Robert Redford: Greatest film roles in pictures

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A look back at Robert Redford's film roles, after the 81-year-old announced his retirement from acting.

Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, 1969Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Redford played the Sundance Kid in 1969's Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

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Robert Shaw, Robert Redford, Paul Newman in The Sting, 1973, directed by George Roy HillImage source, Alamy
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The Sting (1973), with Robert Shaw (left) and Paul Newman (right) won seven Academy Awards, including Best Film.

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Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were, 1973Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Redford starred with Barbra Streisand in romantic drama The Way We Were (1973).

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Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby, 1974Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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And with Mia Farrow in The Great Gatsby (1974).

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Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in All The President's Men, 1976Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Redford and Dustin Hoffman played reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All The President's Men (1976), a political thriller about the Watergate scandal.

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Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in The Electric Horseman, 1979Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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The Electric Horseman (1979) marked the third on-screen collaboration between Redford and Jane Fonda, following The Chase (1966) and Barefoot In The Park (1967).

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Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in Out Of Africa, 1985Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Sydney Pollack's Out Of Africa (1985), with Meryl Streep, won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

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Robert Redford in All is Lost, 2013Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Redford was the sole cast member in All Is Lost (2013), a survival drama about a man lost at sea, which was almost entirely without dialogue.

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Robert Redford and Nick Nolte in A Walk In The Woods, 2015Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Comedy drama A Walk In The Woods (2015), with Nick Nolte, was an adaptation of travel writer Bill Bryson's autobiographical book of the same name.

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Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in Our Souls At Night, 2017Image source, REX/Shutterstock
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Redford and Jane Fonda came together on screen for a fourth time in romantic drama Our Souls At Night (2017).

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