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RIP Robert Duvall

#1 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:23 pm

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Amazing that they don't even mention Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird....
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#2 Post by elwoodblues » Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:45 pm

To Kill a Mockingbird was his first movie. Not a bad start.
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#3 Post by Vandal » Mon Feb 16, 2026 2:11 pm

So good in so many movies. The Great Santini was a tour de force performance.

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#4 Post by VAdame » Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:44 pm

As soon as the news hit, I thought, "Jeopardy Curse!" Boo Radley was the FJ - and a triple stumper - last Wednesday. I didn't realize he was 95.
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#5 Post by BackInTex » Mon Feb 16, 2026 3:53 pm

He was in episodes of some of my favorite shows growing up. It would be nice to be able to watch some of them.

Twilight Zone - 1 episode
The Virginian - 1 episode
The Fugitive - 3 episodes
Voyage to te Bottom of the Sea - 1 episode (Zar...must have been a sea creature)
Time Tunnel - 2 episodes
Combat! - 3 episodes
The Wild Wild West - 1 episode
Mod Squad - 1 episode
The F.B.I. - 5 episodes


Didn't remember (or realize) he was Frank Burns in the movie M*A*S*H. I need to rewatch that.

My favorite role of his was Hub in Second Hand Lions (probably because it is more recent and I really like the movie), but from his early work, The Great Santini.
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#6 Post by VAdame » Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:41 pm

He was in episodes of some of my favorite shows growing up. It would be nice to be able to watch some of them.

If you get MeTV, they show Twilight Zone (nightly except Saturday, 12:30 AM) , Voyage... & Time Tunnel (Saturday late night), The Fugitive (Sunday late night), and (I think) Wild Wild West (yes - I just checked; it's Saturday 10 AM.)

Guess you can tell I'm retired - I have most of the late night MeTV schedule memorized!

The last thing I remember seeing him in was Alfred Hitchcock Presents (airs after Twilight Zone), where he played a "Bad Actor" who got drunk and (accidentally?) strangled his friend who was up for the same role. Shenanigans ensue when he tries to dispose of the body :mrgreen: !
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#7 Post by Beebs52 » Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:52 pm

Vadame!!!
Well, then
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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:45 pm

VAdame wrote: ↑
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 As soon as the news hit, I thought, "Jeopardy Curse!" Boo Radley was the FJ - and a triple stumper - last Wednesday. I didn't realize he was 95.
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#9 Post by Spock » Mon Feb 16, 2026 8:15 pm

Can't forget his awesome portrayal of Captain Gus MaCrae (sp) in Lonesome Dove and I am seeing Open Range prominently mentioned today-I have never seen that so I will have to rectify that.

"Secondhand Lions" is our all-time family favorite movie and is tied for my personal favorite movie with "Blood Diamond."
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#10 Post by Vandal » Mon Feb 16, 2026 8:54 pm

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#11 Post by Spock » Mon Feb 16, 2026 10:59 pm

Thinking of Killer Tomato today with his love for Godfather 1 and 2.

To probably no one's surprise-this is my favorite Robert Duvall scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FAdEzhorq4

The great part starts at 50 seconds.

The hanging of Jake Spoon in Lonesome Dove ranks pretty high also.
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#12 Post by Spock » Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:38 am

It has been noted in various places in the last couple of days that he has said his favorite part was Captain Augustus MaCrae (sp) "Gus"-in Lonesome Dove."

Rough quote-
"He is my Hamlet."

That may well be the case -but Secondhand Lions had to be near the top for sheer fun for him.

OK-Admittedly I just opened myself up to a "And you know this how"-LOL

Well, I don't-but I am speculating and since I found (and repeatedly find) the movie so much fun-I hope he did also.
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#13 Post by Spock » Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:18 am

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJo9AbkMAqc

Gus is chasing buffalo today and I hope I can join him someday.

While they maybe could have found someone besides Tommy Lee Jones to play Woodrow-there is no other actor ever who could have played Gus
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#14 Post by elwoodblues » Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:15 pm

Secondhand Lions is also one of my favorites. I love the ending.
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#15 Post by BackInTex » Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:51 pm

elwoodblues wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:15 pm
 Secondhand Lions is also one of my favorites. I love the ending.
It is a family favorite around here, too. There is not one negative I can say about the movie.
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#16 Post by Spock » Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:56 pm

BackInTex wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:51 pm
elwoodblues wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:15 pm
 Secondhand Lions is also one of my favorites. I love the ending.
It is a family favorite around here, too. There is not one negative I can say about the movie.
IIRC-Big Fish and Secondhand Lions came out about the same time and they both have very similar themes.

I believe that Big Fish probably got more attention at the time but I wager that Lions has longer legs decades down the line.

FTR-I recently rewatched Big Fish for the second time-the first was more around the time it came out.

While I enjoyed it much more this time and there is nothing wrong with it I have to put Lions above it as a personal favorite and a perennial re-watch-Conversely, I will probably not watch Big Fish again.
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