Robert RedfordRed·ford, Rob·ert /ˈredfəd $ -fərd, ˈrɒbət $ ˈrɑːbərt/ (1936–) a US film actor and director, known for being sexually attractive, who has appeared in films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), All the President's Men (1976), The Natural (1984), and Spy Game (2001). He has also been the director of several films, including Ordinary People (1980), for which he won an Oscar. He started an organization for new film directors called the Sundance Institute in 1981.