Hollywood icon Robert Redford has died aged 89 as tributes have been pouring in for the Oscar-winning actor and director. He is said to have died early Tuesday morning alongside his loved ones.
Redford was at his home in Utah and a cause of death has not been shared. The actor, director, producer, and environmentalist is best known for his roles in classic films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men, and Out of Africa.
He won an Oscar for directing Ordinary People in 1980 and received an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 2002. Redford announced his retirement from acting in 2018, after starring in The Old Man & the Gun before making a cameo appearance in the TV show Dark Winds, on which he worked as an executive producer.
Robert awarded the highest honour in the US
In 2016, Robert was given the highest honour by President Barack Obama. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom as Obama said Americans “admire Bob not just for his remarkable acting, but for having figured out what to do next”.
The award is considered the US government’s highest civilian honour.
‘One of the all-time great movie stars’
Tributes have started to pour in for Robert, with broadcaster Piers Morgan branding him “one of the all-time great movie stars.”
Actress Marlee Matlin, who starred in Academy Award-winning 2021 film CODA, said the film “came to the attention of everyone” because of Robert’s Sundance Film Festival.
Inside Robert’s personal life – from two marriages to A-list romances
Robert’s personal life was every bit as colourful as his characters on screen. He was twice married, first to Lola Van Wagenen from 1958 to 1985 and later married Sibylle Szaggars in 2009.
Official statement on Robert’s death
Cindi Berger, chief executive and chairman of talent agency Rogers and Cowan PMK, said Robert Redford died on Tuesday September 16 at his home in Utah.
She said: “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah–the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.
“He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
Change of careers
Robert branched into directing in his 40s, and went on to win an Academy Award for Ordinary People. It also won Redford three other Oscars, including best picture.
Inside Robert’s illustrious film career
Regarded as one of the icons of the silver screen, Robert began his acting career on stage and television in the late 1950s and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his Broadway debut in the play Tall Story in 1959.
He went on to appear in several TV shows including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, and Route 66. His breakthrough role came in Neil Simon’s Broadway hit Barefoot in the Park in 1963, which led to his film debut in War Hunt and meteoric rise to the top as one of Hollywood’s most dashing leading men.
Robert Redford dies
Source: Mirror
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