---
name: "Robert Redford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-redford"
fi1m_id: "robert-redford"
imdb_id: "nm0000602"
tmdb_id: 4135
wikidata_id: "Q59215"
roles: ["Actor","Director","Producer"]
born: "18 August 1936"
died: "16 September 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:37.201352+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Redford

## Identity

Robert Redford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-redford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-redford
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000602
- **TMDB ID:** 4135
- **Wikidata ID:** Q59215
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4135

Actor and director. Born 18 August 1936 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Died 16 September 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director, Producer
- **Born:** 18 August 1936, Santa Monica, California, USA
- **Died:** 16 September 2025
- **Active:** 1969–2022
- **Also known as:** Charles Robert Redford, Jr, Charles Robert Redford Jr. 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 16: 10 acting, 3 directing, 1 producing, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [George Roy Hill](https://film.one/person/george-roy-hill.md), [Paul Newman](https://film.one/person/paul-newman.md), [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md), [Sydney Pollack](https://film.one/person/sydney-pollack.md), [William Goldman](https://film.one/person/william-goldman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 85 (3), 1980s 67 (3), 1990s 67 (3), 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 79 (3), 2020s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 8 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action 3, Adventure 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,436m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4135

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*All Is Lost*](https://film.one/film/all-is-lost.md) (82), [*The Natural*](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) (67)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Three Days of the Condor*](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Captain America: The Winter Soldier*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md) (77)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*Out of Africa*](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md) (54)
- **Hulu:** [*Indecent Proposal*](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Robert Redford

> Robert Redford is at his best when we can watch him think. His alertness sustains a thriller, and his restlessness makes a partnership lively; his romantic reserve can leave the other actor doing too much of the work.

In *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Robert Redford lets us see Joseph Turner consider a possibility before acting on it. We were anxious during those pauses, because he gave us time to fear that Turner had misunderstood the danger. Sydney Pollack gives that watchfulness room to hold our attention. Redford makes intelligence look useful without pretending it will keep him safe.

His breakthrough came opposite Paul Newman in *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969). By *The Sting* (1973), their different speeds were a pleasure in themselves. Newman's Henry Gondorff can afford to take his time; Redford's Johnny Hooker is more restless. George Roy Hill lets that difference keep the partnership funny, even while the plot requires business to be explained. We forgive the occasional dawdling because the actors remain such good company.

In Alan J. Pakula's *All the President's Men* (1976), Redford's Bob Woodward works alongside Dustin Hoffman's Carl Bernstein. Their concentration is convincing, and so is their impatience with each other. Redford makes the effort of pursuing an unsatisfactory answer worth watching. Neither actor asks us to applaud a journalist merely for being a journalist, a restraint we appreciate.

That self-possession is less rewarding in Pollack's *Out of Africa* (1985). As Denys Finch Hatton, Redford seems so certain of his independence that the exchanges with Meryl Streep leave little chance of surprise. Streep supplies the urgency, while he gives us too little reason to believe the attraction will deepen. Kurt Luedtke's screenplay gives them a worthwhile disagreement about how much lovers can ask of each other. The long courtship keeps returning to it without making it matter more.

As a director, beginning with *Ordinary People* (1980), he proved more willing to examine feelings his own performances could keep at a distance. He gives Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland and Timothy Hutton time to make the family worth caring about, though the screenplay explains too much. In *Quiz Show* (1994), his sympathy for both John Turturro's Herb Stempel and Ralph Fiennes's Charles Van Doren makes television fraud uncomfortable to judge. Stu Linder's editing keeps Paul Attanasio's dialogue moving without rushing the performances, although some conversations outlast their point. Start with *All the President's Men*; try *Quiz Show* for his shrewdness about whom we choose to believe.

## Biography

Robert Redford was an American actor, director and producer. Born Charles Robert Redford Jr. on 18 August 1936 in Santa Monica, California, he died on 16 September 2025. He began his career on stage in the late 1950s and made his film debut in *War Hunt* (1962).

Redford starred in films including *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969) and *The Sting* (1973). He directed *Ordinary People* (1980), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director, and *Quiz Show* (1994), on which he also served as producer. In 1980 he founded the Sundance Institute, which established the Sundance Film Festival.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

### Performed in (10) — the average rests on these

- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, as Alexander Pierce — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Fi1m 77, as Alexander Pierce — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *All Is Lost* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Our Man — [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-lost.md)
- *Indecent Proposal* (1993), Fi1m 50, as John Gage — [page](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md)
- *Out of Africa* (1985), Fi1m 54, as Denys Finch Hatton — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md)
- *The Natural* (1984), Fi1m 67, as Roy Hobbs — [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Bob Woodward — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Fi1m 80, as Joseph Turner — [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, as Johnny Hooker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), Fi1m 84, as Sundance Kid — [page](https://film.one/film/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid.md)

