Legendary actor Robert Redford passed away early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah at the age of 89.
The two-time Oscar winner began his Hollywood career as an actor and later gained recognition as a director.
Over his more than 60 years in Hollywood, Redford received two Oscars, five Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1981, Redford founded the Sundance Institute to foster “new voices in American storytelling” and champion independent stories for the screen.
Redford’s films include “Butch Cassidy and the Sundace Kid” (1969), “The Sting” (1973), “The Way We Were” (1973) and “All the President’s Men” (1976).
Cindi Berger, chief executive 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 said in a statement. “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
Robert Redford has died at 89 years old.
The film icon starred in classic movies such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” won an Oscar for directing “Ordinary People” and founded the Sundance Film Institute.https://t.co/MLJnHZHcWg pic.twitter.com/bAZBLVKj1W
— Variety (@Variety) September 16, 2025
In 2017, Redford told Esquire UK how he’d like to be remembered, saying, “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.”
“And that’s what the fun is: to climb up the mountain is the fun, not standing at the top,” Redford continued. “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 last on-screen acting job was reprising his role as Secretary Alexander Pierce in “Avengers: Endgame” (2019).
Redford was also known for his outspoken liberal views and involvement in politics.
He is survived by his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, and four children.
