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Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Acting

Born: September 9, 1923Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

2010
Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

Ben Parker

2007
Riding the Bullet

Riding the Bullet

Farmer

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

2004
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

Ben Parker

2004
13th Child

13th Child

Mr. Shroud

2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Self - Actor

2002
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Ben Parker

2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Self

2002
'Obsession' Revisited

'Obsession' Revisited

Self

2001
Falcon Down

Falcon Down

Buzz Thomas

2001
Mach 2

Mach 2

Vice President Pike

2001
Family Tree

Family Tree

Larry

1999
Assignment Berlin

Assignment Berlin

Colonel Cliff Garret

1998
Race

Race

Jack Durmann

1998
Lusitania

Lusitania

Narrator

1998
Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self

1996
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

President

1996
Dazzle

Dazzle

Mike Kilkullen

1995

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

Narrator

1995
The Sunset Boys

The Sunset Boys

Ted Roth

1995
Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

Colonel James

1994

Lincoln

Noah Brooks (voice)

1992
Wind

Wind

Morgan Weld

1992
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Dr. W.F. Carver

1991
Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

Daniel Barnard

1990
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

Self

1989
Ford: The Man and the Machine

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Henry Ford

1987
Malone

Malone

Charles Delaney

1987
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Mel Fisher

1986

Galapagos: My Fragile World

Narrator

1986
Shaker Run

Shaker Run

Judd Pierson

1985
The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

Maj. William Vandam

1985
Star 80

Star 80

Hugh Hefner

1983
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Alex Terson

1983
Class

Class

Mr. Burroughs

1983
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

Narrator

1983
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Frank Minor

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
The Pilot

The Pilot

Mike Hagan

1980
Dominique

Dominique

David Ballard

1980
The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Narrator / Pilot

1979
Overboard

Overboard

Mitch Garrison

1978
Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row

Narrator (voice)

1977
The American Indian's Sacred Ground

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

Self - Host

1977
Obsession

Obsession

Michael Courtland

1976
Midway

Midway

Cmdr. Jessop

1976
Shoot

Shoot

Rex

1976
Return to Earth

Return to Earth

Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.

1976

Kennedys Don't Cry

Self - Narrator

1975
Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

J. Higgins

1975
My Father's House

My Father's House

Tom Lindholm Jr.

1975
Out of Season

Out of Season

Joe Tanner

1975
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Johnny Nolan

1974
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

Lee Tucker

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Narrator(voice)

1974
The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

Philip Nolan

1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli Walford

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Narrator (voice)

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

Narrator

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

Narrator

1973
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Cole Younger

1972
J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1972
Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

Lt. Sam Lawson

1970
The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

1968
Charly

Charly

Charlie Gordon

1968
The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

Major Alan Crown

1968
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

William McFly

1967
Up from the Beach

Up from the Beach

Sgt. Edward Baxter

1965
Masquerade

Masquerade

David Frazer

1965
Love Has Many Faces

Love Has Many Faces

Pete Jordon

1965
633 Squadron

633 Squadron

Wing Commander Roy Grant

1964
The Best Man

The Best Man

Joe Cantwell

1964
Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

Adam Tyler

1963
PT 109

PT 109

Lt. John F, Kennedy

1963
My Six Loves

My Six Loves

Rev. Jim Larkin

1963
The Interns

The Interns

Dr. John Paul Otis

1962
The Big Show

The Big Show

Josef Everard

1961
All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

Warren Kingsley, Jr.

1961
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

Charlie Gordon

1961
Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A.

Tolly Devlin

1961
As the Sea Rages

As the Sea Rages

Clements

1959
Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea

Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

1959
Gidget

Gidget

The Big Kahuna

1959
Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

Joe Clay

1958
The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

Robert Hearn

1958
Natchez

Natchez

Danny Carson

1958
The Girl Most Likely

The Girl Most Likely

Pete

1958
Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

Burt Hanson

1956
Picnic

Picnic

Alan Benson

1955
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

Lookout

1943
We've Never Been Licked

We've Never Been Licked

Adams (uncredited)

1943