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| Name |
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Robert Redford |
| Real Name |
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Charles Robert Redford Jr. |
| Height |
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5' 10" (178
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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18 August 1937 |
| Place of Birth |
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Santa Monica, California,
USA |
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| Biography: |
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Robert Redford was born on 18 August
1937 in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert
Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, and Martha
Redford, who passed away when Redford graduated
from high school in 1955.
Redford studied at the University of Colorado on
a baseball scholarship. After working a year in
an oil company, he moved to Paris, living as the
painter. When he returned to United States, Redford
settled in New York City to pursue an acting career.
In 1959, he made his Broadway debut with a small
role in Tall Story, followed by a number of bigger
roles in productions as well as television appearances.
In 1962, the dashingly handsome Redford made his
film debut in the antiwar drama War Hunt. Later,
his leading role in the Broadway production of Barefoot
in the Park launched Redford to fame and opened
the door to Hollywood. In 1967, Redford was offered
to co-star with Jane Fonda in a film adaptation
of Barefoot in the Park, which garnered good reviews.
Then, in 1969, he and Paul Newman co-starred as
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which placed
Redford on top of stardom.
Redford’s next films, The Candidate (1972)
and Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
were quite successful. The romantic melodrama The
Way We Were (1973),
co-starring Barbra Streisand, put him once again
to the top of stardom. That same year, he reunited
with Paul Newman for The Sting, a depression-era
adventure film, which earned seven Academy Awards,
including Best Picture. The film solidified his
status as a megastar.
Redford then delivered one of his strongest performances
when he portrayed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward
in All the President's Men (1976),
an impressive dramatization of the investigation
into the Watergate burglary.
In 1980, Redford made his directorial debut with
the family drama Ordinary People which won four
Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and
Best Supporting Actor. The film success was later
followed by his starring role alongside Meryl Streep
in Out of Africa (1985)
which earned eight Oscars, including Best Picture.
Then, he made a return in Havana (1990),
followed by Sneakers (1992)
and his most noteworthy directorial effort, the
acclaimed A River Runs Through It (1992).
In 1993, Redford scored his biggest box-office hit
with Indecent Proposal, followed by Quiz Show (1994),
a film about TV game-show scandals in 1950s, which
was considered as his most accomplished directorial
effort. After starring in the romantic drama Up
Close and Personal (1996),
Redford next turned to acting with roles in The
Last Castle (2001)
and Spy Game (2001)
in which he shared the screen with Brad Pitt.
In addition to his notable acting and directing
work, Redford was also the founder of the Sundance
Institute, an organization primarily devoted to
promoting American independent filmmaking. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Charlotte's Web |
| 2005 |
An Unfinished Life |
| 2004 |
The Clearing |
| 2004 |
Sacred Planet |
| 2001 |
Spy Game |
| 2001 |
The Last Castle |
| 1999 |
Forever Hollywood |
| 1999 |
Mountain Climbing: Free Climb |
| 1998 |
The Horse Whisperer |
| 1998 |
Independent's Day |
| 1997 |
Anthem |
| 1996 |
Up Close & Personal |
| 1995 |
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick |
| 1993 |
Indecent Proposal |
| 1992 |
Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier
Story |
| 1992 |
Sneakers |
| 1992 |
River of Stone: The Powell Expedition |
| 1992 |
A River Runs Through It |
| 1991 |
To Protect Mother Earth |
| 1991 |
Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands |
| 1990 |
American Experience: Yosemite - The Fate
of Heaven |
| 1990 |
Havana |
| 1989 |
Changing Steps |
| 1986 |
Legal Eagles |
| 1985 |
Out of Africa |
| 1984 |
The Natural |
| 1983 |
The Sun Dagger |
| 1982 |
Everest North Wall |
| 1980 |
Brubaker |
| 1979 |
The Electric Horseman |
| 1977 |
A Bridge Too Far |
| 1977 |
Predators |
| 1976 |
All the President's Men |
| 1975 |
Three Days of the Condor |
| 1975 |
The Great Waldo Pepper |
| 1974 |
Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain |
| 1974 |
The Great Gatsby |
| 1973 |
The Sting |
| 1973 |
The Way We Were |
| 1972 |
The Hot Rock |
| 1972 |
Jeremiah Johnson |
| 1972 |
The Candidate |
| 1970 |
Little Fauss and Big Halsy |
| 1969 |
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here |
| 1969 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
| 1969 |
Downhill Racer |
| 1967 |
Barefoot in the Park |
| 1966 |
This Property Is Condemned |
| 1966 |
The Chase |
| 1965 |
Inside Daisy Clover |
| 1965 |
Situation Hopeless but Not Serious |
| 1962 |
The Twilight Zone: Nothing in the Dark |
| 1962 |
War Hunt |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2001 Honorary Award |
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1994 Best Director (Quiz
Show) |
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1980 Best Director (Ordinary
People) |
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1973 Best Actor (Sting) |
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| British Academy Awards |
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1970 Best Actor (Butch
Cassidy And The Sundance Kid) |
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1970 Best Actor (Tell
Them Willie Boy Is Here) |
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1970 Best Actor (Downhill
Racer) |
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| Directors Guild of America |
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1994 Best Director (Quiz
Show) |
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1980 Best Director (Ordinary
People) |
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| Golden Globe |
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1994 Best Director (Quiz
Show) |
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1993 Cecil B. DeMille Award |
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1992 Best Director (River
Runs Through It) |
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1980 Best Director (Ordinary
People) |
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1977 Henrietta Award |
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1976 Henrietta Award (World
Film Favorite) |
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1974 Henrietta Award (World
Film Favorite) |
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1965 New Star of the Year - Male (Inside
Daisy Clover) |
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| National Board of Review |
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1980 Best Director (Ordinary
People) |
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