For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.
Davis, who worked with the Oscar-winning actor on 2018's "Widows," paid tribute to Duvall on social media following the actor's death on Sunday, Feb. 15. Duvall, who was 95, died "peacefully" at home in Middleburg, Virginia, a representative for the actor confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.
"I had the honor of working alongside you in 'Widows.' I was in awe," Davis wrote on Threads.
During a seven-decade stage, TV and screen acting career, Duvall played a wide array of unforgettable men, from Mafia lawyer Tom Hagen in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 "The Godfather" to the surf and napalm-loving Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore in Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War saga "Apocalypse Now."
"I've always been in awe of your towering portrayals of men who were both quiet and dominating in their humanness," Davis continued. "You were a giant… an icon. … Greatness never dies. It stays… as a gift. Rest well, sir. Your name will be spoken… May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest ❤️❤️❤️"