### Directed (3)

- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, as Tom Booker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Quiz Show* (1994), Fi1m 84, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Dark Winds* (2022), Fi1m 79, In Memory Of, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-winds.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Madison* (2026), Fi1m 54, In Memory Of — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Fi1m 78, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)

## Complete filmography (131)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Madison* (2026), series, In Memory Of — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *All Illusions Must Be Broken* (2024), Executive Producer
- *White House Plumbers* (2023), series, as Bob Woodward (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/white-house-plumbers.md)
- *Dark Winds* (2022), series, as Robert (uncredited) · Executive Producer, In Memory Of — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-winds.md)
- *The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses* (2021), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Public Trust* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia* (2020), as Lokia the Dolphin Monster (voice)
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), as Alexander Pierce — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *The Mustang* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Buttons* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Old Man & the Gun* (2018), as Forrest Tucker · Producer
- *Momentum Generation* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Walden* (2017), as Narrator
- *Our Souls at Night* (2017), as Louis Waters · Producer
- *Earth: One Amazing Day* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *American Epic* (2017), series, as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *The Discovery* (2017), as Dr. Thomas Harbor
- *Pete's Dragon* (2016), as Mr. Meacham
- *The American West* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *The Adderall Diaries* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry* (2016), Executive Producer
- *National Parks Adventure* (2016), as Narrator
- *Truth* (2015), as Dan Rather
- *A Walk in the Woods* (2015), as Bill Bryson · Producer
- *Nature Is Speaking* (2015), series, as The Redwood
- *Cathedrals of Culture* (2014), Director, Writer
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), as Alexander Pierce — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Drunktown's Finest* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Making a Scene | 11 Performances* (2013), Actor
- *All Is Lost* (2013), as Our Man — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-lost.md)
- *A Fierce Green Fire* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Company You Keep* (2012), as Jim Grant · Director, Producer
- *Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West* (2012), as Narrator (voice)
- *Stories from the Gulf: Living with the Oil Disaster* (2011), series, Presenter
- *The Conspirator* (2011), Producer, Director
- *Saving the Bay* (2009), series, as Narrator
- *The Cove* (2009), Thanks
- *Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk* (2008), as Narrator
- *Lions for Lambs* (2007), as Dr. Stephen Malley · Director, Producer
- *The Unforeseen* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Charlotte's Web* (2006), as Ike the Horse (voice)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Thanks — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *Cosmic Collisions* (2006), as Narrator (voice)
- *Iconoclasts* (2005), series, Producer
- *An Unfinished Life* (2005), as Einar Gilkyson
- *Global Focus II: The New Environmentalists* (2005), as Narrator
- *A Thief Of Time* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The Clearing* (2004), as Wayne Hayes
- *Sacred Planet* (2004), as Narrator (voice)
- *Coyote Waits* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Skinwalkers* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Love in the Time of Money* (2002), Executive Producer
- *How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Spy Game* (2001), as Nathan Muir
- *The Last Castle* (2001), as Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin
- *The Legend of Bagger Vance* (2000), Producer, Director
- *The Mystery of Chaco Canyon* (1999), as Narrator (voice)
- *A Civil Action* (1998), Producer
- *Slums of Beverly Hills* (1998), Executive Producer
- *No Looking Back* (1998), Executive Producer
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Tom Booker, Producer, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Eye of God* (1997), Thanks
- *She's the One* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Up Close & Personal* (1996), as Warren Justice
- *Quiz Show* (1994), Director, Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md)
- *La Classe américaine* (1993), as Steven (archive footage)
- *Indecent Proposal* (1993), as John Gage — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md)
- *A River Runs Through It* (1992), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Producer, Director
- *Sneakers* (1992), as Bishop
- *The Dark Wind* (1992), Executive Producer
- *Incident at Oglala* (1992), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Havana* (1990), as Jack Weil
- *Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven* (1989), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Some Girls* (1988), Executive Producer
- *The Milagro Beanfield War* (1988), Director, Producer
- *Legal Eagles* (1986), as Tom Logan
- *Out of Africa* (1985), as Denys Finch Hatton — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md)
- *The Natural* (1984), as Roy Hobbs — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *The Sun Dagger* (1983), as Narrator (voice)
- *Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady* (1982), Actor
- *The Solar Film* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Brubaker* (1980), as Brubaker
- *The Electric Horseman* (1979), as Sonny
- *The Outlaw Trail with Robert Redford* (1978), Actor
- *Free Climb: The Northwest Face of Half Dome* (1978), as Narrator
- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), as Maj. Julian Cook
- *All the President's Men* (1976), as Bob Woodward — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *Following the Tundra Wolf* (1975), as Narrator
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), as Joseph Turner — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *The Great Waldo Pepper* (1975), as Waldo Pepper
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), as Jay Gatsby
- *The Sting* (1973), as Johnny Hooker — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *The Way We Were* (1973), as Hubbell Gardner
- *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), as Jeremiah Johnson
- *The Candidate* (1972), as Bill McKay · Executive Producer
- *The Hot Rock* (1972), as John Dortmunder
- *Little Fauss and Big Halsy* (1970), as Big Halsy
- *Downhill Racer* (1969), as David Chappellet
- *Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here* (1969), as Cooper
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), as Sundance Kid — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid.md)
- *Barefoot in the Park* (1967), as Paul Bratter
- *This Property Is Condemned* (1966), as Owen Legate
- *The Chase* (1966), as Charlie 'Bubber' Reeves
- *Inside Daisy Clover* (1966), as Wade Lewis / Lewis Wade
- *Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious* (1965), as Captain Hank Wilson
- *Breaking Point* (1963), series, as Roger Morton
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Chuck Marsden, David Chesterman
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Matthew Cordell
- *War Hunt* (1962), as Pvt. Roy Loomis
- *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Arthur Honniger - Hitchhiker
- *Bus Stop* (1961), series, as Art Ellison
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Mark Hadley
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Gary Degan
- *The Americans* (1961), series, as George Harrod
- *The Iceman Cometh* (1960), series, as Don Parritt
- *Route 66* (1960), series, as Janosh
- *Moment of Fear* (1960), series, as Stranger
- *Tate* (1960), series, as Torsett, Tad Dundee
- *In the Presence of Mine Enemies* (1960), as Sergeant Lott
- *Tall Story* (1960), as Basketball Player (uncredited)
- *Captain Brassbound's Conversion* (1960), as Blue Jacket
- *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as Jackson Emmit Parker
- *Play of the Week* (1959), series, as Don Parritt
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Harold Beldon — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Baldwin Larne
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Jimmy Coleman
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Dick Hart
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Charlie Marx
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Blue Jacket

