Redford is also well known for the celebrated journalistic political thriller, All The Presidents’ Men, released in 1976, which was based on the groundbreaking non-fiction book of the same name that detailed how the Washington Post broke the story of the Watergate Scandal. The scandal led to the impeachment process and eventual resignation of Richard Nixon.
Redford was contemporaries with Hollywood acting heavyweights of the seventies, being mentioned in the same breath as Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda and Charles Bronson, whom he also acted alongside.
The Hollywood icon was also known for his talents behind the camera as much as those he displayed in front of them, winning the Academy Award for best director for his film, Ordinary People, released in 1980.
His most famous work in recent years was his role as antagonist Alexander Pierce in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame.
Redford was also a pioneer in the independent film space, founding the Sundance Film Festival, which is the US’s largest film festival for independent films.
Outside of cinema, Redford is also known for his political activism, advocating for environmentalism, LGBT rights, as well as being a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump’s administration, calling it a “monarchy in disguise”.
