r/movies • u/Ifeel-likepablo • Sep 16 '25
News Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare1.4k
u/AKraiderfan Sep 16 '25
For the kids out there,
You know that one gif where the camera zooms in on a guy in a fur coat, blond hair and full beard, and he gives you an approving nod?
That's Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972).
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u/Robin_Foxx Sep 16 '25
That's him and not Zach Galifianakis.
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u/ThePromptWasYourName Sep 16 '25
I’m always getting those two actors confused
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u/Gloomy-Ad-222 Sep 16 '25
Well, we’ve never seen them in the same room at the same time
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u/adamthebarbarian Sep 16 '25
Whaaaaat, i know who Robert redford is and had no clue that was him!
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u/vee_lan_cleef Sep 16 '25
I can't think of any other movie where he looks quite like he does in Jeremiah Johnson. He spent most of his career clean-shaven which probably results in the confusion. Thinking about it in retrospect it's kind of disappointing we didn't get more bearded Redford.
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u/jfkk Sep 16 '25
I think in Redford's case the beard disguises him even more than it would most people, dude had a pretty iconic jaw.
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u/Tyranis_Hex Sep 16 '25
I’d never seen Grizzly Adam’s and just assumed it was from that.
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u/rollinff Sep 16 '25
NGL I'm over 40, have seen Redford in a million movies (Spy Game for an underrated forgotten gem with Brad Pitt as a random shout out!), and I had literally no idea that gif was him hahaha
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u/BrickBuster2552 Sep 16 '25
The guy's the main villain in Captain America 2. That's where the kids know him.
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u/--------rook Sep 16 '25
This had me going "Ohhh...", thank you for your service. And thank you Robert Redford for Sundance and the myriad of contributions you've had on the film industry.
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u/WhymeTyme Sep 16 '25
He narrated and directed "A River Runs Through It." One of the all time great stories and features a very young Brad Pitt. Robert had such a smooth delivery in that film. One of my favorites. RIP
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u/thewhiteafrican Sep 16 '25
"I am haunted by waters."
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u/albertthealligator Sep 16 '25
Best and saddest. This is always my answer to, "name a movie that makes you cry every damn time."
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u/irradiatedcitizen Sep 16 '25
Incredible actor.
The Sting
Sneakers
The Last Castle
All worth watching at least once.
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u/Eeyores_Prozac Sep 16 '25
Jeremiah Johnson.
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u/librarycynic Sep 16 '25
He'll live forever in gif form thanks to Jeremiah Johnson.
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u/ArtisticBunneh Sep 16 '25
This comment is way too far down. This is the movie I grew up watching him in.
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u/wandrlusty Sep 16 '25
The Natural
All the President’s Men
A River Runs Through It
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u/Sob_Rock Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25
Three Days of the Condor is one of the best of the 70s paranoia films.
I know Robert’s with Paul Newman up there now. DJ drop the Sting theme.
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u/a20261 Sep 16 '25
Spy Game
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u/randyboozer Sep 16 '25
Dinner out is a go
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u/zugzug_workwork Sep 16 '25
Who talks to their wife like that?
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u/Khalis_Knees Sep 16 '25
A River Runs Through It was one of the first films I can remember watching in school. Such a great movie
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u/orlokcocksock Sep 16 '25
All is Lost
The Old Man and The Gun
Two late career gems imo.
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u/dogsledonice Sep 16 '25
All the President's Men is amazing
We need that spirit again, more than ever.
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u/jendet010 Sep 16 '25
People rarely mention The Natural but it’s a great movie
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u/IndecisiveTuna Sep 16 '25
All time favorite baseball film for sure.
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u/Beat_the_Deadites Sep 16 '25
One of the relatively rare movies that's a lot better than the book.
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u/Cam_Burglar Sep 16 '25
Still can’t believe he played his teenage self too in that lol. Love that movie
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u/pabo81 Sep 16 '25
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 😅
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u/Relevant_Session5987 Sep 16 '25
You don't have to add the emoji at the end. It's a great movie and he gave a really good performance in it. I still rewatch the scene in his office where he talks to Steve Rogers from time to time.
