United Kingdom, Feb. 16 -- Walton Goggins has hailed Robert Duvall as the "greatest storyteller of all time".

The 54-year-old actor has taken to social media to pay a glowing tribute to his former co-star, who has died aged 95.

Alongside a series of throwback photos of them together, Walton wrote on Instagram: "The celestial light just lost its glow..It certainly did for me.

"Bobby Duvall, the greatest storyteller of all time just left us. He was my friend. My mentor. I've had these photos with me for 30 years. They were taken by the still photographer on the set of THE APOSTLE, the movie he wrote and directed. I was 24. The privilege of getting to work with this man, to know this man is still the most important experience of my life....