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Watch: Robert Redford’s final on-screen appearance before death

Robert Redford makes surprise TV cameo with George R R Martin
  • Robert Redford made his final on-screen appearance with a surprise cameo in the season three premiere of Dark Winds in March 2025.
  • The actor, then 88, appeared alongside author George RR Martin; the pair portrayed incarcerated men playing chess in jail.
  • Redford's death at the age of 89 was confirmed on Tuesday, 16 September, by his publicist Cindi Berger.
  • He passed away in his sleep at home in Utah, surrounded by loved ones, though a specific cause of death was not disclosed.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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