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Sam I Yam

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29. One of the Greats

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:02 PM

12 hrs ago

The Great Santini is in my Top 20 Movies of All Time list.
Apocalypse Now is in my Top 5.

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Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95 [View all] BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP

Duvall sure could cowboy, too. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #1

Lonesome Dove...one of my favorites of all time! RIP mtngirl47 17 hrs ago #11

Mine too Gak73 15 hrs ago #20

Open Range..... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #16

He was one of the legitimately greatest Hey Joe 19 hrs ago #2

That performance as Boo Radley is underappreciated. ificandream 18 hrs ago #3

RIP maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #4

What a loss. DenaliDemocrat 18 hrs ago #5

Yes, DD Leghorn21 18 hrs ago #6

Not too many Godfather actors still alive. LoveSucky 18 hrs ago #7

Al Pacino is still around BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #8

I had read the book first, so I knew it was coming FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #13

Pacino was much younger than Brando or Duvall BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #15

I read the book, but was glad the film didn't include AdamGG 5 hrs ago #42

Didn't know he was still alive Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #9

A great actor. milestogo 18 hrs ago #10

RIP area51 17 hrs ago #12

I loved/hated him in "A Civil Action". I kept forgetting I was watching an actor, not a real-life villain. eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #14

"" AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #17

One of the greats. R.I.P. OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #18

Duvall and Gene Hackman roomed with Dustin Hoffman BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #19

Oh my gosh, I never knew that FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #21

While Duvall was uncredited they worked together in Copolla's The Conversation. pecosbob 2 hrs ago #44

I love the movie "Tender Mercies" IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #22

Oh, man........ Bayard 14 hrs ago #23

RIP mdbl 13 hrs ago #24

Of all the great roles he played, this is the one that stands out to me. Freaking iconic! wolfie001 13 hrs ago #25

Me too, He brought the Gung-Ho mentality in that moment. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #36

He had seven Oscar nominations and this movie was one of them..............The Judge in 2014 turbinetree 12 hrs ago #26

Another role he played nwliberalkiwi 12 hrs ago #27

He was one of our regular customers at a workplace years ago happybird 12 hrs ago #28

One of the Greats Sam I Yam 12 hrs ago #29

Damn.... Talitha 12 hrs ago #30

I loved him in secondhand lions srose58089 11 hrs ago #31

IMO the true measure of an actor MaineNative 11 hrs ago #32

One of my all-time favorites MissMillie 10 hrs ago #33

A great actor...in many films that made an impression on me. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #34

A sad loss, he will be missed JoseBalow 10 hrs ago #35

You get a two point conversion for the "Santini" reference. Prof. Toru Tanaka 2 hrs ago #46

A great loss Loisita123 9 hrs ago #37

RIP Mr Duval... electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #38

One of the best of our time. Upthevibe 8 hrs ago #39

He was the first to get into Major Hotpants pants as a god fearing Major Frank Burns tirebiter 8 hrs ago #40

So many good performances, but I love Secondhand Lions, and another movie called A Family Thing with James Earl Jones. HeartsCanHope 6 hrs ago #41

No knock on his acting abilities but... SamuelTheThird 2 hrs ago #43

The Outfit 1973...OG neo-noir classic. pecosbob 2 hrs ago #45