Legendary actor, director and environmentalist Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. The family requests privacy.”Redford Starred in such movies as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were and All the President’s Men, and won an Academy Award for directing Ordinary People. Breaking out in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was huge my BAFTA win showed I could hold my own. Directing Ordinary People and winning an Oscar for Best Director was a dream come true. Redford is survived by his wife, daughters Shauna and Amy and grandchildren.