A heartbreaking statement confirming actor turned activist Robert Redford had died this morning has been released by his representative. Cindi Berger, chief executive and chairman of talent agency Rogers and Cowan PMK, said Robert died today (Tuesday, September 16) at his home in Utah. She shared: “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.
Cindy signed off, writing: “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.” No cause of death has been provided yet.
After rising to stardom in the 1960s, Robert was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s with such films as “The Candidate,” “All the President’s Men” and “The Way We Were,” capping that decade with the best director Oscar for 1980’s “Ordinary People,” which also won best picture in 1980.
His charming looks made him a desired leading actor, but he was always willing to take on unglamorous roles or work on low-budget films.
His roles ranged from Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward to a mountain man in “Jeremiah Johnson” to a double agent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and his co-stars included Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise.
But his most famous screen partner was his old friend, fellow activist, and practical joker, Paul Newman, whose films varied from their warm, teasing relationship off-screen.
Robert played the wily outlaw opposite Newman in 1969’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” a box-office smash from which his Sundance Institute and festival got its name.
He also teamed with Paul on 1973’s best picture Oscar winner, “The Sting,” which earned the star a best-actor nomination as a young con artist in 1930s Chicago.
However, the star moved into directing and producing during the 1980s and 1990s but he did feature in huge hits like “All is Lost” and in 2018, he was commended for his farewell film “The Old Man and the Gun”.
“I just figure that I’ve had a long career that I’m very pleased with. It’s been so long, ever since I was 21,” he told The Associated Press shortly before the film came out. “I figure now as I’m getting into my 80s, it’s maybe time to move toward retirement and spend more time with my wife and family.”