Trivia

He often did his own stunts in action sequences but made sure the stunt men who were hired for it were paid, so as not to put anyone out of work.

Dislikes watching his own films. The only film in which he was completely satisfied with his own performance was Lừa Bịp (1973).

He is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, which he named after his character from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).

Was considered for the role of Michael Corleone in Bố Già (1972).

Father of Shauna Redford (born on 15 November 1960), James Redford (born on 15 May 1962) and Amy Redford (born on 22 October 1970). His oldest son Scott was born in 1959 and died shortly after from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

2002: Awarded an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement as the creator of Sundance, an inspiration to independent and innovative filmmakers everywhere.

He was pitcher on the University of Colorado baseball team, before losing his scholarship due to drinking.

His performance as the Sundance Kid in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) is ranked #20 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. This is a ranking he shares with Paul Newman, who portrayed Butch Cassidy.

Lost out on the role of Ben Braddock in Sinh Viên Tốt Nghiệp (1967) because director Mike Nichols didn't think anyone would believe Redford would have trouble getting "the girl".

During the filming of All Is Lost (2013), Redford was so repeatedly soaked by a huge water hose, he suffered an infection in his left ear that ultimately cost him 60% of his hearing.

Like his dear friend Paul Newman, both men had firstborn sons named Scott who predeceased their fathers.

His daughter, Shauna, was in a relationship with Sid Wells for three years until he was murdered on August 1, 1983. The suspect, roommate Thayne Smika, has been on the run since 1986 over theft charges. The first grand jury did not issue an indictment for murder believed to be a result of misconduct by the district attorney. After a cold case investigation in December 2010 an arrest warrant for the murder was issued. This was featured on The Hunt With John Walsh, which aired on August 10, 2014.

1960: He spent his last $500 on two acres of land in Utah, an investment that would ultimately grow to 5,000 acres becoming home to his Sundance Institute. Redford purchase Timp Haven (ski resort) in 1969 and changed the name to Sundance Ski Resort which began operating under Redford's environmentally friendly policies. Sundance is located at the base of Utah's picturesque Mt. Timpanogos and in 1981 Redford formed the Sundance Institute and later the Sundance Film Festival which became too large for Sundance Ski Resort and was moved primarily to Park City, Utah.

His performance as Bob Woodward in Đoàn Tùy Tùng Tổng Thống (1976) is ranked #27 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. This is a ranking he shares with Dustin Hoffman, who portrayed Carl Bernstein.

Along with Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Kevin Costner one of six people to win and Academy Award for Best Director, though they are mainly known as actors.

He appeared in five films written by William Goldman: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Hot Rock (1972), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), Đoàn Tùy Tùng Tổng Thống (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977).

He is an environmental conservationist and often advocates and supports natural causes.

Was originally attached to The Verdict (1982), but dropped out prior to production because he didn't want the character to be "such a loser". Director Sidney Lumet was dismayed by Redford's demands to change the script. The role of Frank Galvin was taken over by his friend Paul Newman, who won an Oscar nomination.

He set up the Sundance Film Institute in Utah for independent filmmakers and in 1997 announced the creation of Sundance Cinemas, a venture with a major distributer to set up a chain of theaters for the screening of independent films. As of 2011, at least two are open.

Appeared in 7 movies that were directed by Sydney Pollack: This Property Is Condemned (1966), Người Sơn Cước (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Ba Ngày Của Chim Ưng (1975), The Electric Horseman (1979), Out of Africa (1985) and Havana (1990). They also both appeared in War Hunt (1962).

Lifelong friends with Sydney Pollack both men having made their feature film acting debuts in War Hunt (1962). Redford's very first acting job, however, was a bit part in the Perry Mason series The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (1960), as revealed to interviewer Lee Cowan on "Celebrating 40 Years of CBS Sunday Morning" (Sep 2018).

Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People, and Paul Scofield in Quiz Show. Hutton won for his performance in Ordinary People (1980).

