Charles Robert Redford Jr. (1936 - ) better known as Robert Redford, American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival.

He has received two Academy Awards: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded French Knighthood in the Legion d'Honneur.

In April 2014, Time magazine included Redford in its annual TIME 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" declaring him the "Godfather of Indie Film."

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