{"id":2026271,"date":"2025-09-16T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2026271"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:40:12","slug":"actor-and-director-robert-redford-dies-aged-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/actor-and-director-robert-redford-dies-aged-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor and director Robert Redford dies aged 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actor and director Robert Redford, acclaimed for films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, All The President\u2019s Men and The Sting, has died aged 89.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford, who was known for his activism, as well as his dashing good looks, also directed films such as Ordinary People, for which he won an Oscar, and A River Runs Through It.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Robert Redford in London in 2012 (Ian West\/PA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A statement from his publicist Cindi Berger, chairman and chief executive of talent agency Rogers and Cowan PMK, said: \u201cRobert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah \u2013 the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford was a Hollywood golden boy in the 1970s, after his leading roles in Barefoot In The Park, with Jane Fonda, and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, in which he starred opposite Paul Newman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1973\u2019s The Sting, which reunited him with Newman, and starred opposite Faye Dunaway in Three Days Of The Condor and Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were, before taking on the role of Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward in Watergate film All The President\u2019s Men in 1976, opposite Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Redford started to eschew his leading man status and turned his hand to directing, winning an Oscar for his directorial debut Ordinary People.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other directorial projects included 1988\u2019s The Milagro Beanfield War and A River Runs Through It in 1992, as well as Quiz Show in 1994 and 1998\u2019s The Horse Whisperer, in which he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson and Kristin Scott Thomas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford was a passionate environmentalist and advocate for independent cinema, which led to his creation of the Sundance Institute, known for its annual Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Robert Redford during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in November 2016 \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UGdgVRORao6LEprNehs9MQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/snappa_entertainment_819\/03b44297d06dc83415b300f1d9c0e4ed\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Robert Redford during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in 2016 (Andrew Harnik\/AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The festival has helped launched the careers of directors including Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh and provided a launchpad for films such as Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies And Videotape, The Blair Witch Project, Little Miss Sunshine and recent Oscar-winner Coda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford carried on acting throughout his career, with notable roles in The Natural, Out Of Africa and blockbuster Indecent Proposal, in which he starred opposite Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He won rave reviews in 2013 for his turn as a shipwrecked sailor in All Is Lost, in which he was the film\u2019s only performer, and most recently he ventured into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing double agent Alexander Pierce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and director Robert Redford, acclaimed for films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, All The President\u2019s Men and The Sting, has died aged 89. 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