Robert Redford’s Death 

September 18, 2025 /

By: Kate De La Torre 

Beloved American actor, director, and activist, Robert Redford passed away at the age of 89 on the early morning of September 16, 2025. The entertainment and public mourned his death throughout all this week. Redford was a beloved figure in the entertainment industry who many people had a great love for. He was an ingenious, Oscar-winning, and passionate individual and his legacy will forever be remembered by the people and the industry.  

Redford is best known for starring in the films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and All the President’s Men. He is also very well known for his work as director on the film Ordinary People. Redford was a unique visionary and an esteemed actor who brought originality and life to the entertainment industry. He not only was a great actor and filmmaker, he also founded the Sundance Institute in 1981. Redford wanted to help aspiring artists, who were outside of Hollywood, find opportunities to showcase their talent and make it in the industry. Not only was the Sundance Institute founded by him, but the Sundance Film Festival was officially named in 1991 after Redford’s character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The goal of the festival was to nurture and promote independent American films. For more information on his early life and details of his time as an activist, you can read the articles,

Robert Redford wasn’t just another actor who starred in some films and carried on with his life, he was a man who saw talent in others and brought their dreams to life as his dream was. The industry will never forget just how iconic Redford was and his legacy will carry on. His gift to the people shall keep on giving and his legacy will forever be commemorated and cherished.   

Sources:

Former President Obama awarding Robert Redford the Medal of Freedom in 2016.(nbcnews.com)

Arkin, Daniel. 2025. “Robert Redford, Magnetic Hollywood Icon and Sundance Founder, Dies at 89.” NBC News. September 16, 2025. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/robert-redford-magnetic-hollywood-icon-sundance-founder-dies-89-rcna42442 and Escobedo, Tricia. “Robert Redford, Actor, Director, Environmentalist, Dead at 89.” CNN, 16 Sept. 2025, www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/entertainment/robert-redford-death.