‘We’re heartbroken’: Robert Redford’s son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58 - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

FILE – James Redford, son of actor Robert Redford, laughs during a press conference on Nov.

Redford, a filmmaker, activist, and son of actor Robert Redford, has died.

Robert Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement Monday, Oct.

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — James Redford, a filmmaker, activist, and son of actor Robert Redford, has died.

Robert Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement Monday that the 84-year-old father is mourning with his family during this “difficult time.” His wife, Kyle, confirmed in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that her husband died Friday from bile-duct cancer in his liver.

Kyle said her husband’s liver disease returned two years ago and the cancer was discovered in November last year while he waited on a liver transplant.

James and his father co-founded the Redford Center, a nonprofit focused on environmental filmmaking.

He also established the James Redford Institute in 1995 for Transplant Awareness to raise money and distribute tools to increase awareness about the shortage of organ donors.

“With Jamie came love and contagious joy,” said Redford Center executive director Jill Tidman in an Instagram post. â€œHe approached everything he did with kindness and warmth, and an openness that spread itself easily among others.”.

“The best way to reach people is on a personal level,” Redford said.