Robert Redford Lived His Final Years in ‘Intense Sadness’ After His Son’s Death in 2020: Report

Iconic actor Robert Redford lived the last years of his life in a state of “intense sadness” following the death of his son James Redford in 2020, according to a new report by Daily Mail.

“There was an intense sadness to him after his son died a few years ago,” a waiter from a local restaurant told the outlet in a story published Wednesday, September 17. “Bob talked about how much he missed his son, it was a heartbreaking thing for him.”

The insider explained that Robert was one of their best customers, visiting the restaurant weekly with his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, and friends.

While the Indecent Proposal star was “personable” in his old age, the waiter added, “He felt like a part of him had been lost, it was hard for him to live without his boy.”

Redford was the father to four children — sons Scott Anthony and James, and daughters Shauna Jean and Amy Hart — whom he shared with first wife Lola Van Wagenen. Their first son, Scott Anthony, died at just 2 months old of SIDS.

James died on October 16, 2020, at age 58 after a battle with bile duct cancer. He and wife Kyle Redford shared two children.

“It took a toll on him to see his son die like that,” the insider said of the famed actor.

The Out of Africa actor died in his sleep at his home in Sundance, Utah, on September 16.