About Robert Redford Robert Redford is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. Books by Robert Redford The Rise of Wolf 8 Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog by (author) Rick McIntyre foreword by Robert Redford Caribou and the North A Shared Future by (author) Monte Hummel & Justina C. Ray foreword by Robert Redford & Stephen Kakfwi illustrated by Robert Bateman