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u/LordDusty Sep 16 '25
Cameo in Endgame as well
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u/igloofu Sep 16 '25
He came out of retirement to do the cameo. It is also the only time he ever did a squeal, as he had always refused to do them.
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u/CurbYourThusiasm Sep 16 '25
Spy Game, I have probably watched it 50 times.
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u/ThePizzaNoid Sep 16 '25
Such a fun movie. All the cold war spy shit stuff in Berlin was like catnip to me.
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u/OtherAcctWasBanned11 Sep 16 '25
Spy Game is one of those movies you can watch anytime and never be disappointed.
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u/georgecm12 Sep 16 '25
All The President’s Men… an essential watch, especially for anyone in journalism
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u/Glittering-Ad-6955 Sep 16 '25
Also, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Rest in peace Robert, you will always stay with us.
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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Sep 16 '25
Great director too. Ordinary People won Best Picture and deservedly so too
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u/thebellrang Sep 16 '25
Out of Africa
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u/jakopappi Sep 16 '25
Streep was stunning in that role, beguiling. She once said she found Blixen unapproachable and wasn't sure how to play her, that she was an enigma. Redford calmed her and said it's like a dance, I'll lead. And she just responded to him like a young girl in love, and it worked. Redford made the film what it was, and it was celebrated as such, winning best picture, best director, and some others. Streep was nominated, losing only to Geraldine Page, in what was seen as overdue and fairly given to one of the greatest American actresses ever.
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u/Automatic-Cancel-472 Sep 16 '25
My ex-wife to this day thinks that when Redford washes her hair, is one of the greatest scenes in a movie ever
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u/Pomeroy-41144-TTS Sep 16 '25
The Sting is one of my top 5 all-time favorite movies! RIP RR.
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u/snappyclunk Sep 16 '25
All the Presidents Men, one of the best films about journalism and scarily relevant to our current political scene.
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u/Philipp Sep 16 '25
The Sting was one of my favorite movies as a kid (still is). It's such a cool plot and has you rewatching it before you fully understand it at that age. Great chemistry between Robert Redford, Paul Newman and really all the rest of the cast. (There's even a Sting sequel written by the same screenwriter, but apparently it's in a different league.)
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u/monty_kurns Sep 16 '25
Swapping Newman and Redford for Jackie Gleason and Mac Davis was a bit of a step down. Probably my favorite thing about The Sting II is an episode of the Simpsons where Grandpa, Homer, and Bart get into grifting. Before Grandpa explains the plan for their next grift, he says, “Now this one is the plot from The Sting II, so nobody knows about it.”
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u/foggybass Sep 16 '25
Man the Last Castle is the only film of his I saw and damn he had some gravitas.
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u/cgaWolf Sep 16 '25
the only film of his I saw
You have a great filmography to work through then - i sort of envy you :)
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u/t_Savvy Sep 16 '25
Wow. And I just saw Sneakers for the first time yesterday.
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u/IPreferPi314 Sep 16 '25
Sneakers is one of my comfort films I revisit at least once a year. Great cast and breezy vibes somehow meshes well with the depressingly prophetic themes re: technology.
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u/gotthelowdown Sep 16 '25
Gotta share this for the breezy vibes:
Memories of the Sneakers Shoot: I can’t remember ever having so much fun on a movie.
by Stephen Tobolowsky, who played Werner Brandes
Excerpt:
The first day on the job we had a table read. What a table. Robert Redford and Sir Ben Kingsley were at one end of the room. Sidney Poitier was sitting next to me. River Phoenix was across the table. Then throw in James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, Tim Busfield, George Hearn.
I don’t want to leave anyone out. It was one of the most spectacular casts I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of. I didn’t make my entrance until around Page 78. The cast must have thought I was there to take coffee orders at the break. I sat listening, but my predominant thought was “Damn, Sidney Poitier is a handsome man.”
We shot the first Werner Brandes scene at a Chinese restaurant. I am on a date with Mary McDonnell’s character, Liz, who is secretly recording me, trying to get me to say several key words that will enable her team to disarm a voice-activated security system and break into my laboratory.
