"Film roles after the '70s became more sporadic as Redford concentrated on directing and producing, and his new role as patriarch of the independent-film movement in the 1980s and '90s through his Sundance Institute. But he starred in 1985's best picture champion "Out of Africa" and in 2013 received some of the best reviews of his career as a shipwrecked sailor in "All is Lost," in which he was the film's only performer. In 2018, he was praised again in what he called his farewell movie, "The Old Man and the Gun.""
"After scoring a Broadway lead in 'Sunday in New York,' Redford was cast by director Mike Nichols in a production of Neil Simon's 'Barefoot in the Park,' later starring with Fonda in the film version. Redford did miss out on one of Nichols' greatest successes, 'The Graduate,' released in 1967. Nichols had considered casting Redford in the part eventually played by Dustin Hoffman, but Redford seemed unable to relate to the socially awkward young man who ends up having an affair with one of his parents' friends."
""For me, the word to be underscored is 'independence,'" Redford told the AP in 2018. "I've always believed in that word. That's what led to me eventually wanting to create a category that supported independent artists who weren't given a chance to be heard.""
Robert Redford died at 89 after a multifaceted career as an actor, director, producer and liberal activist. He shifted focus after the 1970s toward directing, producing and nurturing independent film through the Sundance Institute, becoming a central figure in the independent-film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. His notable acting roles included Out of Africa (1985) and acclaimed solo performance in All Is Lost (2013), followed by a self-described farewell film, The Old Man and the Gun (2018). He also had early stage success and near-misses like not being cast in The Graduate. He emphasized 'independence' and support for unheard artists.
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