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wolfie001

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Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #48)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:40 PM

Feb 17

'The Great Santini'

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Duvall sure could cowboy, too. Kid Berwyn Feb 16 #1

Lonesome Dove...one of my favorites of all time! RIP mtngirl47 Feb 16 #11

Mine too Gak73 Feb 16 #20

Open Range..... SergeStorms Feb 16 #16

He was one of the legitimately greatest Hey Joe Feb 16 #2

That performance as Boo Radley is underappreciated. ificandream Feb 16 #3

RIP maxsolomon Feb 16 #4

What a loss. DenaliDemocrat Feb 16 #5

Yes, DD Leghorn21 Feb 16 #6

Not too many Godfather actors still alive. LoveSucky Feb 16 #7

Al Pacino is still around BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #8

I had read the book first, so I knew it was coming FakeNoose Feb 16 #13

Pacino was much younger than Brando or Duvall BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #15

I read the book, but was glad the film didn't include AdamGG Feb 17 #42

Didn't know he was still alive Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 16 #9

A great actor. milestogo Feb 16 #10

RIP area51 Feb 16 #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 Feb 16 #14

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

Duvall and Gene Hackman roomed with Dustin Hoffman BigmanPigman Feb 16 #19

Oh my gosh, I never knew that FakeNoose Feb 16 #21

While Duvall was uncredited they worked together in Copolla's The Conversation. pecosbob Feb 17 #44

I've watched that film a few times BigmanPigman Feb 17 #52

I love the movie "Tender Mercies" IcyPeas Feb 16 #22

Oh, man........ Bayard Feb 16 #23

RIP mdbl Feb 16 #24

Of all the great roles he played, this is the one that stands out to me. Freaking iconic! wolfie001 Feb 16 #25

Me too, He brought the Gung-Ho mentality in that moment. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #36

It's a key scene ... I hear different versions of this a lot! FakeNoose Feb 17 #48

Answer FakeNoose Feb 17 #49

I googled so quick I missed this wolfie001 Feb 17 #51

Google is my friend sometimes: wolfie001 Feb 17 #50

He had seven Oscar nominations and this movie was one of them..............The Judge in 2014 turbinetree Feb 16 #26

Another role he played nwliberalkiwi Feb 16 #27

He was one of our regular customers at a workplace years ago happybird Feb 16 #28

One of the Greats Sam I Yam Feb 16 #29

Damn.... Talitha Feb 16 #30

I loved him in secondhand lions srose58089 Feb 16 #31

IMO the true measure of an actor MaineNative Feb 16 #32

One of my all-time favorites MissMillie Feb 16 #33

A great actor...in many films that made an impression on me. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #34

A sad loss, he will be missed JoseBalow Feb 16 #35

You get a two point conversion for the "Santini" reference. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 17 #46

A great loss Loisita123 Feb 16 #37

RIP Mr Duval... electric_blue68 Feb 16 #38

One of the best of our time. Upthevibe Feb 17 #39

He was the first to get into Major Hotpants pants as a god fearing Major Frank Burns tirebiter Feb 17 #40

So many good performances, but I love Secondhand Lions, and another movie called A Family Thing with James Earl Jones. HeartsCanHope Feb 17 #41

No knock on his acting abilities but... SamuelTheThird Feb 17 #43

The Outfit 1973...OG neo-noir classic. pecosbob Feb 17 #45

Loved all of his work. Rest in peace Robert. oasis Feb 17 #47