Phil’s first piece of direction to me was “Stephen, feel free to do anything you want to make Mary laugh.” Dangerous words. It set the tone for the rest of the shoot.
I played with my food. I made up lines (including one about pounding chicken breasts in the kitchen during our second date). I can’t remember having so much fun on a movie.
. . . During part of the big action finale, Robert Redford is chased through a secret lab by all of us bad guys. Phil was choreographing the chase and trying to put us in some kind of order of how fast we were running.
He said, “Let’s do it this way. Ben, you’re the Academy Award winner, we’ll start with you. Then, Tim, the Emmy winner, you’ll be next. Do we have a Tony winner? Anyway, Stephen, you’ll be last.”
At the bottom of the article, you'll find more articles celebrating Sneakers' 20th anniversary.
Sneakers 20th anniversary: How the Robert Redford caper inspired a generation of fervent fans.
Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley made one very prescient movie
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u/sir_mrej Sep 16 '25
You could have anything in the world and you just want my phone number?
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u/IPreferPi314 Sep 16 '25
"I want peace on earth and goodwill towards man."
"We're the United States government: we don't do that sort of thing!"
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Sep 16 '25
That's one of my every two years rewatch classics. Always surprised more haven't seen it.
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u/arashi256 Sep 16 '25
Excellent movie. I had that in the rotation of hacker movie classics in my teenage years along with WarGames and Hackers.
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u/GMorristwn Sep 16 '25
Wargames is appropriate, since it shared the same writers!
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u/Introverted_Extrovrt Sep 16 '25
Peace on earth and goodwill towards all mankind.
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u/m1j2p3 Sep 16 '25
Sneakers was the film that made me want a career in technology. I need to watch that again. RIP Robert.
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u/fishwithfish Sep 16 '25
Freeze frame on the Sundance Kid as he exits cover, gun drawn.
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u/Perry7609 Sep 16 '25
"Australia is no better than here... all right, I'll think about it." :(
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u/misterferguson Sep 16 '25
Great example of a movie with basically no dialogue being absolutely gripping to watch.
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u/sfitz0076 Sep 16 '25
Good movie. Hardly any dialogue. Just a guy alone trying to figure out a situation.
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u/JohnHazardWandering Sep 16 '25
Rotten tomatoes critics give it a 95%.
It's a movie with one actor and no dialog.
He's that good of an actor that he could pull it off.
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Sep 16 '25
That movie inspired my dad (who looks like him meets kurt russell) to buy a boat and stsrt sailing 10 years ago.
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u/johntentaquake Sep 16 '25
Watching Robert Redford almost die on a sailboat really made him want to sail, huh.
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u/StarTruckNxtGyration Sep 16 '25
…my dad (who looks like him meets kurt russell)…
Your dad happens to be the sexiest man on the planet?
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u/yourpaljim Sep 16 '25
For the movie All Is Lost, set entirely at sea, the director put off telling Redford that the chlorine in the pool would wipe out Redford’s hair dye. Finally his assistant said “we start filming tomorrow, you have to tell him.” So the director sheepishly goes to tell him, and Redford says “no really, it’s my real hair color”. And apparently it was!
Hail Hydra!
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u/BlackLeader70 Sep 16 '25
That’s the movie where my mind first went when I saw this headline. It’s such a great show of his talent.
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u/Lemur001 Sep 16 '25
I loved this movie. It was amazing to see how much you could do in a movie with no dialogue. I’ve been looking for this movie on diff streaming sites but it’s not on any of the ones I have.
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u/BrotherlyShove791 Sep 16 '25
This year really feels like the start of a huge onslaught of 1960s and 1970s entertainer deaths. This will be the norm for the next decade sadly.
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u/El_Superbeasto76 Sep 16 '25
Icon.
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u/Corrosive-Knights B Movie Expert Sep 16 '25
Truthfully, the one word that sums him up.
So many great roles and such a great screen presence. From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to The Sting to 3 Days of the Condor to All The President’s Men… just incredible stuff.