## Gallery

- ![Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in All the President's Men (1976)](https://film.one/media/title/3890/still-7933d31a567c.jpg) Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in *All the President's Men* (1976) — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker in The Sting (1973)](https://film.one/media/title/562/still-e20b9021fbd7.jpg) Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker in *The Sting* (1973) — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Redford as Denys Finch Hatton in Out of Africa (1985)](https://film.one/media/title/6396/still-6fd9962a7045.jpg) Robert Redford as Denys Finch Hatton in *Out of Africa* (1985) — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Redford](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-4e358858aa91.jpg) Robert Redford — U.S. Embassy photographer JP Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Robert_Redford_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Robert_Redford_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["This Property Is Condemned" (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-0196f0278ec6.jpg) "This Property Is Condemned" (1966) — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Kinema-Junpo-1966-November-early-2.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1966-November-early-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ambassador Susman and Robert Redford (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-3e5611f4fec0.jpg) Ambassador Susman and Robert Redford (2012) — U.S. Embassy photographer JP Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Ambassador_Susman_and_Robert_Redford.jpg/1280px-Ambassador_Susman_and_Robert_Redford.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["The Power of Story: The New Climate" at Sundance 2017, Park City UT](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-d6647d707337.jpg) "The Power of Story: The New Climate" at Sundance 2017, Park City UT — PunkToad from oakland, us, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Dr._David_Suzuki%2C_Robert_Redford_and_James_Redford_%2831963699343%29.jpg/1280px-Dr._David_Suzuki%2C_Robert_Redford_and_James_Redford_%2831963699343%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Robert Redford](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-72e475343fab.jpg) Robert Redford — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Redford](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-96619551b5a5.jpg) Robert Redford — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Redford](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-9de6622f5589.jpg) Robert Redford — Image via TMDB
- ![Dr. Warren Farrell and his wife with Robert Redford and wife at Farrell's home in California (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-d86e12ec7dc9.jpg) Dr. Warren Farrell and his wife with Robert Redford and wife at Farrell's home in California (2011) — TechComingSoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Dr._Warren_Farrell_and_his_wife_with_Robert_Redford_and_wife_at_Farrell%27s_home_in_California.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Redford](https://film.one/media/person/84033/gallery-81916e2525fb.jpg) Robert Redford — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 1995: Best Picture (nominated), for *Quiz Show*
- 1995: Best Director (nominated), for *Quiz Show*
- 1981: Best Director (won), for *Ordinary People*
- 1974: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Sting*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1994: Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (won)

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 1995: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (won)

### Venice Film Festival — 1 won

- 2017: Lifetime Achievement (won)

### Other awards — 8 won

- Honorary César 2019: Honorary César (won)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016: Presidential Medal of Freedom (won)
- honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin 2008: honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin (won)
- The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize 2008: The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (won)
- Academy Honorary Award 2002: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- National Medal of Arts 1996: National Medal of Arts (won)
- Audubon Medal 1989: Audubon Medal (won)
- Theatre World Award 1962: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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