Robert Redford died this week aged 89

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Robert Redford Dies at 89, Leaves Hollywood Legacy

Robert Redford, the acclaimed actor, director, and environmental activist, died on Tuesday at age 89 at his home in Utah following a brief illness, as confirmed by his publicist Cindi Berger.

His career spanned iconic roles in films like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," and "All the President's Men," an Oscar win for directing "Ordinary People," and the founding of the Sundance Institute in 1981, which became a cornerstone for independent cinema.

Tributes from celebrities, fans, and media outlets worldwide highlighted his contributions to storytelling, diverse voices, and environmental causes.

This is the filmography of the American actor, director, producer and activist Robert Redford.

Redford gained prominence for his leading roles in the romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park (1967) opposite Jane Fonda and the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) alongside Paul Newman.

He reunited with Newman in the 1973 caper film The Sting receiving his only nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

He continued his leading man status starring in the western film Jeremiah Johnson, the political drama The Candidate (both 1972), the romantic dramas The Way We Were (1973) with Barbra Streisand, , and

The Great Gatsby (1974), and the dramas Three Days of the Condor, and The Great Waldo Pepper (both 1975). The following year he starred as Bob Woodward in the Alan J. Pakula political drama All the President's Men (1976).

He later appeared in the Richard Attenborough war film A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Sydney Pollack western comedy The Electric Horseman (1979).

He further established himself as a star in the Barry Levinson sports drama The Natural (1984) and the Sydney Pollack epic romance Out of Africa (1985).

He continued appearing in films such as Sneakers (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), The Horse Whisperer (1998), An Unfinished Life (2005), All Is Lost (2013), A Walk in the Woods (2015), Pete's Dragon (2016), and The Discovery (2017).

In 2014, he entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe appearing as Alexander Pierce in Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), a role he would reprise in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

In 2015, portrayed Dan Rather in the drama Truth (2015). He reunited with Jane Fonda in the Netflix romance Our Souls at Night (2017), and The Old Man & the Gun (2018).

In 1980 he made his directorial film debut with Ordinary People, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Redford receiving the Academy Award for Best Director.

He continued directing films such as A River Runs Through It (1992), Quiz Show (1994), The Legend of Bagger Vance (1998), Lions for Lambs (2007), The Conspirator (2010), and The Company You Keep (2012).

In 2002 he received the Academy Honorary Award as an "Actor, director, producer, creator of Sundance, inspiration to independent and innovative filmmakers everywhere."u

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t-rump reacts to Redford's passing: 'There was nobody better'

US president Donald Trump has shared a few brief words on Robert Redford, following the actor’s death.

Speaking just before boarding Air Force One to begin his state visit to the UK, Trump said:

"Wow, that's a good way to go, I guess. But I'll tell you, Robert Redford was great. He had a series of years where there was nobody better.“

Trump went on to say that Redford made “seven or eight great movies”. He added: There was a period of time when he was the hottest. I thought he was great."

Redford had previously been critical of Trump, likening the president to a dictator.

Writing in a column for NBC in 2019, Redford said: “Our shared tolerance and respect for the truth, our sacred rule of law, our essential freedom of the press and our precious freedoms of speech – all have been threatened by a single man."

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Piers Morgan calls Redford 'of the all-time great movie stars'

“RIP Robert Redford, 89. One of the all-time great movie stars,” the TV personality wrote on X. “A true Hollywood legend who starred in so many of my favourite films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, All The President’s Men. What a career, what an actor, what a sad loss.”

JB COMMENTS:

I think it is safe to say that millions of women and gay men all over the world swooned at the beauty of this man - maybe a few decades ago now - as he was a stunner.

I remember seeing him in 'The Way We Were' with Barbra Streisand and the gossip at the time was that this ugly duckling Streisand was kissing and acting ' making love' with the worlds most handsome man, and gossip was wild. Little did we know at the time that they would both go on to produce, direct, act, write and in Streisand case, sing and dance - and become the two most talented people in all of Hollywood - EVER.

Bassey just sings.

Celine just sings.

Kylie acts and sings.

Whitney sang and made a couple of films.

same for Diana Ross.

There are few multi talented people willing to take on the whole project like Redford and Streisand have both done, in their own ways and with their own films, and I assume we will now get a plethora of his films on telly and I shall certainly watch The Way We Were again.

He was a lovely man, not just to look at, but for what he did for upcoming and inspiring new talent in the film industry that he helped along the way.

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