viola Davis wrote on Instagram Threads that it was an “honor” to appear alongside the “Tender Mercies” star in the 2018 thriller “Widows.”
“I was in awe,” Davis added, “I’ve always been in awe of your towering portrayals of men who were both quiet and dominating in their humanness. You were a giant… an icon… ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ‘The Godfather,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ ‘Tender Mercies,’ ‘The Apostle,’ ‘Lonesome Dove’… etc… Greatness never dies. It stays… as a gift. Rest well, sir. Your name will be spoken… May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
Adam Sandler, who appeared alongside Duvall in the 2022 sports drama “Hustle,” also remembered Duvall on Instagram. He wrote, “Such a great man to talk to and laugh with. Loved him so much. We all did. So many movies to choose from that were legendary. Watch them when you can. Sending his wife Luciana and all his family and friends our condolences.”