Robert Redford
Acting
Born: August 18, 1936 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Died: September 16, 2025 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
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
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
The Sting
1973
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Spy Game
2001
Pete's Dragon
2016
All the President's Men
1976
All Is Lost
2013
Indecent Proposal
1993
Out of Africa
1985
The Old Man & the Gun
2018
Charlotte's Web
2006
Photos (6)
Movies (69)
Avengers: Endgame
Alexander Pierce
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Alexander Pierce
Indecent Proposal
John Gage
Sneakers
Bishop
The Sting
Johnny Hooker
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sundance Kid
Spy Game
Nathan Muir
Three Days of the Condor
Joseph Turner
All the President's Men
Bob Woodward
The Last Castle
Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin
Charlotte's Web
Ike the Horse (voice)
A River Runs Through It
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Out of Africa
Denys George Finch Hatton
Pete's Dragon
Mr. Meacham
The Horse Whisperer
Tom Booker
The Natural
Roy Hobbs
A Bridge Too Far
Maj. Julian Cook
Lions for Lambs
Dr. Stephen Malley
All Is Lost
Our Man
The Chase
Charlie 'Bubber' Reeves
An Unfinished Life
Einar Gilkyson
The Way We Were
Hubbell Gardner
The Company You Keep
Jim Grant
The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby
Brubaker
Brubaker
Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson
Earth: One Amazing Day
Narrator (voice)
The Discovery
Dr. Thomas Harbor
The Old Man & the Gun
Forrest Tucker
Legal Eagles
Tom Logan
Up Close & Personal
Warren Justice
Truth
Dan Rather
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
Barefoot in the Park
Paul Bratter
The Clearing
Wayne Hayes
The Electric Horseman
Sonny
Our Souls at Night
Louis Waters
The Great Waldo Pepper
Waldo Pepper
Havana
Jack Weil
Sacred Planet
Narrator (voice)
The Hot Rock
John Dortmunder
Downhill Racer
David Chappellet
This Property Is Condemned
Owen Legate
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Cooper
The Candidate
Bill McKay
Tall Story
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Buttons
Narrator (voice)
War Hunt
Pvt. Roy Loomis
Inside Daisy Clover
Wade Lewis / Lewis Wade
La Classe américaine
Steven (archive footage)
National Parks Adventure
Narrator
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Big Halsy
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Lokia the Dolphin Monster (voice)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Incident at Oglala
Narrator (voice)
Walden
Narrator
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Free Climb: The Northwest Face of Half Dome
Narrator
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Captain Hank Wilson
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Narrator (voice)
Cosmic Collisions
Narrator (voice)
The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses
Narrator (voice)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Sergeant Lott
A Fierce Green Fire
Narrator (voice)
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Narrator
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Narrator (voice)
The Sun Dagger
Narrator (voice)
The Outlaw Trail with Robert Redford
1978
Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (25)
Perry Mason
Dick Hart · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Chuck Marsden · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
David Chesterman · 1 eps
The Virginian
Matthew Cordell · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Harold Beldon · 1 eps
Maverick
Jimmy Coleman · 1 eps
Dark Winds
Robert (uncredited) · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Mark Hadley · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Jackson Emmit Parker · 1 eps
Route 66
Janosh · 1 eps
Naked City
Baldwin Larne · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Charlie Marx · 1 eps
The Defenders
Gary Degan · 1 eps
White House Plumbers
Bob Woodward (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Americans
George Harrod · 1 eps
Play of the Week
Don Parritt · 1 eps
The New Breed
Arthur Honniger - Hitchhiker · 1 eps
Bus Stop
Art Ellison · 1 eps
Breaking Point
Roger Morton · 30 eps
Tate
Torsett · 1 eps
Tate
Tad Dundee · 1 eps
Nature Is Speaking
The Redwood · 1 eps
American Epic
Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Blue Jacket · 1 eps
The Iceman Cometh
Don Parritt · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (60)
Golden Globe Awards
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
American Experience
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Iconoclasts
Self · 1 eps
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 2 eps
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
Forever Hollywood
Self
Ted Williams
Self
Buck
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Borsalino City
Self
Words from a Bear
Self
Smash His Camera
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
Trudell
Self - Filmmaker, Activist
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Self
All the President's Men Revisited
Self - Narrator
Casting By
Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky
self
At Sundance
Self
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Self
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Unforeseen
Self
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
Self
The Art of 'The Sting'
Self
Henry Fonda for President
Self (archive footage)
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Self - (archive footage)
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Sundance 20
Himself
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Self
Made in the USA
Self
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
Robert Redford: The Golden Look
Self (archive footage)
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
Something About Sydney Pollack
Self
Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution
Self
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Self
Anthem
Self
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Self
Entangling Shadows
Self
Il était une fois... « Les trois jours du Condor »
Self
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
Self / Jeremiah Johnson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Self
Robert Redford: The Life & Legacy of an American Icon
Self (archive footage)
Directing (10)
A River Runs Through It
Director
The Horse Whisperer
Director
Ordinary People
Director
Lions for Lambs
Director
Quiz Show
Director
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Director
The Company You Keep
Director
The Conspirator
Director
The Milagro Beanfield War
Director
Cathedrals of Culture
Director
Writing (1)
Producing (40)
Dark Winds
Executive Producer
A River Runs Through It
Producer
The Horse Whisperer
Producer
Lions for Lambs
Producer
Quiz Show
Producer
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Producer
The Company You Keep
Producer
A Civil Action
Producer
Iconoclasts
Producer
The American West
Executive Producer
The Old Man & the Gun
Producer
The Conspirator
Producer
She's the One
Executive Producer
The Mustang
Executive Producer
A Walk in the Woods
Producer
The Adderall Diaries
Executive Producer
The Milagro Beanfield War
Producer
Our Souls at Night
Producer
Some Girls
Executive Producer
Slums of Beverly Hills
Executive Producer
American Epic
Executive Producer
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Executive Producer
Skinwalkers
Executive Producer
The Candidate
Executive Producer
Love in the Time of Money
Executive Producer
No Looking Back
Executive Producer
Public Trust
Executive Producer
Coyote Waits
Executive Producer
Incident at Oglala
Executive Producer
The Unforeseen
Executive Producer
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Executive Producer
The Dark Wind
Executive Producer
Drunktown's Finest
Executive Producer
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Executive Producer
A Thief Of Time
Executive Producer
Momentum Generation
Executive Producer
The Solar Film
Executive Producer
The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses
Executive Producer
All Illusions Must Be Broken
Executive Producer
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
Executive Producer
