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September 16, 2025
Robert Redford and Woody Harrelson on Jan. 22, 2009 in Park City, UT.
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As a kid, Woody Harrelson says that Robert Redford, along with “his buddy Paul Newman,” would make him say, “That’s what I want to do.”
Following the death of Redford at his Utah home Tuesday morning, tributes from across Hollywood have poured in, celebrating his work as an Oscar-winning actor, director and producer, as well as his activist legacy. Harrelson, who co-starred in the 1993 morality drama Indecent Proposal alongside Redford and Demi Moore, remembers the multigenerational impact Redford, who died at the age of 89, had across the entertainment industry in a statement to Rolling Stone.
“He lived a private and secluded life, and did tremendous work in the world as an ecologist, humanitarian, and champion of indie films,”says Harrelson, nodding toward Redford’s lifelong dedication to activism that led to the birth of the Sundance Institute and its film festival. “I was lucky to work with the legendary human, and to get to know him a bit.”
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“He was a real gentleman with a great laugh and mischievous humor,” Harrelson adds. “I could always see the kid in him, no matter his age. He stands the brightest among a firmament of stars.”
Moore also honored Redford on Tuesday, sharing an Instagram reel with their poignant dance scene from the film. “The world has lost an incredible actor, director, husband, father, friend,” Moore wrote in the caption. “Robert’s legacy will live on forever in so many ways and I will carry the many memories we share close to my heart. What I would do for just one more dance.”
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