In 1985, the Sundance Institute assumed control of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival, renaming it the Sundance Film Festival, which became one of the most prestigious and unique film festivals and a place for independent films and filmmakers to show their latest works. Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Thomas Anderson and Kevin Smith all had their films part of the festival.
In 2014, he garnered a new generation of fans for his part in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Alexander Pierce, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
He will be sorely missed.
