Robert Redford Biography (1937-)

Full name, Charles Robert Redford, Jr.; born August 18, 1937, in Santa Monica, CA; son of Charles Robert (an accountant) and Martha (maiden name, Hart) Redford; married Lola Van Wangeman, September 12, 1958 (divorced, 1985); children: Scott (deceased), Shauna, David James ("Jamie"; a writer and producer), Amy Hart (an actress). Addresses: Office: 1223 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 412, Santa Monica, CA 90403-5400.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer
Birth Details: August 18, 1937; Santa Monica, California

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Private Ray Loomis, War Hunt, T-D Enterprises/UnitedArtists, 1962
Captain Hank Wilson, Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious, Paramount, 1965
Wade Lewis, Inside Daisy Clover, Warner Bros., 1966
Eubber Reeves, The Chase, Columbia, 1966
Owen Legate, This Property Is Condemned, Paramount, 1966
Paul Bratter, Barefoot in the Park, Paramount, 1967
David Chappellet, Downhill Racer, Paramount, 1967
Harry Longbaugh, the Sundance Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Christopher Cooper, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (also known as Willie Boy), Universal, 1970
"Big Halsey" Knox, Little Fauss and Big Halsey, Paramount, 1970
The Making of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1970.
Title role, Jeremiah Johnson, Warner Bros., 1972
John Archibald Dortmunder, The Hot Rock (also known as How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Bill McKay, The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972
Hubbell Gardner, The Way We Were, Columbia, 1973
Johnny Hooker, The Sting, Universal, 1973
Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1974
Title role, The Great Waldo Pepper, Universal, 1974
Narrator, Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain (documentary), 1974
Joe Turner, Three Days of the Condor, Paramount, 1975
Major Julian Cook, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1975
Bob Woodward, All the President's Men, Warner Bros., 1976
Norman "Sonny" Steele, The Electric Horseman, Columbia, 1979
Henry Brubaker, Brubaker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
Roy Hobbs, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
Denys Finch Hatton, Out of Africa, Universal, 1985
Tom Logan, Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986
Narrator, To Protect Mother Earth (documentary; also known as Broken Treaty II), 1989
Narrator, Changing Steps, 1989
Jack Weil, Havana, Universal, 1990
Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands, 1991
Narrator, A River Runs through It, Columbia, 1992
Martin Bishop/Martin Brice, Sneakers, Universal, 1992
Narrator, Incident at Oglala (also known as Leonard Peltier: ATrue Story), Miramax, 1992
John Gage, Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
Warren Justice, Up Close and Personal, Buena Vista, 1996
Wild Bill, Hollywood Maverick: The Life and Times of William A. Wellman (documentary), Turner Pictures, 1996
Anthem (documentary), Zeitgeist Films, 1997
Tom Booker, The Horse Whisperer, Buena Vista, 1998
Endredando sombras (documentary), Producciones Amaranta, 1998
Forever Hollywood (documentary), Eastman Kodak Co., 1999
New York in the 50's, Avatar Films, 2001
Nathan Muir, The Spy Game, Universal, 2001
General Irwin, The Castle, DreamWorks Distribution, 2001
Also appeared in The Crow Killer.
Film Director
Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
(And producer) The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
(And producer) A River Runs through It, New Line Cinema, 1992
(And producer) The Horse Whisperer, Buena Vista, 1998
(And producer) The Legend of Bagger Vance, DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
Film Work
Coproducer, Downhill Racer, Paramount, 1967
Coproducer, All the President's Men, Warner Bros., 1976
Executive producer, The Solar Film, 1981

