Robert Duvall, known for ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now,’ passes away — details

In Apocalypse Now, Duval, who portrayed the role of cavalry-hatted Kilgore, gave the world two of the most famous lines in cinema history, “Charlie don’t surf!” and “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

In addition to this iconic performance, Duvall treated the world with the role of consigliere Tom Hagen in The Godfather and The Godfather II.

In the earlier days of his stunning career, he played Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as plenty of other roles that helped cement his place in the world of film.

Over the course of his years on film, he was nominated for the Oscar seven times and won one, for best actor in 1984’s Tender Mercies, in which he played a country singer battling alcoholism.