Robert Duvall was a quietly brilliant actor, and I've pretty much watched anything he was in on spec. One of my personal favorite Duvall movies, Get Low, isn't even mentioned in the article - I'd...
Robert Duvall was a quietly brilliant actor, and I've pretty much watched anything he was in on spec. One of my personal favorite Duvall movies, Get Low, isn't even mentioned in the article - I'd recommend watching it as a fitting memorial.
This is the second time this has happened to me now. Robert Duvall was in a movie called "Thank You For Smoking" (hilarious lobbyist satire, highly recommend), in which his character died ... and...
This is the second time this has happened to me now. Robert Duvall was in a movie called "Thank You For Smoking" (hilarious lobbyist satire, highly recommend), in which his character died ... and apparently, my subconscious decided that he also died back then.
This also happened to me with Bill Fagerbakke, the guy that played Marvin Erikson on "How I Met Your Mother" ... his character also died on the show, and my brain again decided that the actor died then, too (despite them bringing the character's ghost back for 2 more seasons). A few years ago, I discovered that the actor is still alive and kicking.
I watched a commentary for the 1979 version Invasion of the Body Snatchers and learned that in the opening scene, Robert Duval was a preacher in the swing set peering at the actor in the scene....
I watched a commentary for the 1979 version Invasion of the Body Snatchers and learned that in the opening scene, Robert Duval was a preacher in the swing set peering at the actor in the scene.
Not an amazing tidbit, but the fact that a dude I knew in the mid 00's was acting in '79 was amazing to me. That he lived to 95 is amazing still.
Robert Duvall was a quietly brilliant actor, and I've pretty much watched anything he was in on spec. One of my personal favorite Duvall movies, Get Low, isn't even mentioned in the article - I'd recommend watching it as a fitting memorial.
Beat me by two minutes. ;)
That film is on my short list of overlooked gems.
This is the second time this has happened to me now. Robert Duvall was in a movie called "Thank You For Smoking" (hilarious lobbyist satire, highly recommend), in which his character died ... and apparently, my subconscious decided that he also died back then.
This also happened to me with Bill Fagerbakke, the guy that played Marvin Erikson on "How I Met Your Mother" ... his character also died on the show, and my brain again decided that the actor died then, too (despite them bringing the character's ghost back for 2 more seasons). A few years ago, I discovered that the actor is still alive and kicking.
Brains are weird.
I watched a commentary for the 1979 version Invasion of the Body Snatchers and learned that in the opening scene, Robert Duval was a preacher in the swing set peering at the actor in the scene.
Not an amazing tidbit, but the fact that a dude I knew in the mid 00's was acting in '79 was amazing to me. That he lived to 95 is amazing still.