Whether he was acting or directing, he could deliver empathy, grit, and boundless charm. Photo: Daniel Daza/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection/Warner Bros. The world grieved the passing of a titan of cinema, Robert Redford , on Tuesday morning. He became a Broadway star by the early ’60s and conquered Hollywood with starring roles in movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , The Sting , and All the President’s Men . And then he really shifted the landscape with his work as a director