Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

There are many, many reasons why 41 years later “The Natural” remains the gold standard for baseball movies (and probably for sports movies as a whole). Three are so many things to like across its 122-minute running time.  I like that Joe Don Baker completely hams it up as The Whammer, and doesn’t even pretend … Read more

Paul Newman’s daughter reacts to Robert Redford’s death by honoring their friendship

Paul Newman’s daughter reacts to Robert Redford’s death by honoring their friendship

Paul Newman’s family is celebrating his friendship with Robert Redford after the latter actor’s death. Newman’s daughter, Nell, 66, told People on Wednesday that the “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” co-stars had “a movie friendship that blossomed into a more serious friendship.” Newman died of cancer at age 83 in Sept. 2008, while Redford … Read more

Robert Redford’s grandkids share rare family photos as they react to actor’s death

Robert Redford’s grandkids share rare family photos as they react to actor’s death

Robert Redford was more than just a legendary actor — he was also a beloved grandfather. Redford’s grandchildren reacted to his death at age 89 on Tuesday with heartfelt Instagram tributes that featured never-before-seen family photos. Conor Schlosser, the son of Redford’s eldest daughter, Shauna Redford, posted five photos with the “Barefoot in the Park” star, … Read more

Robert Redford’s family tree: Wife Sibylle Szaggars and 4 children

Robert Redford’s family tree: Wife Sibylle Szaggars and 4 children

Robert Redford and his second wife, Sibylle Szaggars, were married for 16 years before the Hollywood legend’s death at 89. The couple met in the late 1990s after Redford’s divorce from his first wife, and went on to tie the knot in 2009. Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars at the 74th annual Academy Awards in LA on … Read more

Robert Redford had to fight off women — including co-stars Jane Fonda and ‘infatuated’ Barbra Streisand: sources

Robert Redford had to fight off women — including co-stars Jane Fonda and ‘infatuated’ Barbra Streisand: sources

Robert Redford had to fight off some of Hollywood’s most famous women, including Jane Fonda and an “infatuated” Barbra Streisand. Even Meryl Streep admitted to having a “huge crush” on Redford while they filmed “Out of Africa.” Indeed, the screen legend, who died Tuesday at 89 at his home in Utah, made everyone fall in … Read more

How Robert Redford went from Hollywood’s top leading man to changing the movie business forever

How Robert Redford went from Hollywood’s top leading man to changing the movie business forever

Jane Fonda accosts Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at age 89, in a scene from “Barefoot in the Park.” With flattery. “You’re always dressed right, you always look right, you always say the right thing,” she runs down in the 1967 comedy.  “You’re very nearly perfect.” Robert Redford starred opposite Jane Fonda in “Barefoot in the Park.” … Read more

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to Robert Redford after his death: ‘He was one of a kind’

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to Robert Redford after his death: ‘He was one of a kind’

The way they were.  Barbra Streisand is speaking out following the death of former co-star Robert Redford, who died at age 89 on Tuesday. “Every day on the set of The Way We Were was exciting, intense and pure joy,” Streisand began her Instagram tribute post on Sept. 16. “We were such opposites: he was … Read more

Stars react to Robert Redford’s death: Demi Moore, Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda and more

Stars react to Robert Redford’s death: Demi Moore, Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda and more

Hollywood is saying goodbye to one of its own. Celebrities dedicated heartfelt tributes to Robert Redford after his death Tuesday at 89. Some of Redford’s co-stars, including Meryl Streep, Demi Moore and Jane Fonda, shared kind words about the late multi-talented icon. Robert Redford at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Demi Moore and … Read more

How Robert Redford wanted to be remembered before his death at 89

How Robert Redford wanted to be remembered before his death at 89

Robert Redford knew what he wanted his legacy to be years before his death. The “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” star, who died at his home in Utah at age 89 on Tuesday, opened up about his legendary acting career in a candid interview with Esquire in 2017. “For the work,” Redford told the … Read more

Why Robert Redford announced his retirement — then backtracked: ‘That was a mistake’

Why Robert Redford announced his retirement — then backtracked: ‘That was a mistake’

On Tuesday, Hollywood legend Robert Redford died at age 89.  “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,” Rogers & Cowan PMK chief executive Cindi Berger told The Post in a statement.  “He will be … Read more

