Robert Redford

ROBERT REDFORD. American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades including ; an Academy Award / a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards. He made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). He gained success as a leading man in films including ; Barefoot in the Park (1967) / Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) / Jeremiah Johnson (1972) and The Candidate (1972). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the crime caper The Sting (1973). He continued to star in films ; The Way We Were (1973) / All the President's Men (1976) and The Electric Horseman (1979). He made his directorial film debut with Ordinary People (1980) which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. During this time, he starred in ; Brubaker (1980) / The Natural (1984) and Out of Africa (1985). He released his third film as a director (A River Runs Through It) in 1992. He went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for Quiz Show