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Robert Redford Steps Out of Retirement for Surprise Cameo

The legendary actor made his first onscreen appearance in six years Sunday night.

Robert Redford made his first onscreen appearance in six years Sunday night, gracing his many, many fans with a 30-second cameo on the season three premiere of Dark Winds. The AMC thriller, which follows the lives of Navajo tribal police officers in the 1970s, is executive produced by Redford, whose appearance on the show has been discussed since the first season, according to director Chris Eyre. The surprise cameo also featured Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, another executive producer on the show. The two creative tycoons step into the roles of prisoners playing chess in a small cell at a police department. Redford, 88, announced his retirement in 2018 ahead of the release of one of his final films, The Old Man & The Gun. “Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting ... because I’ve been doing it since I was 21,” Redford said at the time. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s enough.’ And why not go out with something that’s very upbeat and positive?” The last time Redford appeared on screen was in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.