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JustAnotherGen

(37,030 posts)
40. I loooooooooooved him
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:31 AM
19 hrs ago

By the time I was six, and two UHF channel movies my dad knew I wouldn't bring anyone ugly home!

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Poitier
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Double R Superstar



Rest in Power Bob. I'm very lucky to have been on the planet with you, Sidney, and River Phoenix in my lifetime. I'll be watching Sneakers tonight in honor of him . . . and the smorgasbord of hotness with the three of them being in the same movie.

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Total heartthrob. :( Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #1
Too many times used quote but here. Men wanted to be him, women wanted to be with him. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #83
Oh damn............ Bengus81 20 hrs ago #2
R.I.P. Lovie777 20 hrs ago #3
I had the opportunity to meet him and he was really a nice and interesting person Pachamama 20 hrs ago #4
Awww, no! Mad_Dem_X 20 hrs ago #5
Sigh, another one lost 😮‍💨 cstanleytech 20 hrs ago #6
Butch and Sundance are back together again FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #7
Now I'm crying 😢 mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #49
Two superb actors. They were great together in The Sting too. n/t AdamGG 10 hrs ago #100
... greatauntoftriplets 20 hrs ago #8
That's sad. I liked him. yardwork 20 hrs ago #9
I loooooooooooved him JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #40
He didn't know that women turned guys down when asked for a date. Really. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #10
This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #26
Newman and Redford, one of the greatest duos of all time bmichaelh 20 hrs ago #11
Redford and Jane Fonda bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #46
Damn, I just watched him and all the other greats in "A Bridge Too Far" last night. Efilroft Sul 20 hrs ago #12
A long life, well-lived. God bless. (nt) Paladin 20 hrs ago #13
A good man. A good example of what a good man OUGHT to be Vogon_Glory 20 hrs ago #14
Wish we could clone him Marthe48 20 hrs ago #15
Watch yer topknot. Watch yer'n underpants 20 hrs ago #16
Jeremiah Johnson, a movie near and dear to my heart. Dr. T 19 hrs ago #33
I loved his movies and acting skills but... llmart 19 hrs ago #37
Will Greer "Bear Claw" had been blacklisted in the 50's underpants 19 hrs ago #58
I will reserve Wisconsin camping for any other season than winter! LOL LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #76
No mosquitoes and my beer never gets warm. Awesome! Dr. T 16 hrs ago #84
Please see post #77 - I posted the trailer for Jeremiah Johnson FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #79
Warner Brothers wanted to shoot it on a backlot to save money. underpants 16 hrs ago #81
Yes, my mistake ... I thought it was Idaho FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #89
One of my favorite movies... Bayard 15 hrs ago #88
Safe passage sir. AllyCat 20 hrs ago #17
RIP "The Great Waldo Pepper". JohnnyRingo 20 hrs ago #18
One of my favorites Mr.Bee 19 hrs ago #54
As I said, there was actual stunt flying JohnnyRingo 16 hrs ago #80
Couldn't even add a comment because I liked him in so many things but here is one related to the now BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #19
One of Redford's best, and one of my all-time favorites FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #75
RIP and thank you for your work, Mr. Redford. nt PunkinPi 20 hrs ago #20
So sad. Now this is a man to mourn Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #21
Damn, another person's death that should have been tRump. BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #22
. NewHendoLib 20 hrs ago #23
All those ... and Jeremiah Johnson too! FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #77
"Fine figure of a man." SergeStorms 7 hrs ago #107
Great actor and man orangecrush 20 hrs ago #24
From Variety: "With his environmental activism, anti-establishment approach highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #25
A comment during trump's first term from Robert Redford. lostincalifornia 20 hrs ago #27
Speaking out for the good of community. oasis 7 hrs ago #110
