Hollywood icon Robert Redford died Tuesday, September 16, at the age of 89. His publicist Cindi Berger said the actor died at his home “at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.”
Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962) before finding leading man stardom acting in Barefoot in the Park (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Candidate (1972), and The Sting (1973), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, he delivers one of his most iconic performances as the Sundance Kid, the cool, sharp-shooting partner to Paul Newman’s charming outlaw Butch Cassidy.
Redford’s Sundance has a rugged yet effortlessly stylish Western look. He wears a tan suede jacket, cream-colored shirt, and brown trousers, often paired with a wide-brimmed brown hat that became a signature piece. His outfits balance practicality with a subtle flair, reflecting the character’s mix of danger and charm.
Redford sports blond, windswept hair with a natural, sun-kissed look, and a trim mustache that adds to his roguish appeal. His cool, laconic demeanor—quiet, confident, and deadly accurate with a gun—contrasts perfectly with Newman’s talkative, witty Butch.
Redford’s Sundance is a man of few words but quick action. His steely gaze, dry humor, and understated swagger helped define the “outlaw buddy” dynamic that made the film legendary. This role was pivotal for Redford, catapulting him from a rising actor to a major Hollywood star and cementing his image as a natural, charismatic leading man.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released on September 24, 1969. The film grossed $82,625 in its opening week from two theatres in New York City. The following week, it expanded and became the number-one film in the United States and Canada for two weeks. It went on to earn $15 million in theatrical rentals in the United States and Canada by the end of 1969. According to Fox records, the film required $13,850,000 in rentals to break even, and by December 11, 1970, had made $36,825,000, so made a considerable profit to the studio. It eventually returned $45,953,000 in rentals. With a final US gross over $100 million, it was the top-grossing film released in 1969.
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