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With Robert Redford announcing his last acting role, here’s a timeline of his legendary career

As Robert Redford — actor, filmmaker and founder of the Utah-based Sundance Institute — announces his retirement from acting, here’s a look back at his career, and some of his most iconic movie moments:

1959-63 • Acting in New York, on stage and TV. Highlights included a production of “The Iceman Cometh,” a role in the final episode of “Playhouse 90,” and playing Death in a “Twilight Zone” episode.

(Courtesy United Artists) Robert Redford (left) and Tom Skerritt play U.S. soldiers fighting in Korea, in the 1962 drama
(Courtesy United Artists) Robert Redford (left) and Tom Skerritt play U.S. soldiers fighting in Korea, in the 1962 drama "War Hunt.