Cliff Robertson
Known for

Acting

Credits

113

Gender

Man

Birthday

9 Sept 1923

Day of death

10 Sept 2011 (88)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson, III
克里夫·罗伯逊
Clifford Parker Robertson III
克里夫·羅勃遜

Cliff Robertson

Biography

Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned half a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Charly. On television, he portrayed retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the 1976 adaptation of Aldrin's autobiographic Return to Earth, played a fictional character based on Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms in the 1977 miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors, and portrayed Henry Ford in Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987). His last well-known film appearances were as Uncle Ben in the 2002–2007 Spider-Man film trilogy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cliff Robertson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2007Spider-Man 3Ben Parker
2004Spider-Man 2Ben Parker
2004Riding the BulletFarmer
2004Los Angeles Plays ItselfPresident in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
2002Spider-ManBen Parker
200213th ChildMr. Shroud
2002Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarSelf - Actor
2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'Self
2002Dreams of Gold
2001Falcon DownBuzz Thomas
2001Mach 2Vice President Pike
2001'Obsession' RevisitedSelf
1999Family TreeLarry
1998RaceJack Durmann
1998Assignment BerlinColonel Cliff Garret
1996Escape from L.A.President
1996Joan Crawford: Always the StarSelf
1996With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice)
1995The Outer LimitsTheodore Harris
1995The Sunset BoysTed Roth
1995DazzleMike Kilkullen
1995American CinemaNarrator
1994Renaissance ManColonel James
1994The American RevolutionGeorge Washington
1992WindMorgan Weld
1992LincolnNoah Brooks (voice)
1991Wild Hearts Can't Be BrokenDr. W.F. Carver
1990Dead ReckoningDaniel Barnard
1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
1987MaloneCharles Delaney
1987Ford: The Man and the MachineHenry Ford
1986Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher StoryMel Fisher
1986Galapagos: My Fragile WorldNarrator
1985Shaker RunJudd Pierson
1985The Key to RebeccaMaj. William Vandam
1983BrainstormAlex Terson
1983ClassMr. Burroughs
1983Star 80Hugh Hefner
1983Spaces: The Architecture of Paul RudolphNarrator
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982Two of a KindFrank Minor
1981Falcon CrestMichael Ranson
1980DominiqueDavid Ballard
1980The PilotMike Hagan
1979The Little PrinceNarrator / Pilot
1978OverboardMitch Garrison
1977Washington: Behind Closed DoorsWilliam Martin
1977Fraternity RowNarrator (voice)
1977The American Indian's Sacred GroundSelf - Host
1976MidwayCmdr. Jessop
1976ObsessionMichael Courtland
1976ShootRex
1976Return to EarthCol. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
1975Three Days of the CondorJ. Higgins
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Out of SeasonJoe Tanner
1975My Father's HouseTom Lindholm Jr.
1974Man on a SwingLee Tucker
1974J.W. CoopJ.W. Coop
1974A Tree Grows in BrooklynJohnny Nolan
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred HitchcockNarrator
1973Ace Eli and Rodger of the SkiesAce Eli Walford
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul WalshNarrator
1973The Man Without a CountryPhilip Nolan
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliNarrator (voice)
1973The Men Who Made the MoviesSelf - Narrator (voice)
1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidCole Younger
1970Too Late the HeroLt. Sam Lawson
1968CharlyCharlie Gordon
1968The Devil's BrigadeMajor Alan Crown
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968The Sunshine PatriotChristopher Ross / Arthur Selby
1967The Honey PotWilliam McFly
1967Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf
1966BatmanShame
1965MasqueradeDavid Frazer
1965Love Has Many FacesPete Jordon
1965Up from the BeachSgt. Edward Baxter
1964633 SquadronWing Commander Roy Grant
1964The Best ManJoe Cantwell
1963The Outer LimitsAlan Maxwell
1963Sunday in New YorkAdam Tyler
1963PT 109Lt. John F, Kennedy
1963My Six LovesRev. Jim Larkin
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The InternsDr. John Paul Otis
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961Underworld U.S.A.Tolly Devlin
1961All in a Night's WorkWarren Kingsley, Jr.
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Big ShowJosef Everard
1961The Two Worlds of Charlie GordonCharlie Gordon
1959The Twilight ZoneChristian Horn
1959The Twilight ZoneJerry Etherson
1959GidgetThe Big Kahuna
1959Battle of the Coral SeaLt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
1959As the Sea RagesClements
1958The Naked and the DeadRobert Hearn
1958Days of Wine and RosesJoe Clay
1958The Girl Most LikelyPete
1958NatchezDanny Carson
1956Autumn LeavesBurt Hanson
1956Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90Danny Carson
1955PicnicAlan Benson
1953The United States Steel Hour
1943Corvette K-225Lookout
1943We've Never Been LickedAdams (uncredited)
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
200213th ChildWriter
1980The PilotDirector
1974J.W. CoopDirector
1974J.W. CoopProducer
1974J.W. CoopWriter