Robert Redford
Iconic Filmmaker Dead at 89
Published September 16, 2025 5:23 AM PDT
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Updated September 16, 2025 5:59 AM PDT
Robert Redford — the legendary Oscar-winning actor and director — has died, TMZ has confirmed.
Redford’s rep, Cindi Berger, tells us … Robert passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Sundance, Utah. Berger says Robert was surrounded by the people he loved in the place he loved. His cause of death has not been revealed.
The beloved artist spent decades as a leading actor in Hollywood, with some of his most notable projects being As 1969’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 1973’s “The Sting,” 1975’s “Three Days of the Condor” and 1976’s “All the President’s Men.”
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He also worked with a number of Hollywood’s favorite leading ladies, including Jane Fonda in 1967’s “Barefoot in the Park,” Barbra Streisand in 1973’s “The Way We Were” and Meryl Streep in 1985’s “Out of Africa.”
Redford transitioned into directing in 1980, with his debut film “Ordinary People” winning major critical and commercial success — and landing him an Oscar for Best Director.
His pictures are known for intertwining political narratives in them, and he’s widely regarded as one of the most impactful people in cinema.
His prolific acting and directing career aside, Redford is also known for founding the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to showcasing independent filmmakers, in 1981. He took helm of a struggling film festival in 1984, which became the iconic film festival in Park City, Utah we know and love today.
In 2012, he reportedly expressed distate for how popular the festival became.
The “Our Souls at Night” star was a major advocate for environmental and climate justice as well, acting as a trustee for the Natural Resources Defense Council for 30 years.
Redford told Rolling Stone in 2021 his “wake-up” call to the importance of environmental advocacy occured during a conference he attended in Colorado in 1989, during which he learned about global warming.
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