Robert Redford on an episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Nothing in the Dark," which was originally broadcast on January 5, 1962. Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty ImagesWho did Robert Redford play in The Twilight Zone? Redford played a benevolent embodiment of Death itself on The Twilight Zone episode titled "Nothing in the Dark." Miss Elva Keene (Gladys Cooper) in The Twilight Zone Season 5 Episode 19 'Night Call' on February 7, 1964. Classic episodes of The Twilight Zone air regularly on SYFY.