By Catriona Rigney,Lucy Needham
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Iconic actor and director Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. The Hollywood legend died early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah.
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’s death was announced in a statement from his publicist. Cindi Berger, chief executive and chairman of talent agency Rogers and Cowan PMK, said the star 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.”
Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival, which has taken place annually in Utah in the US since 1978.
Redford was a Hollywood golden boy in the 1970s, after his leading roles in Barefoot In The Park, with Jane Fonda, and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, in which he starred opposite Paul Newman.
He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1973’s The Sting, which reunited him with Newman, and starred opposite Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were, before taking on the role of Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward in Watergate film All The President’s Men in 1976.
But he started to eschew his leading man status and turned his hand to directing, winning an Oscar for his directorial debut Ordinary People.
He was a passionate environmentalist and advocate for independent cinema, which led to his creation of the Sundance Institute, known for its annual film festival.
Most recently he ventured into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing double agent Alexander Pierce.
Redford married Lola Van Wagenen in 1958 and the couple had four children before later divorcing.
The star’s eldest son Scott passed when he was just a couple of months old while his other son James died from cancer aged 58 in 2020.
He is survived by his second wife Sibylle Szaggars – whom he married in 2009 – and his daughters Shauna and Amy.
