Robert Redford

Robert Redford

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Birthday: 
18 August 1936, Santa Monica, California, USA
Birth Name: 
Charles Robert Redford Jr.
Height: 
179 cm
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Martha (Hart), from Texas, and Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, who was originally from Connecticut. He is of English, Scottish, Cornish, and Irish ancestry. Robert's mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school.... Show more »
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Martha (Hart), from Texas, and Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, who was originally from Connecticut. He is of English, Scottish, Cornish, and Irish ancestry. Robert's mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school. Robert was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of drunkenness.After leaving UoC, he spent some time drifting across America, spending a time working in the California oil fields. Having saved enough he moved to Europe studying art in Paris and Florence.Back in the States he decided on a career as a theatrical designer in New York. Enrolling at the American Academy of Dramatic Art he turned to acting making his stage debut in 'Tall Story'. In 1962 he was signed for the stage production of 'Barefoot in the Park' which was a smash hit but it wasn't until 5 years later when it was filmed that he became an important star.Television and stage experience coupled with all-American good looks led to movies and television roles. His breakthrough role was "The Sundance Kid" in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), when the actor was 32. The Way We Were (1973) and The Sting (1973), both in 1973, made Redford the number one box office star for the next three years. Redford used his clout to advance environmental causes and his riches to acquire Utah property, which he transformed into a ranch and the Sundance ski resort. In 1980, he established the Sundance Institute for aspiring filmmakers. Its annual film festival has become one of the world's most influential. Redford's directorial debut, Ordinary People (1980), won him the Academy Award as Best Director in 1981. He waited eight years before getting behind the camera again, this time for the screen version of John Nichols' acclaimed novel of the Southwest, The Milagro Beanfield War (1988). He scored with critics and fans in 1992 with the Brad Pitt film A River Runs Through It (1992), and again, in 1994, with Quiz Show (1994), which earned him yet another Best Director nomination.Lola Van Wagenen (consumer activist), born in 1940, dropped out of college to marry Redford on September 12, 1958. They divorced in 1985 after having four children, one of whom died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Daughter Shauna Redford, born November 15, 1960, is a painter who married Eric Schlosser on October 5, 1985, in Provo, UT. Her first child, born in January 1991, made Redford a grandfather. Son James Redford (aka Jamie Redford), a screenwriter, was born May 5, 1962. Daughter Amy Redford, an actress; was born October 22, 1970. Redford also has a brother named William. Show less «

Robert Redford's FILMOGRAPHY

20/20 - Season 47

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NOVA - Season 50

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American Experience - Season 35

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American Masters - Season 37

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Dateline NBC - Season 32

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20 20 - Season 46

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American Experience - Season 34

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Sidney

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Dateline NBC - Season 31

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Dateline NBC - Season 30

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20/20 - Season 44

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Mr. Saturday Night

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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

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Avengers: Endgame

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The Movies - Season 1

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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

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Netflix vs. the World

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The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2019

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Jane Fonda in Five Acts

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The Old Man & the Gun

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Buttons

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NOVA - Season 44

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Earth: One Amazing Day

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Robert Redford'S roles

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Alexander Pierce
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Dan Rather
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Wayne Hayes
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Jeremiah Johnson
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Henry Brubaker
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Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Our Man
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Nathan D. Muir
Nathan D. Muir
John Gage
John Gage
Joseph Turner
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Denys
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Roy Hobbs
Roy Hobbs
Lampie
Lampie
Jim Grant
Jim Grant
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
Johnny Hooker
Johnny Hooker
Paul Bratter
Paul Bratter
The Sundance Kid
The Sundance Kid
Louis Waters
Louis Waters
Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker