RIP - Robert Redford

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html

[hotdogPi]

Who?

[Sani]

A long life, well-lived. Sneakers is still one of my favorite movies.

"And never let him know that... that you know what he thinks you don't know, but you know. You know?"

[kphoger]

Who?

Robert Redford.

New question, please?

[Roadgeekteen]

Who?

Yeah that response is in a bit poor taste...

[hotdogPi]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

[Roadgeekteen]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

I think he was more relevant in the past before we were born. Still, best to just ignore said posts.

[SEWIGuy]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

I hate to break this to you, but this place isn't just about you. There are many here who know who he is. Your ignorance doesn't preclude others from discussing.

[vdeane]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

Yeah, it would be nice if people could explain who they are so that those of us not familiar with who they are can find out.

[SEWIGuy]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

Yeah, it would be nice if people could explain who they are so that those of us not familiar with who they are can find out.

OP provided a link.

[kphoger]

Yeah, it would be nice if people could explain who they are so that those of us not familiar with who they are can find out.

I knew who Robert Redford was but, yes, I do wish people would give more context for links that they post on here.

[kphoger]

OP provided a link.

With no context as to why anybody would want to click on it.  I don't click on links unless someone tells me why I should.  And, if I hadn't heard of Robert Redford, then I'd have had no context as to why his death is important enough to warrant reading an article.

[1995hoo]

Who?

Roy Hobbs.

[SEWIGuy]

OP provided a link.

With no context as to why anybody would want to click on it.  I don't click on links unless someone tells me why I should.  And, if I hadn't heard of Robert Redford, then I'd have had no context as to why his death is important enough to warrant reading an article.

Why would OP provide additional information when the link provided the explanation? I don't care if you're too lazy to click on it or not.

[GaryV]

I do wish people would give more context for links that they post on here.

Given that the link specifically says Robert Redford Dead, I think most of us figured out what the context is.

[1995hoo]

I find it harder to fathom a "who's he?" response for Robert Redford than for Charlie Kirk last week. I was aware that Kirk was some sort of celebrity, but I knew nothing about him, whereas Redford has been in so many major movies that are so well-known (The Natural being an obvious one that seems to transcend generations, whereas All the President's Men is long-enough ago that I could see younger people not knowing of it) that I would assume people at least knew of him.

[Max Rockatansky]

Who?

Now you know how I feel when some of you post more modern famous folk.

[Max Rockatansky]

I find it harder to fathom a "who's he?" response for Robert Redford than for Charlie Kirk last week. I was aware that Kirk was some sort of celebrity, but I knew nothing about him, whereas Redford has been in so many major movies that are so well-known (The Natural being an obvious one that seems to transcend generations, whereas All the President's Men is long-enough ago that I could see younger people not knowing of it) that I would assume people at least knew of him.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing.  Robert Redford is pretty high up on the list the greatest male movie actors of all time.  He was even some of the Marvel movies, so it isn't like he wasn't in anything semi-modern.

[CoreySamson]

I find it harder to fathom a "who's he?" response for Robert Redford than for Charlie Kirk last week. I was aware that Kirk was some sort of celebrity, but I knew nothing about him, whereas Redford has been in so many major movies that are so well-known (The Natural being an obvious one that seems to transcend generations, whereas All the President's Men is long-enough ago that I could see younger people not knowing of it) that I would assume people at least knew of him.

Must be a generational thing. I had never even heard the name Robert Redford before 3 minutes ago, but Charlie Kirk was someone I was seeing everywhere on my social media even before he died.

[JayhawkCO]

I find it harder to fathom a "who's he?" response for Robert Redford than for Charlie Kirk last week. I was aware that Kirk was some sort of celebrity, but I knew nothing about him, whereas Redford has been in so many major movies that are so well-known (The Natural being an obvious one that seems to transcend generations, whereas All the President's Men is long-enough ago that I could see younger people not knowing of it) that I would assume people at least knew of him.

Must be a generational thing. I had never even heard the name Robert Redford before 3 minutes ago, but Charlie Kirk was someone I was seeing everywhere on my social media even before he died.

I'm 43 and haven't seen a lot of Redford's most famous roles, but he was always a name I heard when talking about the great actors of yesteryear. I liked him the The Last Castle with James Gandolfini.

[Molandfreak]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

He had five Oscar nominations and a win. You might want to look up someone before deciding they aren't significant enough to warrant an RIP post.

[1995hoo]

I just don't get the point of posting that random people have died, 80% (him included) of whom I have never heard of.

He had five Oscar nominations and a win. You might want to look up someone before deciding they aren't significant enough to warrant an RIP post.

I did suggest unifying this sort of thing in one thread named "Deaths of famous people (2025)," which is how it's done on another forum to which I belong (with occasional exceptions for exceptionally famous people, such as when the Queen died, and for major baseball figures because it's a baseball forum). The idea didn't seem to appeal to people, so I dropped it. That other forum doesn't have separate threads for either Kirk or Redford, for what it's worth (or, for that matter, Giorgio Armani, Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne, or Theo Huxtable).

[Molandfreak]

Plus it's not like he did *zero* things Gen Z has heard of. He had a supporting role in several Marvel movies.

[Max Rockatansky]

Plus it's not like he did *zero* things Gen Z has heard of. He had a supporting role in several Marvel movies.

He was the main villain in Winter Soldier.  I'd argue that was one of the better Marvel movies because he was in it.

[kphoger]

Why would OP provide additional information when the link provided the explanation? I don't care if you're too lazy to click on it or not.

No, the link did not provide an explanation.  The OP of the thread says "RIP", so it's obvious from the get-to that someone named Robert Redford died.  But the link doesn't say anything else beyond that other than "movies".  So who is this dead person named Robert Redford? some b-movie actor? a famous producer? a character in a movie series that gets killed off in an upcoming release? the head of an animation studio?  Unless you already know who Robert Redford was, the single word "movies" does not tell you why his death is noteworthy.