Iconic American actor Robert Redford has died at the age of 89.
Redford, a megastar across several decades throughout his career, is being mourned across Hollywood as he leaves behind an enormous legacy in American cinema.
His publicist Cindi Berger said he died on Tuesday at his home in Sundance in the Utah mountains, saying the actor was at “the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved”.
The 89-year-old is remembered for a number of iconic films from the 1960s right through until the 2010s.
His first major role was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) where he starred alongside Paul Newman, before roles in The Sting (1973) and All the President’s Men (1976) further enhanced his reputation.
He built up a strong working relationship with legendary director Sydney Pollack, with the pair working on seven films together, including This Property Is Condemned (1966), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Electric Horseman (1979), Out of Africa (1985) and Havana (1990).
He also became known to a new generation of fans with his performance as Alexander Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Redford also had more strings to his bow than acting, directing 10 films and producing nine, while executive producing more than a dozen more.
His directorial debut, Ordinary People (1980), swept up at the Academy Awards, winning four out of six nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for Redford.
While he never won an Oscar for an acting role, Redford’s enormous contribution to cinema was recognised with the Academy Honorary Award in 2001.
Fellow Hollywood giants have paid tribute to Redford following his death.
Barbra Streisand, who starred alongside him in The Way We Were, said he was “charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting – and one of the finest actors ever”.
“(He was) one of a kind and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him,” she said.
Meryl Streep, who starred in Out of Africa with Redford, said “one of the lions has passed”, adding, “Rest in peace my lovely friend”.
Jane Fonda, who starred in four movies with Redford including one of his last roles, Our Souls at Night (2017) released an emotional statement remembering her co-star.
“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for,” she said in a statement.