Editing Robert Redford (section)

=== 1959–1966: Early roles ===
Redford's career began in New York City, where he worked both on stage and in television. His Broadway debut was in a small role in ''Tall Story'' (1959), followed by parts in ''The Highest Tree'' (1959) and ''Sunday in New York'' (1961). His biggest Broadway success was as the stuffy [[newlywed]] husband of [[Elizabeth Ashley]] in the original 1963 cast of [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]''.<ref>Drew Casper, ''Hollywood Film 1963–1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction'' (2011), p. xlv</ref> Starting in 1960, Redford appeared as a guest star on numerous television drama programs, including ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'', ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[The Americans (1961 TV series)|The Americans]]'', ''[[Whispering Smith (TV series)|Whispering Smith]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'', ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'', ''[[Playhouse 90]]'', ''[[Tate (TV series)|Tate]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', and ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]'', among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/watch-for-robert-redfords-first-role-ever-he-took-a-punch-on-maverick|title=Watch: For Robert Redford's first role ever, he took a punch on Maverick|website=Me-TV Network|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/23/20505827/chris-hicks-robert-redford-cut-his-teeth-on-60s-tv/|title=Chris Hicks: Robert Redford cut his teeth on '60s TV|date=August 23, 2012|website=Deseret News|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716082116/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561117/Robert-Redford-cut-his-teeth-on-760s-TV.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Redford made his screen debut in ''[[Tall Story]]'' (1960), reprising his Broadway role. The film's stars were [[Anthony Perkins]], [[Jane Fonda]] (her debut), and [[Ray Walston]]. After his Broadway success, he was cast in larger feature roles in movies. In 1960, Redford was cast as Danny Tilford, a mentally disturbed young man trapped in the wreckage of his family garage, in "Breakdown", one of the last episodes of the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] adventure series, ''[[Rescue 8]]'', starring [[Jim Davis (actor)|Jim Davis]] and [[Lang Jeffries]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Breakdown |date=March 31, 1960 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074035/ |series=Rescue 8 |access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> Redford earned an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''The Voice of Charlie Pont'' (ABC, 1962). One of his last television appearances until 2019 was on October 7, 1963, on ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]],'' an ABC medical drama about psychiatry.<ref name=callan/> In 1962 Redford got his second film role in ''[[War Hunt]],'' and was soon after cast alongside screen legend [[Alec Guinness]] in the war comedy ''[[Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious]]'', in which he played a US soldier falsely imprisoned by a German civilian even after the war has ended. In ''[[Inside Daisy Clover]]'' (1965), which won him a [[Golden Globe]] for best new star, he played a [[bisexual]] movie star who marries starlet [[Natalie Wood]], and rejoined her along with [[Charles Bronson]] for [[Sydney Pollack]]'s ''[[This Property Is Condemned]]'' (1966) — again, as her lover, though this time in a film which achieved even greater success. The same year saw his first teaming (on equal footing) with [[Jane Fonda]], in [[Arthur Penn]]'s ''[[The Chase (1966 film)|The Chase]]''. This film marked the only time Redford would star with [[Marlon Brando]].