The Hollywood icon was cast against type and delivered!
The Big Picture Robert Redford is one of the most revered actors in Hollywood history. During his decades-long career, he proved his versatility by playing a variety of characters across an assortment of genres. That said, like many of his peers several of his characters do share significant similarities which led him to be associated with certain qualities over others, creating a well-known public image.
Who Does Robert Redford Play in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'? In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Robert Redford played Alexander Pierce, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent even more highly ranked than Director Nick Fury , and a member of the World Security Council. He is an old friend of Director Fury’s who the director tries to lean on to get Project Insight, a fleet of helicarriers with advanced surveillance technology, delayed when he discovers evidence of corruption within S.H.I.E.L.
Pierce’s manipulative work as the head of Hydra also marks him as the opposite of other Robert Redford characters. Another famous spy film Redford appeared in is Three Days of the Condor. In that film, he plays a CIA agent who delivers evidence of an illegal operation led by high-ranking agents to the press. In All the President’s Men he famously plays real-life Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, who along with Carl Bernstein , broke much of the news relating to the Watergate scandal.
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