Robert Duvall: A Life in Pictures

Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at 95 years old, was known for his chameleon-like ability to intensely embody wide-ranging characters across a career that spanned many decades. His defining performances included a business-focused Mafia lawyer, a military man who loved napalm and a worn-out cowboy.

His movie career began in the 1960s. He scouted for inspiration — hunting accents in East Texas, hanging out with hoodlums in East Harlem, and palled with police detectives before playing an investigator. His first film was “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the 1962 classic in which he played Boo Radley.

In a 1989 interview he rebuffed praise for precision: “What do you mean?” he said. “I don’t become the character! It’s still me — doing myself, altered.” Longtime collaborators helped shape some of his best-known roles. Francis Ford Coppola cast him in the first two “Godfather” films and in “Apocalypse Now,” where he played Lt.

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