Overview

• Publicist Cindi Berger said Redford died in his sleep at his home in Sundance, Utah, and no cause of death was released.
• His six-decade screen career included landmark films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were and All the President’s Men.
• He won the Academy Award for directing Ordinary People, which also won best picture, and later directed acclaimed titles including A River Runs Through It and Quiz Show.
• Redford founded the Sundance Institute and Film Festival in the early 1980s, building the premier U.S. launchpad for independent filmmakers, with the festival slated to relocate to Boulder in 2027.
• Hollywood and global peers honored his influence, with tributes from Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand, Leonardo DiCaprio and Marvel Studios noting his artistry, mentorship and environmental advocacy.