Full Name: Charles Robert Redford Jr., known professionally and globally as Robert Redford. Profession: Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute, Sundance Cinemas, the Sundance Catalog, and the Sundance Channel; widely regarded as one of the defining leading men and cultural icons of American cinema across seven decades. Nationality: American, of Irish, Scottish, and English descent, born and raised in California. Born: August 18, 1936. Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States. Generation: Silent Generation (born 1928–1945). Chinese Zodiac: Fire Rat. Zodiac Sign: Leo. Age in 2026: Would have turned 90 on August 18, 2026, had he lived; he died September 16, 2025, at age 89. Marital Status: married twice—Lola Van Wagenen (1958–1985, divorced) and Sibylle Szaggars (married 2009 until he died in 2025). Children: Scott Anthony Redford (died in infancy of SIDS), Shauna Jean Redford, James Redford (died in 2020 of cancer), and Amy Hart Redford; and seven grandchildren. Description: a full career narrative from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid through Ordinary People to founding the Sundance Institute and his environmental activism. Cause of Death: Died in his sleep at his Sundance, Utah, home; no specific medical cause was ever disclosed (People, LA Times).