Renowned actor Robert Redford died early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, at the age of 89.
The two-time Academy Award winner began his career in Hollywood as an actor and later gained acclaim as a director.
Throughout his more than 60 years in the industry, Redford garnered two Oscars, five Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1981, he established the Sundance Institute to promote “new voices in American storytelling” and support independent films.
Redford’s notable films include “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “The Sting” (1973), “The Way We Were” (1973), and “All the President’s Men” (1976).
Cindi Berger, CEO of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, confirmed the news to Variety.
“Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Berger stated. “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
Redford’s legacy includes classic films such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” an Oscar for directing “Ordinary People,” and the founding of the Sundance Film Institute.
In a 2017 interview with Esquire UK, Redford expressed how he wished to be remembered: “For the work. What really matters is the work. And what matters to me is doing the work. I’m not looking at the back end: ‘What am I going to get out of this? What’s going to be the reward?’ I’m just looking at the work, the pleasure of being able to do the work.”
He added, “And that’s what the fun is: to climb up the mountain is the fun, not standing at the top. There’s nowhere to go. But climbing up, that struggle, that to me is where the fun is. That to me is the thrill.”
His final acting role was reprising his character Secretary Alexander Pierce in “Avengers: Endgame” (2019).
Redford was also known for his progressive political views and activism.
He is survived by his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, and four children.
