Hollywood legend Robert Redford Passes Away at 88, film industry pays tribute to the iconic actor-director

Hollywood actor-filmmaker Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at the age of 88. His death has deeply saddened the film industry as well as his admirers worldwide. In his career, spanning over five decades, Robert has delivered some incredible movies as an actor as well as a director that have been etched in people’s minds. Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, confirmed the news of his demise, stating that the director took his last breath at his home at “Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.”
Several Hollywood personalities have paid their respects to Robert Redford on social media, with some calling him a ‘true Hollywood legend’. Director Ron Howard posted on X, “#RIP & thank you RobertRedford, a tremendously influential cultural figure for the creative choices made as an actor/producer/director & for launching the Sundance Film Festival which supercharged America’s Independent Film movement. Artistic Gamechanger.”
Original Sin star Antonio Banderas shared, “Actor, director, producer, and founder of the Sundance Festival. His talent will continue to move us forever, shining through the frames and in our memory.”
The Sundance Institute also posted a tribute to the Hollywood icon. As reported by the BBC, their statement reads, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford. Bob’s vision of a space and a platform for independent voices launched a movement that, over four decades later, has inspired generations of artists and redefined cinema in the U.S. and around the world. Beyond his enormous contributions to culture at large, we will miss his generosity, clarity of purpose, curiosity, rebellious spirit, and his love for the creative process. We are humbled to be among the stewards of his remarkable legacy, which will continue to guide the Institute in perpetuity.”
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