Certainly one of the best actors when i was growing up Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford dies at 89 Robert Redford was best known for his performance in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, and also won an Oscar for directing Ordinary People. In a statement, his representative said he was "surrounded by those he loved", at home in "the place he loved" in the mountains of Utah. "He will be missed greatly," she added. please log in to view this image