Robert Redford is the type of actor you don't find too often in Hollywood these days. Ruggedly handsome and confidently self-assured, there's never a movie that isn't improved by his presence.
Sadly, Redford passed away today. His last starring role was in director David Lowery' 'The Old Man & The Gun', but his final on screen appearance was as Alexander Pierce in 'Avengers: Endgame'.
In tribute to a long, successful career, here are the ten Robert Redford performances everyone needs to see.
10. Johnny Hooker in 'The Sting' (1973)
A novice con man (Redford) teams up with an acknowledged master (Paul Newman) to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
9. Jeremiah Johnson in 'Jeremiah Johnson' (1972)
A mountain man (Redford) who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
8. Hubbell Gardiner in 'The Way We Were' (1973)
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand), a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner (Redford), a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.
7. Roy Hobbs in 'The Natural '(1984)
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs (Redford) with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
6. Bill McKay in 'The Candidate' (1972)
Bill McKay (Redford) is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
5. Martin Brice in 'Sneakers' (1992)
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker (Redford) and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
4. The Man in 'All Is Lost' (2013)
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner (Redford) awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.
3. Joseph Turner in 'Three Days of the Condor' (1975)
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner (Redford) finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman (Faye Dunaway) he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
2. Bob Woodward in 'All the President's Men' (1976)
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' (Redford and Dustin Hoffman) investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
1. The Sundance Kid in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1969)
As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws (Paul Newman and Redford) in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
