Robert Redford, the legendary leading man actor and Oscar-winning director, has died. He was 89.
The founder of the Sundance Institute died in his sleep early Tuesday morning at home in Utah, according to Rogers & Cowan PMK CEO Cindi Berger’s statement to The New York Times.
As an actor, Redford was most well-known for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting,” “Jeremiah Johnson,” “The Candidate,” “The Way We Were,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “All the President’s Men,” “The Electric Horseman” and, most recently, “Avengers: Endgame.”
In 1980, however, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for his directorial debut “Ordinary People.” Redford was also nominated for Best Actor for “The Sting,” as well as both Best Director and Best Picture for “Quiz Show,” ultimately getting an Honorary Oscar in 2002. He was also the recipient of a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globes and a SAG Life Achievement Award.
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