Robert Redford has died, aged 89.
The Hollywood heartthrob’s publicist Cindi Berger shared the sad news in a statement that read:
“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.”
At this stage, the cause of death has not yet been publicly disclosed.
But tributes have been pouring in; Barbra Streisand – who starred with Robert in iconic 1973 film The Way We Were – took to Instagram and wrote:
“Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting – and one of the finest actors ever … He was one of a kind and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.”
Meryl Streep released a statement that beautifully referenced Out of Africa, the 1985 film she and Robert starred in together.
“One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend,” Meryl’s statement read.
And Jane Fonda, who worked with Robert on Tall Story, The Chase, Barefoot in the Park, The Electric Horseman and Our Souls at Night, released an emotional tribute.
“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for,” Jane’s statement read.
Robert began his career on stage and television in the late 1950s before breaking into film with Barefoot in the Park and rising to stardom in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
By the 1970s, with hits like The Sting and All the President’s Men, he became one of Hollywood’s ultimate heartthrobs; the golden-haired leading man of his era.
In later years, Robert focused on directing and activism, founding the Sundance Institute to support independent film.
He won an Academy Award for Best Director for the 1980 film Ordinary People and later received an Honorary Oscar for his contributions to cinema.
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