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Oeditpus Rex

(42,770 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:39 PM Sep 16

What was the earliest appearance of Robert Redford you've seen?

(You can use IMDb to verify the date.)

His earliest role I've seen was a 1963 episode of The Untouchables. Redford played a guy young enough to be a college student who made a deal with Frank Nitti: Nitti would supply him with booze, and he'd sell it on college campuses. Worked out pretty well for awhile.

Come to find out, it was Redford's 23rd tee vee or film appearance, so he'd had the opportunity by then to develop some acting chops. But, damn, the guy was great even when young.

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What was the earliest appearance of Robert Redford you've seen? (Original Post) Oeditpus Rex Sep 16 OP

Probably his 1960 role in Perry Mason. flor-de-jasmim Sep 16 #1

Twilight Zone The Blue Flower Sep 16 #2

twilight zone Henry203 Sep 16 #3

Barefoot in the Park EYESORE 9001 Sep 16 #4

probably The Defenders justaprogressive Sep 16 #5

Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, Route 66. Polly Hennessey Sep 16 #6

Twilight Zone in 1962 Wiz Imp Sep 16 #7

Possibly The Twilight Zone, or Dr Kildare since I watched both electric_blue68 Sep 16 #8

It must have been Perry Mason, because we always watched KitFox Sep 17 #9

I saw him in "Barefoot In The Park" on TV when I was six or so. Aristus Sep 17 #10

The Way We Were in 73 Tree Lady Sep 17 #11

Probably "Twilight Zone". boonecreek Sep 18 #12

flor-de-jasmim

(2,240 posts)

1. Probably his 1960 role in Perry Mason.

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:44 PM

Sep 16

The Blue Flower

(6,185 posts)

2. Twilight Zone

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:50 PM

Sep 16

As the angel of death.

Henry203

(741 posts)

3. twilight zone

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:51 PM

Sep 16

he played the grim reaper.

EYESORE 9001

(29,074 posts)

4. Barefoot in the Park

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:05 PM

Sep 16

justaprogressive

(5,526 posts)

5. probably The Defenders

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:49 PM

Sep 16

my family watched that show, about '64

Polly Hennessey

(8,177 posts)

6. Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, Route 66.

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:15 PM

Sep 16

Wiz Imp

(7,501 posts)

7. Twilight Zone in 1962

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:20 PM

Sep 16

He actually had guest/bit roles in more than a dozen TV shows before then, but the Twilight Zone episode is probably his best known early role.

electric_blue68

(24,014 posts)

8. Possibly The Twilight Zone, or Dr Kildare since I watched both

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:11 PM

Sep 16

KitFox

(429 posts)

9. It must have been Perry Mason, because we always watched

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:28 AM

Sep 17

it when I was a kid. I recognized him in an episode of Perry Mason on a rerun cable channel a couple of years ago. I have seen a lot of the movies he was in. One of the first movies he directed was “The Milagro Beanfield War” which is not all that well known, but a favorite of mine.