# Robert Redford Retiring **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209 "2018-08-07T04:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/1 "2018-08-07T04:22:37Z")
[Forrest Tucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Tucker_(criminal)) in [The Old Man & the Gun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_%26_the_Gun) [will be his final role](http://time.com/5358840/robert-redford-retiring-announcement/). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/2 "2018-08-07T04:28:24Z")
He’s looking a bit ragged. Still pretty though. IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/3 "2018-08-07T04:45:36Z")
End of an era. Congratulations, Mr. Redford. I remember first seeing Redford as Maj. Julian Cook in “A Bridge Too Far.” ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/4 "2018-08-07T04:50:36Z")
Loved him in A Sting, and Love Story. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/5 "2018-08-07T05:16:58Z")
Wasn’t that Ryan O’Neal in Love Story? * * * I think I liked/loved everything Redford was in. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/6 "2018-08-07T05:23:47Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Wasn’t that Ryan O’Neal in Love Story? > > * * * > > I think I liked/loved everything Redford was in. Being in Love Story means never having to say I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/7 "2018-08-07T05:38:37Z")
You mean he hadn’t retired already? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/8 "2018-08-07T06:11:45Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Being in Love Story means never having to say I’m sorry. Nice! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/9 "2018-08-07T06:19:02Z")
Hell, I didn’t even know he was still alive. The earliest thing I remember seeing him in was a 1962 episode of _ **The Twilight Zone** _, though there must have been other shows (_ **Perry Mason** _, _ **Alfred Hitchcock Presents** _) going back even farther. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/10 "2018-08-07T08:29:50Z")
I hope Redford is still healthy and can enjoy retirement. I guess the Sundance Festival can continue without his involvement? I remember Newman retired and died shortly afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/11 "2018-08-07T08:37:14Z")
Him and O’Neal are the last of the great blond pretty boys. Redford had those eyes. They set him apart. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/12 "2018-08-07T08:47:12Z")
I am going to guess that the _Situation_ is … _Not Serious_. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/13 "2018-08-07T12:09:53Z")
I like most of his movies, especially Butch Cassidy, and The Way We Were, but i’ve come to realize he isn’t that good of an actor. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/14 "2018-08-07T14:33:26Z")
Remember how Clint Eastwood said he was retiring from acting 10 years ago: > **[Clint Eastwood to retire from acting](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3507352/Clint-Eastwood-to-retire-from-acting.html)** > > Clint Eastwood is to retire from acting after his next film after a Hollywood career spanning five decades. And now the latest movie he is starring in is the Mule about a 90 year old drug courier: > **[Clint Eastwood Circling 90-Year-Old Drug Courier Tale "The Mule" at Warner...](https://www.tracking-board.com/clint-eastwood-circling-90-year-old-drug-courier-tale-the-mule-at-imperative-entertainment-exclusive/)** > > Leo Sharp was an award-winning horticulturist and decorated WWII veteran known for his prized day lilies when he was busted for running drugs for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, and sent to prison at the age of 90. He was transporting $3 million... Assuming his health is still adequate Redford could well come back for the right project. ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/15 "2018-08-07T14:53:12Z")
Clint Eastwood cannot stay away from the movies. He might have considered retiring, but what would he do? He seems to enjoy starring and making movies. It’s all he’s know for his half century dedicated to the industry. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/16 "2018-08-07T15:05:52Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Hell, I didn’t even know he was still alive. Yeah, I thought he was dead. > [@aceplace57](#): > > I remember Newman retired and died shortly afterwards. Oh, that’s because I get these two conflated. _The Sting_ is one of my favorite films. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/17 "2018-08-07T15:12:52Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > I like most of his movies, especially Butch Cassidy, and The Way We Were, but i’ve come to realize he isn’t that good of an actor. I disagree, he isn’t a great actor by any means, but he is a good actor, especially for a movie star. Occasionally he has been asked to act and does so well. I think he showed off his acting ability in [All the President’s Men](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_32) and [The Candidate](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_38). Plenty of stars aren’t good actors and are out of their depth when they try to act. Redford at least can act. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/18 "2018-08-07T15:41:08Z")
> [@Panther\_Modern](#): > > Clint Eastwood cannot stay away from the movies. He might have considered retiring, but what would he do? Yell at chairs. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/19 "2018-08-07T16:03:17Z")
I loved Robert Redford in just about everything he’s done. It’s hard to see the pretty boys age, but I also find it hard to see him with his hair dyed dandelion yellow! ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209/20 "2018-08-07T16:03:18Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Yell at chairs. He’s already done that. That takes a couple minutes. Next! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-redford-retiring/819209.md?page=2)