Actor Robert Redford
Died on Tuesday at the age of 89, actor Robert Redford, star of Hollywood classics as Butch Cassidy e Sundance Kid e All men of the president. He liked, wicked, not to do what he was expected to do.
The charismatic American actor and director Robert Redfordwinner of an Oscar, who exchanged the status of Hollywood heartthrob causes that were close to him, died.
The death of the 89 -year -old actor was confirmed by his agent, Cindi BergerPresident and executive director of Rogers and Cowan PMK.
«Robert Redford died on September 16, 2025, at his home in Sundance, in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those who loved. We will miss you immensely, ”Berger said in a statement sent to. «The family asks for privacy.»
Redford reached a huge success in the 60s and 70s with a series of box office successes and with critics, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were e The Stingbefore becoming an Oscar winning director.
Approached Tserious emes like mourning and political corruption in a way that captivated the general public – very Thanks to your own charisma and Star Statute.
Known for the main roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid com Paul Newmane All the President’s Mencom Dustin HoffmanRobert Redford was also Award -winning film directorhow Ordinary People e A River Runs Through It.
Redford’s rise was even more remarkable given its propensity to indifferent, sarcastic and even thorny characterssays to.
His passion for film art led him to create the Sundance Institutea non -profit organization of support for independent film and theater, known for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival.
It was also a dedicated environmentalist: moved to Utah in 1961 and led several efforts to preserve the Natura landscapeL from the state and western United States.
Continued represent until very late in lifehaving re -enhanced with Jane fonda In the Netflix movie Our Souls at Nightin 2017. The following year, he starred in The Old Man & the Gunat 82, a movie I said be the last of his career – although he stressed that he did not consider the idea of reforming himself.
“For me, Reform means stopping or giving up something», He told CBS Sunday Morning in 2018.« We have this life to live-because not living it as much as possible, During the time we can?»
In October 2020, manifested concern about the lack of attention Given to climate change in the midst of the devastating forest fires in the west of the United States, in an opinion article he wrote for CNN.
That same month, Lost his 58 -year -old son, a cancer victim. David James Redford, the third of the four sons of Robert Redford and his ex-wife Lola Van Wagenen, had followed his father’s footsteps as activist, filmmaker and philanthropist.
Born in Santa Monica, California, near Los Angeles, in 1936, Redford was Son of a man who worked long hours As a dairy and accountant, and who later moved the family to a larger house in Van Nuys nearby.
«I didn’t see it too much»Redford recalled about his father on the inside the actor’s Studio in 2005.
As the family had no money to pay a nurse, Redford spent hours in Children’s Section of the Local Librarywhere he was fascinated with books on Greek and Roman mythology. Still, it was far from being an exemplary student.
«I had no patience… I didn’t feel inspired»He recalled. «I was more interested in wandering and looking for adventures beyond the limits of the world in which I grew up.»
Attracted to the arts and sports – And for a life out of the immensity of Los Angeles – Redford got a bag to play basebol at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1955. That same year, his mother died.
Shortly thereafter, started drinking, lost the bag And it was eventually invited to abandon the university. He worked as a worker for Standard Oil Company and spared enough to pursue artistic studies in Europe.
«Lived with very little, but everything was fine»He said about this period. «I wanted this adventure. I wanted to know other cultures and live this experience. »
“There will be those who remember Redford for eccentric films like The candidate or Downhill Racer. There will be those who remember him as a great romantic protagonist in films like The Way We Were“, These Sydney Pollack to Variety in 2008.
“There will be those who consider it a great strength in the emergence of independent cinema. There will be those who remember People like peopleas an impressive debut in the realization. The only thing it has always been is hard to predict. I think he likes it, wicked, not to do what is expected That he does, ”added Pollack.
Redford leaves wife Sibylletwo children and various grandchildren.
