George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American actor and film director. His films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford; both films also earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, winning for the latter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Roy_Hill