- 2007: Directed first film in seven years, "Lions for Lambs," about America’s role in Afghanistan; also acted
- 2006: Voiced the role of Ike the Horse in the feature adaptation of E.B. White's classic novel "Charlotte's Web"
- 2005: Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez and Morgan Freeman in the Lasse Hallström drama "An Unfinished Life"
- 2004: Cast opposite Helen Mirren in the thriller "The Clearing"
- 2001: Co-starred with Brad Pitt in "Spy Game"
- 2001: Had leading role in "The Last Castle"
- 2000: Executive produced the well-received festival-screened "How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog"
- 2000: Directed sixth motion picture, "The Legend of Bagger Vance", a period drama about a Southern golfer and his mysterious caddy
- 1998: Executive produced Edward Burns' "No Looking Back"
- 1998: Directed himself for the first time in "The Horse Whisperer"; also produced
- 1998: Served as a producer on "A Civil Action"
- 1997: Announced formation of Sundance Cinemas, a chain of movie theaters that will only show independent films; venture is a joint effort with GC Cos. which operates the General Cinema movie theaters
- 1996: Played a veteran newsman who mentors and romances an rising talent (Michelle Pfeiffer) in "Up Close and Personal"
- 1996: Served as executive producer of Edward Burns' second film "She's the One"
- 1995: Signed with the Showtime Networks to form The Sundance Film Channel, a 24-hour pay cable station featuring independent films
- 1994: Helmed the period drama "Quiz Show", about the 1950s TV quiz show scandals; film received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director
- 1993: Starred opposite Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson as a wealthy man who offers $1 million to a couple for one night with the wife in "Indecent Proposal"
- 1993: Executive produced Steven Soderbergh's underrated "King of the Hill"
- 1992: Executive produced and narrated the documentary "Incident at Ogala", directed by Michael Apted
- 1992: Directed third feature, the adaptation of Norman MacLean's autobiographical novella "A River Runs Through It"; also produced and did uncredited narration
- 1990: Experienced boxoffice failure with the big-budget romance "Havana", helmed by Pollack
- 1989: Formally assumed control of the US Film Festival and renamed it the Sundance Film Festival
- 1988: Helmed second film, "The Milagro Beanfield War"
- 1987: Served as executive producer on "Promised Land", which was fostered by the Sundance Institute
- 1986: Returned to screen comedy as a lawyer in "Legal Eagles"
- 1985: Portrayed Denys Finch Hatton, a British adventurer who romances author Isak Dinesen (Meryl Streep) in the Oscar-winning Best Picture "Out of Africa"; Sydney Pollack directed
- 1984: Starred as baseball player Roy Hobbs in the screen adaptation of "The Natural"
- 1983: Founded Institute for Resource Management, an environmental organization
- 1980: Featured directorial debut, "Ordinary People"; movie won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director
- 1980: Founded Sundance Institute and its film and theater development lab
- 1979: Reteamed with Jane Fonda in the romantic comedy "The Electric Horseman"
- 1977: Placed 5th in annual exhibitors' boxoffice poll
- 1976: Portrayed Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward (to Dustin Hoffman's Carl Bernstein) in the political drama "All the President's Men", written by William Goldman
- 1975: Reunited with director George Roy Hill and screenwriter William Goldman for the period comedy-drama "The Great Waldo Pepper"; played a barnstorming pilot
- 1974: Tapped to star as F Scott Fitzgerald's anti-hero Jay Gatsby in the lavish film remake "The Great Gatsby"
- 1973: First made exhibitors' annual poll of top ten boxoffice stars; placed 5th
- 1973: Starred opposite Barbra Streisand in the romantic drama "The Way We Were", helmed by Sydney Pollack
- 1973: Reteamed with Paul Newman and director George Roy Hill for the period caper comedy "The Sting"; received Best Actor Oscar nomination
- 1972: Played a jewel thief in the comedy "The Hot Rock", scripted by William Goldman
- 1972: Starred as a frontiersman in "Jeremiah Johnson", directed by Sydney Pollack
- 1972: Cast as a Kennedyesque politician in "The Candidate", scripted by Oscar-winner Jeremy Larner
- 1969: First film produced under Wildwood banner, "Downhill Racer"
- 1969: Breakthrough screen role as Harry Longbaugh aka The Sundance Kid in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", co-starring Paul Newman; directed by George Roy Hill and scripted by William Goldman
- 1967: Recreated stage role of uptight newlywed Paul Bratter in film version of "Barefoot in the Park" opposite Jane Fonda
- 1966: Initial screen teaming with Jane Fonda in "The Chase"
- 1966: Reteamed with Natalie Wood in "This Property Is Condemned"; directed by Sydney Pollack
- 1965: First film with Natalie Wood, "Inside Daisy Clover"; portrayed a bisexual movie star
- 1963: Received Emmy nomination for supporting role in "The Voice of Charlie Pont", aired on "Alcoa Premiere" (ABC)
- 1962: Made film acting debut in "War Hunt"; Sydney Pollack co-starred
- 1961: Bought Utah ranch which eventually became home of Sundance Film Festival
- 1961: First major role on Broadway, "Sunday in New York"
- 1960: Had breakthrough TV role playing a Nazi soldier opposite Charles Laughton in "In the Presence of Mine Enemies", the final installment of CBS' "Playhouse 90"
- 1959: Made Broadway debut in a small role in the comedy, "Tall Story"
- 1958: TV debut, "Perry Mason" (CBS)
- 1957: After leaving college worked as a carpenter, shop assistant and oil field worker
- 1957: Traveled to Europe and lived in Paris and Florence
- Will portray Brooklyn Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey in the Untitled Jackie Robinson Project (filming 2007)
- Formed Wildwood International (later Wildwood Enterprises)
- Returned to the boxoffice top ten in 1980 (placing 2nd) and in 1984 (placing 7th)
- Formed second production company, South Fork Films, to produce modestly-budgeted films
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