{"id":129587,"date":"2025-09-16T11:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129587"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:31:51","slug":"the-world-mourns-the-loss-of-legendary-actor-and-director-robert-redford-who-died-at-89-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129587","title":{"rendered":"The World Mourns The Loss Of Legendary Actor and Director Robert Redford Who Died At 89 \u2013 Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129587\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the few I always called Mr. and he was one of them:<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Robert Redford is gone.<\/p>\n<p>He died in his sleep on Tuesday, 16 September at home in Utah. He was 89.<br \/>\nMr. Redford started acting on stage in the late 1950s, after which he appeared on TV in the 1960s and making his movie debut in \u201cWar Hunt\u201din 1962.<\/p>\n<p>This movie was only the beginning of a career that spanned almost 60 years before retiring from acting in 2018.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>His only Oscar nomination for acting was for his performance in \u201cThe Sting\u201d in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>In 1980 he made his directorial debut with \u201cOrdinary People\u201d, which won four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton), Best Picture and Best Director.<br \/>\nIn 2002 he won an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978 The Sundance Film Festival in Utah was founded by Mr. Redford and became one of the most influential festivals in the world and still is.<\/p>\n<p><em>His most memorable and unforgettable acting performances were in:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2022 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Downhill Racer<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Jeremiah Johnson<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Candidate<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Way We Were<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Sting<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Great Gatsby<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Great Waldo Pepper<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 3 Days of the Condor<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 All the President\u2019s Men<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 A Bridge Too Far<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Electric Horseman<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Brubaker<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Natural<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Out of Africa<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Legal Eagles<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Havana<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Indecent Proposal<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Up Close &amp; Personal<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Horse Whisperer<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Spy Game<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 All is Lost<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Our Souls at Night<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Old Man &amp; The Gun<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Besides being a great actor, he was also a wonderful director:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2022 Ordinary People<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Milagro Beanfield War<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 A River Runs Through It<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Quiz Show<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Horse Whisperer<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Legend of Bagger Vance<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Lions for Lambs<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Conspirator<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 The Company You Keep<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2022 Cathedrals of Culture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Redford was an activist throughout most of his career, fighting for environmental causes and used his status to raise awareness about clean energy, and was on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council for decades.<\/p>\n<p>He also lent his name and funding to a wildlife preserve in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Redford was born Charles Robert Redford Jr on 18 August, 1936 in Santa Monica, California.<\/p>\n<p>He will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves behind his wife of 16 years, Sibylle Szaggars, and is survived by two daughters, Shauna and Amy.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends their condolences to The Redford Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; 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