During his senior year at Van Nuys High School, he met 15-year old sophomore Natalie Wood, who was already a star. They later worked together in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) and This Property Is Condemned (1966) and became good friends. She also played herself in a cameo in his film The Candidate (1972). Eventually they lost touch, and Redford did not attend Wood's funeral after she died in a suspicious boating accident, at 43, in 1981.

As a guest on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) (30 Jan. 2005), Redford confessed to host James Lipton that his favorite and least favorite words were, respectively, "Possible" and "Whatever".

Kho Báu Ở Sierra Madre (1948) is his favorite film.

Turned down the leading roles in Ai Sợ Virginia Woolf? (1966), Sinh Viên Tốt Nghiệp (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Câu Chuyện Tình Yêu (1970) and The Day of the Jackal (1973).

2005: Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients were Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Suzanne Farrell and Julie Harris.

1970s: Considered running for the U.S. Senate seat in his home state of Utah.

Married his longtime girlfriend, 51-year-old Sibylle Szaggars in Germany on July 11, 2009 at Louis C. Jacob hotel.

He was voted the 30th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

Was given a fishing rod in lieu of the agreed $75 payment for his first professional acting appearance, on a TV game show.

Speaks Spanish fairly well, having lived in the south of Spain during the '50s.

He is of English, Irish, Scottish, and Cornish descent. His patrilineal Redford line originates in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His paternal grandmother was born in England.

The # 1 seat of the Henri Langlois cinema of the Cinémathèque française in Paris bears a plaque of his name since 23 February 2019.

As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Lừa Bịp (1973), Đoàn Tùy Tùng Tổng Thống (1976) and Out of Africa (1985). Of those, Lừa Bịp (1973) and Out of Africa (1985) are winners in the category. And in addition, directed two more films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Quiz Show (1994) and the winner Ordinary People (1980).

He received a chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (knight) for his work through the Sundance Institute, promoting independent film.

1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#4).

Born to Charles Robert Redford Sr., an accountant, and his wife Martha W. (Hart). His father was from Rhode Island. His mother was born in Texas.

In Germany he shares his dubbing voice with Patrick Stewart and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Stanley Kubrick offered him the titular role in Barry Lyndon (1975). Redford declined, and Kubrick gave the role to Ryan O'Neal.

Lyrics to Mel Tillis' song "Coca Cola Cowboy" refer to "an Eastwood smile and Robert Redford hair".

After his suggestions of Warren Beatty, Alain Delon and Burt Reynolds to play the role of Michael Corleone in Bố Già (1972) were rejected by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount production chief Robert Evans suggested Redford. When Coppola demurred, preferring his first choice of Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Al Pacino, Evans explained that Redford could fit the role as he could be perceived as "northern Italian." Evans lost the struggle, Pacino was cast and a star was born.

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Barack Obama, in a live televised ceremony held in the East Room of the White House, on November 22, 2016, along with twenty other recipients, the the largest, and final Medal of Freedom ceremony of Obama's presidency. At this ceremony, the twenty-one recipients, in alphabetical order, included: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elouise Cobell (posthumous award given to her son), Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Richard Garwin, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Frank Gehry, Margaret Hamilton (as Margaret H. Hamilton), Tom Hanks, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (posthumous award given to her niece), Michael Jordan, Maya Lin, Lorne Michaels, Newton Minow, Eduardo Padron (as Eduardo Padrón), Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, and Cicely Tyson.

Alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA), Class of 1959.

Robert Young, who was a star at MGM in the 1930s and starred in the TV series "Father Knows Best" and "Marcus Welby MD", was a cousin of his mother.

He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Lừa Bịp (1973) and Đoàn Tùy Tùng Tổng Thống (1976).

He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners, Lừa Bịp (1973) and Out of Africa (1985), and directed another, Ordinary People (1980).

He and famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale were in the same high school graduating class (Van Nuys High School, Class of 1954).

German painter Bylle Szaggars-Redford has been his longtime companion since 1996.

Has done 11 period pieces, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Lừa Bịp (1973), The Natural (1984) and Out of Africa (1985).