Ranked #29 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#4). [1995]
Father of Amy Redford.
Father of James Redford.
Dating German painter Sibylle Szaggars. [1999-present]
Was considered for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
Named an Officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Left-handed.
Mentioned in the theme song of the 1980s TV hit "The Fall Guy" (1981).
Turned down the role of Ben Braddock in The Graduate (1967) because he didn't feel he could project the right amount of naivite.
In the early 1970s, Paramount had plans that were unrealized to remake Double Indemnity (1944) with Redford in the Fred MacMurray role.
Graduated from Van Nuys High School (Los Angeles) in 1955.
Is a National Member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity (brothers include Cory Poccia and Michael C. Williams)
Was a pitcher on The University of Colorado baseball team in the mid 1950's
Has done eleven period pieces including the hits: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), The Natural (1984) and Out of Africa (1985).
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