Robert Redford was an American actor, director, and producer whose career spanned more than six decades, from a 1959 Broadway debut through acclaimed late-career performances. He became a Hollywood leading man during the American New Wave, earning recognition for roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men, The Way We Were, and The Natural, and winning the Academy Award for Best Director for Ordinary People in 1980. His honors also included a BAFTA Award, five Golden Globe Awards, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the SAG Life Achievement Award, the Academy Honorary Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Honorary César. Beyond filmmaking, he co-founded the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival. This tag page collects news, obituaries, career retrospectives, award coverage, and tributes related to his work in film and his advocacy for independent cinema.
