Refresh for updates…Meryl Streep honored Robert Redford today, saying in a statement, “One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend.”
Streep’s was just one of many tributes to the Hollywood and indie film icon that began arriving with news of his death at 89 today, and will no doubt continue throughout the day.
“Our film, Coda, came to the attention of everyone because of Sundance,” wrote Marlee Matlin on X. “And Sundance happened because of Robert Redford. A genius has passed.”
“What a career, what an actor, what a sad loss,” wrote Piers Morgan.
Film at Lincoln Center called Redford “a true icon of the silver screen, a tireless champion of up-and-coming film artists…”
Deadline will update this post as more tributes arrive…
❤️ Rest in peace to Robert Redford (1936-2025), a true icon of the silver screen, a tireless champion of up-and-coming film artists, and Film at Lincoln Center’s 42nd Chaplin Award Gala recipient in 2015. pic.twitter.com/AxkAisVdRu
RIP Robert Redford, 89. One of the all-time great movie stars. A true Hollywood legend who starred in so many of my favourite films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, All The President’s Men. What a career, what an actor, what a sad loss. pic.twitter.com/UxImhSfDVh
Our film, CODA, came to the attention of everyone because of Sundance. And Sundance happened because of Robert Redford. A genius has passed. RIP Robert. pic.twitter.com/nwttVD1GvL
Few people did more in their lifetimes to contribute to American society than Robert Redford. In areas ranging from film to environmentalism to politics, he used his enormous power to help create a better world. May he rest in unending bliss.
