"He was in The Way We Were. He was the only actor who could stand alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting and still arguably be the handsome and charismatic one. Redford's onscreen roles ran the gamut from fresh-faced heartthrob of 1967's Barefoot in the Park, his Hollywood breakthrough, to the weary bank robber in the 2018 heist tale The Old Man and the Gun, his last major role."
"Behind the scenes, was the founder of the game-changing Sundance Film Festival, which advanced the careers of countless independent filmmakers and gave audiences a new perspective on what was possible. He was the filmmaker behind 1981's Ordinary People, which won him the directing Oscar, and 1995's Quiz Show, which earned him another nomination. Even after all this, we're leaving too much out. A River Runs Through It. Brubaker. Out of Africa. Indecent Proposal."
Robert Redford's career encompassed iconic acting roles, directing, festival founding, and cultural influence. He portrayed leading characters in films ranging from Barefoot in the Park and Jeremiah Johnson to All the President's Men, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and The Old Man and the Gun. He founded the Sundance Film Festival, advancing independent filmmakers. He directed Ordinary People, winning the directing Oscar, and Quiz Show, earning another nomination. He shifted into darker roles later, including a villain in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for art and activism that shaped cultural heritage.
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