Overview

• Cindi Berger, his publicist at Rogers & Cowan PMK, confirmed Redford died while sleeping at his Utah residence, and no cause was disclosed.
• Redford founded the Sundance Institute in 1981 and helped turn its festival into a leading launchpad for independent cinema.
• He starred in classics including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and All the President’s Men before moving behind the camera.
• He won the Academy Award for directing Ordinary People and later received an honorary Oscar and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his cultural contributions.
• Though he announced his retirement in 2018, he made later appearances, including a brief role in Avengers: Endgame and an uncredited 2025 appearance tied to the series Dark Winds.