Robert Redford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-08-18

Day of death

2025-09-16 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Robert Redford

Biography

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an American actor, director and activist. Throughout his career, he won several film awards, including the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1980 film Ordinary People. He also received an honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2002 and was also the founder of the Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2016 he was honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Appearing on stage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, including an appearance on The Twilight Zone in 1962. He earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (1962). His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of co-star Elizabeth Ashley's character in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1963). Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). His role in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. He starred alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), which was a huge success and made him a major star. He had a critical and box office hit with Jeremiah Johnson (1972), and in 1973 he had the greatest hit of his career, the blockbuster crime caper The Sting, a re-union with Paul Newman, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award; that same year, he also starred opposite Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were. The popular and acclaimed All the President's Men (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. In the 1980s, Redford began his career as a director with Ordinary People (1980), which was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Oscars including Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director for Redford. He continued acting and starred in Brubaker (1980), as well as playing the male lead in Out of Africa (1985), which was an enormous box office success and won seven Oscars including Best Picture. He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It, in 1992. He went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for Quiz Show. He received a second Academy Award—for Lifetime Achievement—in 2002. In 2010, he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. He additionally won BAFTA, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dark Winds

    Dark Winds

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

    Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • A River Runs Through It

    A River Runs Through It

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Jeremiah Johnson

    Jeremiah Johnson

  • War Hunt

    War Hunt

  • Superpowered: The DC Story

    Superpowered: The DC Story

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web

  • aspekte

    aspekte

  • All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • Anthem

    Anthem

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • An Unfinished Life

    An Unfinished Life

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Out of Africa

    Out of Africa

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Spy Game

    Spy Game

  • Truth

    Truth

  • Downhill Racer

    Downhill Racer

  • The Last Castle

    The Last Castle

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • The Horse Whisperer

    The Horse Whisperer

  • The Way We Were

    The Way We Were

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Havana

    Havana

  • At Sundance

    At Sundance

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Buttons

    Buttons

  • Trudell

    Trudell

  • Legal Eagles

    Legal Eagles

  • The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • All Is Lost

    All Is Lost

  • The Candidate

    The Candidate

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Tall Story

    Tall Story

  • Earth: One Amazing Day

    Earth: One Amazing Day

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

    Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

  • The Clearing

    The Clearing

  • Up Close & Personal

    Up Close & Personal

  • Barefoot in the Park

    Barefoot in the Park

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • The Discovery

    The Discovery

  • Borsalino City

    Borsalino City

  • Lions for Lambs

    Lions for Lambs

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • This Property Is Condemned

    This Property Is Condemned

  • The Hot Rock

    The Hot Rock

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • Tate

    Tate

  • Tate

    Tate

  • Jane Fonda in Five Acts

    Jane Fonda in Five Acts

  • Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

    Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

  • The Old Man & the Gun

    The Old Man & the Gun

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • Nature Is Speaking

    Nature Is Speaking

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

    Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

  • Our Souls at Night

    Our Souls at Night

  • Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

  • The Electric Horseman

    The Electric Horseman

  • Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera

  • The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

    The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

  • Little Fauss and Big Halsy

    Little Fauss and Big Halsy

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • National Parks Adventure

    National Parks Adventure

  • All the President's Men Revisited

    All the President's Men Revisited

  • Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

    Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

  • Betty White: A Celebration

    Betty White: A Celebration

  • Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

  • Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

    Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

  • Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West

    Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West

  • Captain Brassbound's Conversion

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion

  • Made in the USA

    Made in the USA

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Ted Williams

    Ted Williams

  • Walden

    Walden

  • The Great Waldo Pepper

    The Great Waldo Pepper

  • American Epic

    American Epic

  • The Sun Dagger

    The Sun Dagger

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Something About Sydney Pollack

    Something About Sydney Pollack

  • Incident at Oglala

    Incident at Oglala

  • Moment of Fear

    Moment of Fear

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

  • The Art of 'The Sting'

    The Art of 'The Sting'

  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

  • Making a Scene | 11 Performances

    Making a Scene | 11 Performances

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses

    The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses

  • Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

    Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

  • Buck

    Buck

  • The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

    The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

  • The Unforeseen

    The Unforeseen

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

    The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

  • The Iceman Cometh

    The Iceman Cometh

  • Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

  • Sundance 20

    Sundance 20

  • The Outlaw Trail with Robert Redford

    The Outlaw Trail with Robert Redford

  • Il était une fois... « Les trois jours du Condor »

    Il était une fois... « Les trois jours du Condor »

  • Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

    Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

  • Robert Redford: The Life & Legacy of an American Icon

    Robert Redford: The Life & Legacy of an American Icon

  • Saving the Bay

    Saving the Bay

  • A Fierce Green Fire

    A Fierce Green Fire

  • Sacred Planet

    Sacred Planet

  • Words from a Bear

    Words from a Bear

  • New York in the Fifties

    New York in the Fifties

  • Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

    Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

  • Free Climb: The Northwest Face of Half Dome

    Free Climb: The Northwest Face of Half Dome

  • Entangling Shadows

    Entangling Shadows

  • Cosmic Collisions

    Cosmic Collisions

  • Global Focus II: The New Environmentalists

    Global Focus II: The New Environmentalists

  • On the Set: Loews Theater

    On the Set: Loews Theater

  • More About the Condor

    More About the Condor