Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activist, dies at 89 —publicist

Actor Robert Redford, a Hollywood screen legend turned director, producer and influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his publicist said.

Redford passed away at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah surrounded by his loved ones, Cindi Berger, CEO of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, said in an email to Reuters.

Berger did not disclose the cause of death.

Among Redford's films included "All the President's Men," "The Great Gatsby," "Out of Africa," and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."

He also appeared in "Avengers: Endgame" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" as Alexander Pierce. —Reuters