Iconic Hollywood Celebrities Then & Now

Robert Redford is the kind of star Hollywood doesn’t grow anymore — golden-haired, thoughtful, rebellious beneath the surface. He first won hearts in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, then challenged minds with All the President’s Men and Quiz Show.

But Redford’s most significant contribution may be behind the camera: founding the Sundance Institute and giving independent cinema a home. He retired from acting quietly, letting others write the ending. But his influence lingers — in filmmakers he championed, in the stories he chose, in the image of a man who walked away from fame to cultivate something bigger than himself.