Robert Redfordis responsible for some of the most memorable films of the last 50 years.
Join us as we look back on some of his best performances and directorial works.
Redford and Wood share a star-crossed romance as Alva and Owen, her fragility tempered by his straightforward manner.
Robert Redford in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ and ‘The Horse Whisperer’.Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett; Everett; Buena Vista/Everett
Redford also recruited his friendSydney Pollackto direct the film, thus launching Pollack’s career as well.
Redford reprised the role in the film adaptation, withJane Fondastarring as Paul’s vibrant wife, Corie.
Redford also romancesKatharine Ross' Etta, creating an iconic trio with Newman as tender third wheel.
This Property is Condemned.Courtesy Everett
The film won the Oscar for Best Picture and was second to onlyThe Exorcistat the 1973 box office.
Redford earned his only acting Oscar nomination for his turn here.
The film helped establish the ways in which Redford’s projects reflect his political concerns offscreen.
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in ‘Barefoot in the Park’ (1967).Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
It’s a parable of American exceptionalism and the King Arthur myth reimagined through sport.
He immersed himself in the sport, modeling his swing off real baseball star Ted Williams.
The film received mixed reviews, many criticizing Redford for omitting an English accent completely.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Pfeiffer stars as Tally Atwater, a young up-and-coming journalist who works for Redford’s Warren Justice.
official, in this 2014 MCU sequel.
He briefly reprised the role for a cameo in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame.
The Candidate.Courtesy Everett Collection
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The Sting.Everett Collection
‘All the President’s Men’.Courtesy Everett Collection
‘Ordinary People’.Paramount/Everett
‘The Natural’.TriStar/Everett
‘Out of Africa’.Everett Collection
‘A River Runs Through It’.Columbia Pictures/Everett
‘Sneakers’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal/Everett
‘Indecent Proposal’.Paramount/Everett
‘Quiz Show’.Miramax/Everett
‘Up Close and Personal’.Buena Vista Pictures/Everett
‘All is Lost’.Daniel Daza/Lionsgate/Everett
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’.Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios
‘A Walk in the Woods’.Frank Masi/Broad Green Pictures/Everett
‘Our Souls at Night’.Kerry Brown/Netflix
‘The Old Man & the Gun’.Eric Zachanowich/Fox
