Robert Redford, the director and actor, has died aged 89.

The Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid star’s death was announced by Cindi Berger, Redford’s publicist. He died in his sleep, Ms Berger said.

Redford first came to prominence in the late 1960s, establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s pre-eminent leading men.

He had high-profile roles in All the President’s Men, playing journalist Bob Woodward reporting on the Watergate scandal under Richard Nixon, and The Sting, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

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