Hollywood actor/icon Robert Redford has passed away at 89

[WhatInThe]

Hollywood actor and icon Robert Redford has passed away at age 89

Robert Redford, charismatic star and Oscar-winning director, dies at age 89

Didn't realize he was that old already.

RIP

 

[Ruthanne]

I just posted the same thing in current events.

 

[hollydolly]

R.I.P apparently he died in his sleep..... couldn't ask for a better way ...

 

[katlupe]

I am so sad to see that. He was one of my favorites. Just a week ago I watched The Sting for the millionth time. Glad he had a peaceful death.

 

[Trade]

I'm going to have to find where I can re-watch this one.

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

A long, productive life lived with integrity, and a peaceful death. What more could anyone want?

 

[Tish]

R.I.P. What a wonderful life he had.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

college-age son of a previous neighbor had a minor role in one of his movies... "The Conspirator"

Sad to see him gone. He was always a hunk

 

[Paladin1950]

Saw a lot of his movies, The Sting, The Way We Were, Jeremiah Johnson, Brubaker, The Candidate, All the President's Men.
But when I think of Robert Redford, only one movie comes to mind. Raindrops keep falling on my head. Favorite movie of that year and favorite song from a movie.

 

[Paladin1950]

 

[moviequeen1]

He was a talented actor/director,he won his 1st Oscar for debut directing movie' Ordinary People' in 1980 starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore,Timothy Hutton. The other movies he directed' The Horse Whisper'98, also starred in with Scarlett Johansson,Kristen Thomas, Sam Neill,'A River Runs Through It' 92, based on the book by Norman Maclean, stars Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt Craig Sheffer, Emily Lloyd
A couple fav movies :Butch Cassidy&The Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the Presidents Men
R.I.P

 

[ChiroDoc]

"Butch" and "Sting" were great films. But my favorite Redford picture may be Three Days of the Condor (1975) with Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, and Cliff Robertson.

He did great work in Jeremiah Johnson (1972) as well.

I'll guess that the role which may have been closest to his real personality may have been as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (1974).

 

[smiley]

Oops missed this thread - but we can all wish him well - wherever that may be - I sit in the evening dusk in my forest abode waiting for Ma and Pa to drop by but they never do?? - I thought we were all good at time travel?

 

[officerripley]

Although it's been a long time since I watched it and it's not the happiest of movies, I think the best acting I saw him do was in Downhill Racer (1969). IIRC, he played a total jerk and did it really believably.