Robert Redford, a Golden Boy actor who later won an Oscar for director and became an indie film beacon by establishing the Sundance Film Institute, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89.
To celebrate his legacy, Variety looks back on his most iconic roles and moments, from striking with Barbra Streisand in 1973’s “The Way We We” to winning an Academy Award for his first directorial effort, “The Ordinary People” (1980) and joining the Marvel film industry in the 2010s.
Check out Redford’s career in the photos below.
Warhunt (1962)
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After appearing in popular television series such as “The Twilight Zone” and “Route 66,” Redford’s first true big screen credits were for the 1962 film “Warhunt.” He found the film with John Saxon and his future collaborator Sidney Pollack.
Internal Daisy Clover (1965)
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Redford starred alongside Natalie Wood in the 1965 drama “Inside Daisy Clover,” and about a tomboy becoming a Hollywood actress.
The Chase (1966)
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Redford shared the screen with legendary Marlon Brando in the 1966 prison break drama The Chase, working with Jane Fonda for the first time.
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
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Just a year after “The Chase,” Redford and Fonda reunited for the film adaptation of “Barefoot in the Park,” based on the play of Neil Simon of the same name, starring Redford.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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Redford broke out with “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child” in the West in 1969, playing the Wild West Outlaw along with Paul Newman. It was a huge hit and won four Oscars.
Candidate (1972)
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The inspiringly observed political comedy drama won the best original script Oscar along with Redford, winning as a far-off Senate nominee.
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
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Redford played the rugged Mountain Man Jeremiah Johnson in the west of Sydney Pollack.
Sting (1973)
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The “Butch Cassidy” star was reunited with director George Roy Hill for the 1973 crime caper “The Sting.” The film also won his first Best Actor nomination for Redford.
How We Was (1973)
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That same year, Redford appeared on the other side of Barbra Streisand in Sydney Pollack’s romantic drama The Way We We We Reas.
Great Gatsby (1974)
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Mia Farrow was Daisy Buchanan and Robert Redford was Debonair Jay Gatsby in adaptation of Jack Clayton’s iconic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. However, despite the script by Francis Ford Coppola, it was unable to ignite at the box office.
Three Days of Condor (1975)
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Redford appeared on the other side of Faye Dunaway and once again worked with Sydney Pollack to work with this political thriller about a CIA worker who returned from lunch to find out his colleague was murdered.
All Presidents’ Men (1976)
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Redford starred as Bob Woodward, a brave journalist in a political thriller about the Watergate scandal opposite Dustin Hoffman’s Carl Bernstein. The film almost praised universal acclaim on release, won four Oscars, and is considered an American classic.
Wins the best director Oscar (1981)
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Redford moved to director in 1980 with his debut, “The Ordinary People,” starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore. It was a critical and commercial success, winning four Oscars, including Redford’s Best Director.
The Natural (1984)
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Redford played Roy Hobbs, who has a creepy natural ability for baseball in Barry Levinson’s ’80s sports drama.
From Africa (1985)
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Redford and Meryl Streep were at the peak of the story, which won the epic and best photos of author Isaac Dinesen, her life near Nairobi, and her romance big-name hunter. And who could forget to forget Redford and shampoo Streep’s hair!
Indecent Proposals (1993)
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Redford was entering a more mature era as a high-stakes gambler in Adrian Lynn’s erotic drama “Indecent Proposals.” Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson are stars as a couple who are turned upside down by the gambler’s offer to spend the night with their wife for a million dollars.
Robert Redford at Sundance Film Festival
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Redford at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. The festival first launched in 1978 under the name Utah/US Film Festival and has since grown into an international launchpad for independent films.
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
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Redford wrote and directed this Western drama with the credibility of “presenting Scarlett Johansson,” but was actually her seventh screen role.
Winner of Academy Honorary Award (2002)
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In 2002, Redford received an Honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement and was reunited with Streisand of “The Way We We We We.”
Lions for Lambs (2007)
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Redford directed and starred in the 2007 war drama Lions Forums, reunited with Meryl Streep and performed with Tom Cruise and Andrew Garfield in his feature film debut.
Everything is lost (2013)
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Redford played the Lost Man in Sea in the survival drama All Is Lost in 2013, winning Golden Globe nominations and a New York Film Critics Circle victory.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
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Now an elder politician, Redford first appeared in a superhero film as senior Shield employee Alexander Pierce.
The Old Man & The Gun (2018)
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Redford’s final camera role before his “Avengers: Endgame” cameo was starring opposite Sissy Spac in this crime biopic.
