While there’s much talk about Robert Redford’s final role in the MCU’s Avengers: Endgame, you might not know that the late actor and filmmaker had a cameo in an underrated TV show – and he appeared alongside George R.R. Martin.
Robert Redford died on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the age of 89, as confirmed in a statement from his publicist Cindi Berger, chairman and chief executive of talent agency Rogers and Cowan PMK.
Berger said he passed away “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
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Best known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and founding the Sundance Film Festival, Redford also surprised fans with unexpected roles – including a project with the Game of Thrones creator.
Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin play chess in Dark Winds
Robert Redford served as executive producer of the AMC series Dark Winds alongside George R.R. Martin, but you might not know that the entertainment titans both cameoed as prisoners playing chess in Season 3 Episode 1, ‘Big Monster’.
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Robert Redford’s final on-screen role, his very charming cameo with George RR Martin on the season 3 premiere of DARK WINDS (they were both producers on the show) pic.twitter.com/DYwRUV7xs5
— Seymour Butts (@VashKohime) September 16, 2025
What’s more, their interaction even includes what fans believe is a quip about the delay of Martin’s unfinished Game of Thrones novel, The Winds of Winter.
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Midway through the episode, which premiered on March 9, 2025, the pair are seen behind bars with the game board in front of them. Redford’s character grows frustrated and says, “George, the whole world’s waiting. Make a move.”
While Avengers: Endgame might be Redford’s final official role, this cameo was his last on-screen appearance, and it’s been receiving plenty of praise in light of Redford’s death.
Sharing the scene on X/Twitter, one wrote, “Robert Redford’s final on-screen role, his very charming cameo with George RR Martin on the Season 3 premiere of Dark Winds.”
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“Just saw Robert Redford in Dark Winds Season 3… Rest in peace legend,” said another, while a third added, “Robert Redford championed indigenous causes and amplified projects so it said a lot that his final performance was on Dark Winds.”
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Others are urging people to watch Dark Winds, which follows Navajo Tribal Police detectives in the ‘70s as they investigate brutal crimes threatening their reservation and confront forces both inside and outside their community.
As it was highlighted, Redford was also known for his political activism, championing Native American and indigenous people’s rights, as well as environmentalism and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Speaking about Dark Winds, one fan wrote, “That show is amazing and MORE HUMANS need to watch it,” while another said, “Good series.”
A third added, “I remember finding out about Dark Winds and starting to watch it and then later learning Robert Redford was a producer and it really made me smile.”
All three seasons of Dark Winds are available to stream on AMC+ now, which you can subscribe to directly or via Amazon Prime Video. Seasons 1-2 are also streaming on Netflix US.
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