Kilgore Has Left the Beach: Farewell to Robert Duvall, Dead at 95

by Heath Hansen

Robert Duvall, Academy Award winning actor, and film director, died yesterday in his Virginia home. His wife, Luciana Duvall, was with him in his final moments.

Well known for his iconic roles in Godfather II and III, as well as Gods and Generals, perhaps, among military veterans, his most memorable role was as Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Kilgore in the movie Apocalypse Now. 

At what has become one of the most famous scenes in the film, Lieutenant...