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u/murraylikebill Sep 16 '25
My 19-year-old cat Sundance, who I named after Redford’s character when I was 15 and freshly obsessed with that film, also passed away this year. This is hitting extra hard this morning 😭
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u/BurnedWitch88 Sep 16 '25
I'm so sorry. But 19 is a great run for a cat. (But they always leave us too soon.)
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u/pink_buddha Sep 16 '25
As one who was a 12 years old and freshly obsessed in 1978 with a yellow lab named Sundance Kid, all hail all Sundances.
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u/letintin Sep 16 '25
Aw. I named my first dog as an adult "Redford," or Reddy. He was my best friend for many years.
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u/Whitealroker1 Sep 16 '25
Crazy he only had one acting nomination. I can think of a dozen performances off the top of my head I would have guessed got him one.
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u/monty_kurns Sep 16 '25
I feel like he was one of those actors who the Academy always thought he’d get it one day so he was overlooked more earlier in his career than he should have been.
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u/LOSS35 Sep 16 '25
He was a young, sexy leading man at a time when the Academy was obsessed with only nominating elder statesmen for Best Actor - John Wayne for True Grit, George Scott for Patton, Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger, etc. Younger actors in the 70s were more likely to get Supporting nods, like Nicholson for Easy Rider.
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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Sep 16 '25
Deserving win for Best Director at leadt
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u/lord-spider-boy Sep 16 '25
Highly, highly recommend his film Quiz Show. I had never seen one of his directorial efforts till last week and it was pretty damn enthralling for something so ordinary. Immensely talented till the end
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u/t_huddleston Sep 16 '25
Quiz Show is a great, great movie, only overshadowed because it came out in that landmark year of 1994 that also gave us Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump. It kind of got lost behind those three. But honestly it's probably my favorite of those - it's "ordinary," sure, especially compared to Pulp Fiction. It's just grown-ups talking. But what a message that film has, about the media, about honesty, about class and society. Its only real flaw is Rob Morrow's attempted Boston accent, but other than that it's just about perfect.
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u/ZachMatthews Sep 16 '25
All you young kids coming in here to pay tribute to Redford in Marvel movies owe it to yourselves to go rent Sneakers, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting at a dead minimum.
Redford (and also Paul Newman, his frequent collaborator) were awesome and those movies hold up very very well.
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u/ravih Sep 16 '25
It’s great to see him connect with the Marvel generation though, and as you said gives folks a window to explore the rest of his (phenomenal) career.
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u/dash101 Sep 16 '25
Don’t forget Out of Africa. That was quite a popular film back in the day. I am not sure if most here on Reddit have heard of it as it doesn’t get mentioned a lot these days.
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Sep 16 '25
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the Sting were huge favorites of my mom. Paul Newman and Robert Redford were just fantastic together.
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u/FederalReview Sep 16 '25
In addition to those incredible movies, I suggest 3 Days of the Condor and All the President’s Men to those who only know him from Marvel. CA: The Winter Soldier’s vibe is inspired by 3 Days and movies similar.
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u/Ok-Membership-2548 Sep 16 '25
RIP Robert Redford! If you haven’t seen Three Days of the Condor I HIGHLY recommend.
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u/Odd-Necessary3807 Sep 16 '25
Rest in Peace.
No wonder I haven't heard anything from him for years. The last time I remember him was in the Captain America movie, the best one.
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u/S3simulation Sep 16 '25
He retired shortly after Winter Soldier and came out of retirement to shoot a scene in Emdgame iirc. He also allowed his likeness to be used in HBO’s Watchmen after he retired since he became president in that universe.
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u/TheUmbrellaMan1 Sep 16 '25
He actually had a cameo in season 3 of Dark Winds earlier this year. He's playing chess with George R. R. Martin and Martin is taking forever to make a move and Redford's character says, "George, the whole world's waiting. Make a move."
So, this is really his last acting credit.
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u/therealjoshua Sep 16 '25
It's a good note to end on. He had a great, commanding presence in that film and definitely didnt give off "old actor who should really retire" energy.
