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Oeditpus Rex

(42,743 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:39 PM Tuesday

What was the earliest appearance of Robert Redford you've seen?

(You can use IMDb to verify the date.)

His earliest role I've seen was a 1963 episode of The Untouchables. Redford played a guy young enough to be a college student who made a deal with Frank Nitti: Nitti would supply him with booze, and he'd sell it on college campuses. Worked out pretty well for awhile.

Come to find out, it was Redford's 23rd tee vee or film appearance, so he'd had the opportunity by then to develop some acting chops. But, damn, the guy was great even when young.

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What was the earliest appearance of Robert Redford you've seen? (Original Post) Oeditpus Rex Tuesday OP

Probably his 1960 role in Perry Mason. flor-de-jasmim Tuesday #1

Twilight Zone The Blue Flower Tuesday #2

twilight zone Henry203 Tuesday #3

Barefoot in the Park EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #4

probably The Defenders justaprogressive Tuesday #5

Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, Route 66. Polly Hennessey Tuesday #6

Twilight Zone in 1962 Wiz Imp Tuesday #7

Possibly The Twilight Zone, or Dr Kildare since I watched both electric_blue68 Tuesday #8

It must have been Perry Mason, because we always watched KitFox Wednesday #9

I saw him in "Barefoot In The Park" on TV when I was six or so. Aristus Wednesday #10

The Way We Were in 73 Tree Lady Wednesday #11

Probably "Twilight Zone". boonecreek Yesterday #12

flor-de-jasmim

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1. Probably his 1960 role in Perry Mason.

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:44 PM

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The Blue Flower

(6,165 posts)

2. Twilight Zone

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:50 PM

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As the angel of death.

Henry203

(729 posts)

3. twilight zone

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:51 PM

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he played the grim reaper.

EYESORE 9001

(29,045 posts)

4. Barefoot in the Park

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:05 PM

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justaprogressive

(5,443 posts)

5. probably The Defenders

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:49 PM

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my family watched that show, about '64

Polly Hennessey

(8,138 posts)

6. Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, Route 66.

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:15 PM

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Wiz Imp

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7. Twilight Zone in 1962

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:20 PM

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He actually had guest/bit roles in more than a dozen TV shows before then, but the Twilight Zone episode is probably his best known early role.

electric_blue68

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8. Possibly The Twilight Zone, or Dr Kildare since I watched both

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:11 PM

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KitFox

(409 posts)

9. It must have been Perry Mason, because we always watched

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:28 AM

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it when I was a kid. I recognized him in an episode of Perry Mason on a rerun cable channel a couple of years ago. I have seen a lot of the movies he was in. One of the first movies he directed was “The Milagro Beanfield War” which is not all that well known, but a favorite of mine.