good looks

It starts with the basics, including a name as clean and uncluttered as his profile, and Dean’s timeless, almost androgynous good looks.

For all of his archetypal good looks, Redford had 10 times the depth underneath, bringing volatility and humanity to even his most surface roles.

Instead, Redford used his all-American good looks to make us question our flattering image of ourselves.

Across five decades in the film industry, Redford took uncharacteristic risks for an actor with matinee-idol good looks.

Redford occupies an iconic romantic permanence — part of that is his handsome aloofness, an appeal that never quite became approachable, even as his good looks were almost scarily perfect.