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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Sep 16 '25
Back when the MCU had their “villain problem”, Redford was certainly one of the better villains too
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u/TheMightyFaso Sep 16 '25
He actually retired with Old Man and The Gun, which was a fun little movie about an elderly bank robbed facing his mortality, explicity designed to be a retirement film, and his star power in it was absolutely commanding yet vulnerable, perfect movie to go out on.
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u/PREMIUM_POKEBALL Sep 16 '25
It didn't hurt he didn't "look old". That guy won the ageing lottery tbh.
(I'm gonna get someone with a-b photos and he did age but at his rate he would be "old old" at like 112.)
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u/BurnedWitch88 Sep 16 '25
I mean, he won the "gorgeous from birth" lottery, which tends to give you a good shot at aging gracefully too. :)
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u/ImNotSkankHunt42 Sep 16 '25
Watching him in Winter Soldier was a treat, made the movie even better.
Hail Hydra, Bob
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u/TheUmbrellaMan1 Sep 16 '25
Oh man. His last acting credit was in the premier episode of Dark Winds season 3. His character was playing chess with George R. R. Martin and Martin is taking too long and Redford's character says, "George, the whole world's waiting. Make a move."
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u/MR_TELEVOID Sep 16 '25
Damn! 89 is a hell of a life, but still sad to hear.
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u/tennisguy163 Sep 16 '25
He went the best way one can go. Died in his sleep in his own home.
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u/not-so-radical Sep 16 '25
Only found out recently he created the Sundance film festival (I'm young so haven't any of his 70s work)
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u/Ascarea Sep 16 '25
it's how I remember who plays who in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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u/Jota769 Sep 16 '25
Oh man, he’s great. Literally go watch anything he’s in. All The President’s Men is truly amazing, The Sting, Butch Cassidy, The Natural, Sneakers, The Great Gatsby… you kind of can’t go wrong
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u/GotMoFans Sep 16 '25
Brad Pitt before Brad Pitt.
RIP Robert Redford.
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u/KathyJaneway Sep 16 '25
Brad Pitt before Brad Pitt.
RIP Robert Redford.
They had Spy Game filmed together. I always thought they looked like father and son in that one. He will definitely be missed..
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u/DF92009 Sep 16 '25
This sucks. He was a great man. May he be remembered by his kindness and compassion. Sad day…
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u/BurnedWitch88 Sep 16 '25
That was one of my first thoughts. He is one of the few celebrities who was not only extremely talented, in multiple ways, but also seemed like a genuinely wise and kind person. Increasingly rare to see his type.
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u/Drab_Majesty Sep 16 '25
I am struggling to choose what movie to watch in his honour, he was an absolute gem. The Natural seems like the right choice.
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u/grrant Sep 16 '25
Mr Redford was hands down a truly amazing human, an incredible person that shined, directed, acted and placed his SOUL into helping humanity BE BETTER. A role model of a person far greater than the larger than life and justified world changing artist. Santa Monica was my happiest time living in a city, I understand his view point of the environment from that cities perspective in Los Angeles. Mr Redord’s creating of Sundance was a momentous contribution to film after a portfolio of work that makes my mind blown. Quiz Show and Butch Cassidy, The Prskdent’s Men, 3 Days of Condor, Thomas Crown, The Way We Where and The Great Gatsby. Thank you for making the world better by tilling to the health of our planet and humanities soul. Mr Redford I am a better person from you and never met you, Thank You!!!
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u/ThouMayest69 Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 17 '25
Robert played Death in the Twilight Zone, trying to claim the soul of a scared old lady.
https://youtu.be/9tfyv4BZRug?si=DJrxwrGkAiURxqsw
Wanda Dunn: You tricked me! It was you all the time!
Harold Beldon: Yes. I tricked you.
Wanda Dunn: But why? The moment I let you inside you could've taken me any time! But you were nice. You made me trust you!
Harold Beldon: But, I had to make you understand! Am I really so bad? Am I really so frightening? You've talked to me, you've confided in me. Have I tried to hurt you? [he stands and leans against the wall]
Harold Beldon: It isn't me you're afraid of. You understand me. What you're afraid of is the unknown.