Producer, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
Co-executive producer, Promised Land (also known as Young Hearts), Vestron, 1987
Executive producer, Some Girls (also known as Sisters), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Co-executive producer, The Dark Wind, 1991
Executive producer, Incident at Oglala (also known as Leonard Peltier: A True Story), Miramax, 1992
Executive producer, King of the Hill, 1993
Coproducer, The American President, 1995
Executive producer, She's the One, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Executive producer, No Looking Back, Gramercy, 1998
Executive producer, Slums of Beverly Hills, Twentieth Century-Fox,1998
Producer, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998
Executive producer, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Millennium Films, 2000
Executive producer, People I Know, Myriad Pictures/South Fork Pictures, 2001
Television Appearances
Specials
"Captain Brassbound's Conversion," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1960
Narrator, "Condor," National Audubon Society Specials, PBS, 1986
The Golden Eagle Awards, syndicated, 1987
Narrator, Living Dangerously, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
Bill Moyer's World of Ideas, PBS, 1988
Narrator, "Grizzly and Man: Uneasy Truce," National Audubon Society Specials, PBS, 1988
People Magazine on TV, CBS, 1989
Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies (alsoknown as Robert Redford: The Man, the Movies, and the Myth), NBC, 1990
The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990
The Challenge to Wildlife: A Public Television Special Report, PBS, 1990
Narrator, Three Flags over Everest, PBS, 1990
Host and narrator, "Wolves," National Audubon Society Specials, PBS, 1990
Independents' Day, Sundance Channel, 1998
Appeared in Hollywood and Politics, Cable News Network.
Episodic
"The Case of the Treacherous Toupee," Perry Mason, CBS, 1958
Jimmy Coleman, "Iron Hand," Maverick, ABC, 1960
Johnson, "The Last Gunfight," The Deputy, NBC, 1960
"In the Presence of Mine Enemies," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1960
"The Bounty Hunter," Tate, NBC, 1960
"The Golden Deed," Moment of Fear, NBC, 1960
"Comanche Scalps," Tate, NBC, 1960
"The Iceman Cometh," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1960
"Born a Giant," Our American Heritage, NBC, 1960
Dick Hart, "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee," Perry Mason, 1960
"Black Monday," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1961
"Tombstone for a Derelict," Naked City, ABC, 1961
"The Coward," Americans, NBC, 1961
Johnny Gates, "The Grudge," Whispering Smith, NBC, 1961
"First Class Mouliak," Route 66, CBS, 1961
"The Covering Darkness," Bus Stop, ABC, 1961
"Lady Killer," The New Breed, ABC, 1961
Charlie Marx, "The Right Kind of Medicine," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1961
Chuck, "A Piece of the Action," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1962
Mark Hadley, "The Burning Sky," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962
George Laurents, "The Voice of Charlie Pont," Alcoa Premiere, ABC,1962
Harold Beldon, "Nothing in the Dark," The Twilight Zone, 1962
Jackson Emmit Parker, "Snowball," The Untouchables, ABC, 1963
"A Tangled Web," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1963
"The Last of the Big Spenders," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1963
"Bird and Snake," Breaking Point, ABC, 1963
"The Evil That Men Do," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
"The Siege," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
Narrator, Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?, 1987
Narrator, The Mystery of Chaco Canyon, PBS, 1989
Narrator, "Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven," The American Experience,PBS, 1989
"Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey," American Masters, PBS, 1992
Also appeared in an episode of Sesame Street.
Television Work
Executive producer, "Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven," The American Experience, PBS, 1989
Executive producer, Grand Avenue (movie), HBO, 1996
Stage Appearances
Tall Story, Broadway production, 1959
The Highest Tree, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1960
Little Moon of Alban, 1960
Sunday in New York, Broadway production, 1961-1962
Paul Bratter, Barefoot in the Park, Broadway production, 1963-1964
RECORDINGS
Videos
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1--Sundance, 1999
Also associated with the video California Condor.
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
"Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven," The American Experience, PBS, 1989
Film Scripts
The Solar Film, 1981
Other Writings
The Outlaw Trail (memoir), Grosset (New York, NY), 1978
Contributor of articles to periodicals, including American Film, Film Comment, and National Geographic.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 107, Gale, 1983
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 18, Gale, 1998
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

American Film, March, 1988, p. 26
Entertainment Weekly, fall, 1996 September 5, 1997 November 1, 1999, p. 91
Film Comment, January/February, 1988, p. 32
Interview, September, 1994 January, 1997
Newsweek, May 28, 1984, p. 75
New York, December 10, 1990, p. 34
People Weekly, February 18, 1980, p. 96; June 8, 1998, p. 86
Premiere, February, 1991, p. 88; June, 1998, p. 37
Rolling Stone, October 6, 1994
Sports Illustrated, May 7, 1984, p. 92
USA Today, May, 1999, p. 62

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