RIP to a great actor, director BluenFLA 20 hrs ago #28
Awwww DownriverDem 20 hrs ago #29
Rest In Peace BlueKota 20 hrs ago #30
One of the best! mcar 20 hrs ago #31
Adored him for decades. He was a great activist as well as an actor. I got to sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #32
So sorry to hear this!! bluestarone 19 hrs ago #34
I watched the Horse Whisperer last week. hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #35
This is heartbreaking. choie 19 hrs ago #36
Memories.... tishaLA 19 hrs ago #38
Jinx! BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #41
With the wonderful Barbra Streisand BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #39
Holy moley! MissMillie 19 hrs ago #42
Only one Oscar nomination as an actor? WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #43
... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #44
Out of Africa. Great movie as are many others. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #45
I'll be lighting a candle .. BattleRow 19 hrs ago #47
... ancianita 19 hrs ago #48
RiP to one of the greats. All his other great movies are mentioned here but mine will always be The Hot Rock ms liberty 19 hrs ago #50
All the Presidents Men will be always be on the TOP for me. riversedge 19 hrs ago #51
oh darn it, he will be missed Puppyjive 19 hrs ago #52
Damn... Talitha 19 hrs ago #53
Jeremiah Johnson, my all time favorite movie CanonRay 19 hrs ago #55
That's also my favorite Redford film. oasis 7 hrs ago #109
RIP Mr. Redford! sdfernando 19 hrs ago #56
RIP area51 19 hrs ago #57
Robert 😢 Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #59
Great actor, great man, good long life. barbtries 18 hrs ago #60
Thanx Robert Botany 18 hrs ago #61
So sad to hear this Tree Lady 18 hrs ago #62
Aw, man. LoisB 18 hrs ago #63
Calm, cool, extra nice in an excessively good-looking man. Festivito 18 hrs ago #64
A little trivia I haven't read anywhere. defacto7 18 hrs ago #65
The Natural. He definitely was! Raven123 18 hrs ago #66
Serious bummer. RIP Robert. Demnation 18 hrs ago #67
He was my hero and inspiration Envirogal 18 hrs ago #68
Ah! Didn't know he also reached out to kids in his environmentalism.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #93
The NRDC office building is named after him Envirogal 12 hrs ago #95
Would love to see Redford's funeral service scheduled for this coming Sunday. Paladin 17 hrs ago #69
Just now, I told a 25 year old office mate of mine that Redford had died SpankMe 17 hrs ago #70
I knew I liked him Lulu KC 17 hrs ago #71
R.I.P Mr Redford. aurora the great 17 hrs ago #72
Quiz Show Was Secretly A Great Political Film DrFunkenstein 17 hrs ago #73
Thank you Robert Redford for your works and your words of wisdom LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #74
Time, the actual clicking of the clock, has gone too far this time. Beowulf42 17 hrs ago #78
This one hits hard. So many movies and The Twilight Zone. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #82
RIP! wolfie001 16 hrs ago #85
All I can say right now is TexasBushwhacker 16 hrs ago #86
Wow, for some reason i never thought of him Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #87
I'll be watching, throughout the day ... aggiesal 14 hrs ago #90
;( elleng 14 hrs ago #91
He was also a producer catchnrelease 14 hrs ago #92
I see on IMDB that Dark Wind was his last acting credit. underpants 11 hrs ago #98
Rest easy Sundance. BHDem53 12 hrs ago #94
Dang, RIP. Talented, Activist, and did I mention so handsome!... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #96
He grew up in an almost completely Latino neighborhood in LA underpants 10 hrs ago #99
Interesting, and his family living in Spain for a few years. electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #102
thank you for the memories, Mr. Redford Skittles 12 hrs ago #97
One of the best combined resumes as actor and director AdamGG 10 hrs ago #101
The one thing I recall was that his Sundance Film Festival was moving out of Utah BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #104
Maybe I'm overlooking one but I can't think of a bad movie he was in ... Jarqui 9 hrs ago #103
Robert Redford was a good man. ReRe 9 hrs ago #105
To his family................The Kid and Johnny Hooker.............. turbinetree 7 hrs ago #106
Sad news 😪 Raine 7 hrs ago #108
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