Robert Redford's top 10 most influential Hollywood style moments

Robert Redford was one of the most stylish actors to ever hit Hollywood.

There was a certain timelessness and effortlessness to his cool style. Vogue called him 'dapper' and GQ hailed him as 'a force for fashion.'

His looks on the silver screen ranged from Western grungy to slick 1930s tailored luster. 

In the 1960s he wore a suit better than anyone as he hit mega fame with 1967's Barefoot In The Park opposite Jane Fonda as he played an up-and-coming attorney named Paul Bratter.

And he brought back Western cool with 1969's Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, which saw the return of blue denim shirts and cowboy hats.

After he played a frontiersman in 1972's Jeremiah Johnson, men started wearing full beards and suede shirts.

His wide, colorful ties became cool after he starred in 1973's fun film The Sting.

And 1973's The Way We Were made cable sweaters popular again thanks to his suave and affluent character Hubbell Gardiner who looked great in anything, even a bedsheet.

Maybe his most influential style-setting film was 1974's The Great Gatsby in which Redford made tailored suits look like the height of fashion.

His 1975 film Three Days Of The Condor allowed him to dress in his casual cool 1970s style he became known for as he leaned on the stylish Faye Dunaway.

Out Of Africa from 1985 saw the actor in beige shirts and rugged khakis, and that too became a style moment. 

Redford helped make the term 'sugar daddy' popular again when he played the older rich man who dressed to perfection as he offered Demi Moore money to sleep with him in Indecent Proposal in 1993.

And he returned to his rugged 1970s casual chic - leather jackets over sweaters and corduroy slacks - when working with Brad Pitt in Spy Game in 2001.

Redford died at the age of 89.

The Hollywood actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker – famous for movies such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All The President's Men - passed away on Tuesday morning.

Redford's representative Cindi Berger said in a statement: 'Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.

'He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.'

Known for his good looks, Redford rose to fame during the 1960s and his stardom reached its peak during the 1970s – with roles in classic films such as The Sting, The Way We Were and The Candidate.

He was perhaps best known for his role as the Sundance Kid opposite Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy in the 1969 Western. The pair struck up a famous on-screen partnership and became good friends.

As well as acting, Redford was an accomplished director and took home the Best Director gong at the Academy Awards in 1980 for Ordinary People – which also won the Best Picture prize.

He also helped to establish Utah's annual Sundance Film Festival – named after his character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – which aims to put a spotlight on aspiring filmmakers.

The festival has been credited for launching the careers of esteemed directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Darren Aronofsky.

Redford's movie career continued into the 1990s and 2000s with roles in Indecent Proposal, The Last Castle and Spy Game.

The film icon – who won two Golden Globes during his career – made his final movie appearance in the 2019 Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Endgame.

He also made an uncredited appearance in the HBO series White House Plumbers as his All The President's Men character Bob Woodward in 2023.

Redford married Lola Van Wagenen in 1958 and the couple had four children before later divorcing.

Redford's eldest son Scott passed when he was just a couple of months old while his other son James died from cancer aged 58 in 2020.

He is survived by his second wife Sibylle Szaggars – whom he married in 2009 – and his daughters Shauna and Amy.