Where to stream Robert Redford’s best movies in honor of his death

Where to stream Robert Redford’s best movies in honor of his death

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Two-time Oscar winner Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah … Read more

Jane Fonda speaks out on Robert Redford’s death at 89: ‘I can’t stop crying’

Jane Fonda speaks out on Robert Redford’s death at 89: ‘I can’t stop crying’

Jane Fonda is mourning Robert Redford’s death. Fonda, 87, addressed her “Barefoot in the Park” co-star’s death at age 89 on Tuesday, shortly after the news broke. “It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone,” Fonda said in a statement to The Post via her rep. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda … Read more

See Robert Redford’s final photo before his death at age 89

See Robert Redford’s final photo before his death at age 89

Robert Redford was by his wife Sibylle Szaggars’ side in his final photo before his death. The Hollywood legend, who died Tuesday at age 89, appeared to be photographed for the last time publicly on October 29, 2021. Redford posed with Szaggars, 68, at the Prince Albert II of Monaco’s Foundation annual awards ceremony at … Read more

Robert Redford dead: Oscar winner and ‘Barefoot in the Park’ icon was 89

Robert Redford dead: Oscar winner and ‘Barefoot in the Park’  icon was 89

Robert Redford — a two-time Oscar winner who charmed audiences with “The Way We Were” and “Barefoot in the Park,” directed the complex dramas “Ordinary People” and “Quiz Show,” and founded the Sundance Institute to promote independent storytelling — has died. He was 89. The Hollywood icon passed away early Tuesday morning at his home … Read more

Exclusive | Inside Robert Redford’s first acting role in 6 years — and the 1 thing he was ‘adamant’ about

Exclusive | Inside Robert Redford’s first acting role in 6 years — and the 1 thing he was ‘adamant’ about

The return of a legend.  Robert Redford, 88, made his first on-screen appearance in six years during the Season 3 premiere of “Dark Winds” (currently airing Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC and AMC+). The episode’s director, Chris Eyre, exclusively took The Post inside Redford’s rare taping.  “He was adamant that –  I remember distinctly him … Read more

Robert Redford, 88, makes first acting appearance in 6 years — and requests a closed set

Robert Redford, 88, makes first acting appearance in 6 years — and requests a closed set

The Sundance Kid is back.  Robert Redford, 88, appeared onscreen for the first time in six years with a cameo in the AMC / AMC+ show “Dark Winds.”  Along with George R. R. Martin, 76, who wrote the books on which “Game of Thrones” is based, the legendary actor is an executive producer on “Dark … Read more

Billy Bob Thornton says Robert Redford’s life-changing career advice led to Hollywood success

Billy Bob Thornton says Robert Redford’s life-changing career advice led to Hollywood success

Billy Bob Thornton shared how life-changing advice from Robert Redford paved the way for his success in Hollywood. The 69-year-old actor, who is starring in the new Taylor Sheridan-directed drama series “Landman,” had a small role in Redford’s hit 1993 movie “Indecent Proposal,” which also starred Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson.  During an interview with Fox … Read more

Meryl Streep reveals her favorite love scene was with this Hollywood legend, admits she ‘didn’t want it to end’

Meryl Streep reveals her favorite love scene was with this Hollywood legend, admits she ‘didn’t want it to end’

Meryl Streep reflected on her famous shampoo scene with Robert Redford in the 1985 movie “Out of Africa.” In the epic romantic drama, Streep starred as a Danish baroness who falls in love with a big game hunter, played by Redford, while running a coffee plantation in colonial South Africa.  During a memorable scene from … Read more

Barbra Streisand likely won’t make another movie: ‘It’s complicated’

Barbra Streisand likely won’t make another movie: ‘It’s complicated’

She’s raining on everyone’s parade. Barbra Streisand revealed that she most likely won’t make another film due to the fact that she finds the process, well, tiring. “It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” Streisand, 81, told People. “I had many movies that … Read more

Barbra Streisand says Marlon Brando asked to ‘f–k’ her while married

Barbra Streisand says Marlon Brando asked to ‘f–k’ her while married

It was an offer she definitely refused … twice! Barbra Streisand revealed in her upcoming novel, “My Name is Barbra,” that screen legend Marlon Brando once propositioned her for sex prior to becoming close friends. Streisand, 81, opens her new memoir by detailing the time that Brando, who died in 2004 at the age of … Read more