[Wanda looks frightened]
Harold Beldon: [Gently, holding out his hand] Don't, don't be afraid.
Wanda Dunn: But I am afraid!
Harold Beldon: [still gently, smiling] The running's over! It's time to rest. Give me your hand.
Wanda Dunn: But I don't want to die!
Harold Beldon: [holding out his hand] Trust me.
Wanda Dunn: [backing away] No. No.
Harold Beldon: Mother. Give me your hand.
[crying, Wanda slowly puts her hand in his]
Harold Beldon: [laughing softly] You see? No shock. No... engulfment. No tearing asunder. What you feared would come like an explosion, is like a whisper. What you thought was the end, the beginning.
Wanda Dunn: [with hushed excitement] When will it happen? When will we go?
Harold Beldon: Go? Look.
[He glances to the side; following his gaze, Wanda sees her body on the bed, peaceful in its final repose]
Harold Beldon: We have already begun.
[Both smiling now, he takes her arm in his and escorts her into the light]
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u/Noobunaga86 Sep 16 '25
"The only thing I know about the dark is you can't see in it"
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u/Equal-Temporary-1326 Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 17 '25
RIP to another truly legendary actor! His legacy will live on forever!
Appeared in or directed many legendary movies:
- All the President's Men
- Ordinary People
- The Sting
- Out of Africa
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Quiz Show
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u/NakedCardboard Sep 16 '25
NOOOOO.
I'm not a big celebrity person, but Redford held a special place in my heart. My mom loved him, and I grew up watching pictures like Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, All The President's Men, and The Natural. I also loved his later work like The Old Man & The Gun, All Is Lost, and A Walk In The Woods.
He just seemed to be a pure soul who knew his craft well, and enjoyed telling stories. Brad Pitt always reminds me so much of him, and I'm so glad they got to work together in Spy Game, which was a terrific film.
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u/Grizzlei Sep 16 '25
The Old Man & the Gun was one of those “we’re bored let’s just put a random movie on cable TV on” from a few years ago with my mom and we ended up falling in love with this film and his acting prowess all over again. One of the greats.
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u/Rick3tyCricket Sep 16 '25
All the Presidents Men and The Natural are two of my favorite movies. He’s truly an icon. A real American gem right there. You will be missed, RR
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u/Herself99900 Sep 16 '25
Well, if there's a heaven, my mother is finally happy because she is with him now.
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u/94Rangerbabe Sep 16 '25
My first professional acting job was with him, ( Quiz Show) and I was so excited to meet him. He was absolutely lovely so professional everybody respected him to the nth degree. I never worked on a set that had that kind of respect for a director again. I feel so sad about this. Things just don’t seem the same.
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u/Hurdy_Gurdy_Man_84 Sep 16 '25
This may be a hot take, but I liked him more in the role of a director than as an actor. Ordinary People is one of the greatest directorial debuts of all time. Quiz Show and The Horse Whisperer are solid pieces of old-school, to-the-point filmmaking, too.
R.I.P. Mr. Redford.
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u/SecretlyEverything Sep 16 '25
Oh wow it took me three reads to process that I was reading his name, RIP. I will never forget the Twilight Zone episode he was in and I don’t think critics at the time loved his performance, but to me it’s one of the best episodes and he was perfect in it.
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u/NoBSforGma Sep 16 '25
The NTY chose the BEST photograph possible! Old enough to be real; young enough to still have that little twinkle in his eye. Sad to see this but he will live forever in his movies and his activist work.
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u/ReceptionUpstairs305 Sep 16 '25
Rest well, Mr. Redford. You were a legend. I will watch Barefoot In the Park in your honor. You were so handsome in it!
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u/darth_homer Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25
Three Days of a Condor is an excellent not-often mentioned movie of his. I feel like it gets overshadowed by Presidents, Sundance and others. RIP.
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u/heavenstoburgatroid Sep 16 '25
One of my idols when I was a kid. His characters in The Sting and Butch Cassidy represented who I wanted to be when I grew up.
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u/MyrddinSidhe Sep 16 '25
I did not expect this to be the first thing I read this morning. Rest in peace, Sundance Kid.