Actor Robert Redford dead at 89

[Michie]

Hollywood icon starred in classics spanning five decades of film​

"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," his representative told Fox News Digital. "He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy."

The Hollywood icon was best known for classics like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting."

Before he became the rugged screen icon of the 1970s, Redford grew up in Santa Monica, California.

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Robert Redford dead at 89

Legendary actor Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. Redford died at his home in Utah, Fox News Digital has learned.

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[FireDragon76]

His greatest roles seem to be before my time. I do remember watching him in All The President's Men and A Bridge Too Far on cable TV.

 

[Hentenza]

A lot of the actors I grew up watching are either dead or real old. Sucks getting old. RIP Robert Redford.

 

[RileyG]

May he rest in peace and rise to glory!

 

[John G.]

My first memory of him was playing Death in The Twilight Zone.

 

[Michie]

My first memory of him was playing Death in The Twilight Zone.

Really? I didn’t know that.

 

[John G.]

Really? I didn’t know that.

The episode is called "Nothing in the dark". It aired in 1962 and it was about an old woman who was afraid of dying and kept her door shut so Death wouldn't enter. Robert Redford played Death and he conned her into opening the door, pretending he was a wounded policeman.
The story ends with Death holding the old woman's hand and showing her that death wasn't as bad as she had thought.

 

[Michie]

The episode is called "Nothing in the dark". It aired in 1962 and it was about an old woman who was afraid of dying and kept her door shut so Death wouldn't enter. Robert Redford played Death and he conned her into opening the door, pretending he was a wounded policeman.
The story ends with Death holding the old woman's hand and showing her that death wasn't as bad as she had thought.

I’ll have to see if I can find that episode.