Redford played the legendary journalist in the Oscar-winning movie about his breaking of the Watergate scandal.

The veteran producer and actor, who died Sept. 16, was a driving force behind the AMC series "he had been developing for almost 40 years."

The Watergate journalist — whom Redford portrayed in All the President’s Men — also shared new excerpts from interviews conducted with the late actor over the last 10 years

It’s also about Robert Redford, who died today at the age of 89, at work. A group of burglars is arrested while attempting a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, and a reporter,

His longtime publicist announced that the actor-director died Tuesday at his home in the mountains of Utah, "the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved."

Redford, who died on Tuesday at 89, directed and starred in The Horse Whisperer, one of Johansson's early roles. The actress was 13 when the movie premiered in May 1998, and in a statement to Entertainment Weekly, she reflects on meeting the acting legend years before that and the significant impact he had on her own career path.

On Tuesday, it was announced that actor, director, filmmaker and environmental activist Robert Redford died in his sleep in his house in Utah at 89 years old. Following his passing, Johansson released a heartfelt statement to Rolling Stone, reflecting their time together on the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer.

The actor, who died on Tuesday at 89, spent much of his life working to preserve the serene natural beauty of Utah, even as his Sundance Film Festival brought Hollywood glamour to the state.