Robert Redford

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an acclaimed American actor, director and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned widespread recognition and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and five Golden Globe Awards, highlighted by the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994. Beyond competitive honors, he was widely celebrated for his contributions to film and culture, receiving the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and the Honorary César in 2019. Redford’s enduring legacy encompasses his artistic achievements, visionary filmmaking, and lasting impact on American cinema.

Redford began his career on television in the late 1950s, appearing in anthology series such as ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. He made his Broadway debut in Neil Simon's comedy ''Barefoot in the Park'' (1963) before taking film roles in ''War Hunt'' (1962) and ''Inside Daisy Clover'' (1965). He then achieved Hollywood stardom with ''Barefoot in the Park'' (1967), ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), ''Downhill Racer'' (1969), ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972), ''The Candidate'' (1972) and ''The Sting'' (1973), with the latter earning him an Academy Award nomination.

His stardom continued with films such as ''The Way We Were'' (1973), ''The Great Gatsby'' (1974), ''Three Days of the Condor'' (1975), ''All the President's Men'' (1976), ''The Electric Horseman'' (1979), ''The Natural'' (1984) and ''Out of Africa'' (1985). Later credits include ''Sneakers'' (1992), ''Indecent Proposal'' (1993), ''All Is Lost'' (2013), ''Truth'' (2015), ''Our Souls at Night'' (2017) and ''The Old Man & the Gun'' (2018). He also played Alexander Pierce in the MCU films ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) and ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), the latter serving as his final on-screen role.

Redford made his directorial debut with the family drama ''Ordinary People'' (1980), which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. His later directing credits include ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' (1988), ''A River Runs Through It'' (1992), ''Quiz Show'' (1994), ''The Horse Whisperer'' (1998) and ''The Legend of Bagger Vance'' (2000). A major advocate for independent cinema, Redford co-founded the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival in 1978, helping to foster a new generation of filmmakers. Beyond his artistic career, he was noted for his environmental activism, his support of Native American and Indigenous rights and his advocacy for LGBTQ equality. Provided by Wikipedia