Acclaimed actor and director Robert Redford, whose career in Hollywood spanned over six decades, died on Tuesday at age 89, the New York Times reported, citing Cindi Berger, CEO of the firm Rogers & Cowan PMK.

Scripps News has contacted Rogers & Cowan PMK for confirmation.

Redford earned four nominations for Academy Awards throughout his film career. He won an Oscar in 1980 for directing "Ordinary People," marking his directorial debut.

He earned Best Picture and Best Director nominations for "Quiz Show" in 1984, and a nomination for Best Actor for "The Sting" in 1973. It was his roles in "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" that cemented his place in Hollywood as a leading man.

He then went on to star as Bob Woodward in the Watergate classic "All the President's Men.

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