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My Take
What I admire most about Robert Redford is how lightly he wore his stardom. He could have coasted on that golden-boy face forever, yet he kept choosing harder roads, directing his way to an Oscar in 1981 and then spending decades opening doors for independent filmmakers. To me, he represents the rare celebrity who used fame as infrastructure for other people's dreams rather than a monument to his own. His passing in 2025 closed a chapter of American cinema, but the ecosystem he built keeps producing the kind of thoughtful films he loved. That, more than any single award, is a legacy.
Overview
Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an American actor, director, and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned widespread recognition and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and five Golden Globe Awards, including a Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Redford
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・レッドフォード
- Reading
- ろばーと・れっどふぉーど
- Born
- August 18, 1936 (age 89)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / film producer / stage actor / executive producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Van Nuys High School
- University
- University of Colorado Boulder
Awards & achievements
- 1996 National Medal of Arts
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1981 Academy Award for Best Director
- 1962 Theatre World Award
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1995 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.