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Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Acting September 9, 1923 (88 years old) September 10, 2011 Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies 92

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 8.3

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Spider-Man 7.4

Spider-Man

as Ben Parker

2002
Spider-Man 3 6.5

Spider-Man 3

as Ben Parker

2007
Spider-Man 2 7.3

Spider-Man 2

as Ben Parker

2004
Midway 6.6

Midway

as Cmdr. Jessop

1976
Escape from L.A. 5.9

Escape from L.A.

as President

1996
Three Days of the Condor 7.3

Three Days of the Condor

as J. Higgins

1975
Brainstorm 6.2

Brainstorm

as Alex Terson

1983
Obsession 6.7

Obsession

as Michael Courtland

1976
Class 6.0

Class

as Mr. Burroughs

1983
The Devil's Brigade 6.3

The Devil's Brigade

as Major Alan Crown

1968
Star 80 6.5

Star 80

as Hugh Hefner

1983
The Key to Rebecca 5.1

The Key to Rebecca

as Maj. William Vandam

1985
633 Squadron 6.2

633 Squadron

as Wing Commander Roy Grant

1964
Riding the Bullet 5.1

Riding the Bullet

as Farmer

2004
Sunday in New York 6.8

Sunday in New York

as Adam Tyler

1963
Picnic 6.3

Picnic

as Alan Benson

1955
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 5.7

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

as Cole Younger

1972
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken 7.3

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

as Dr. W.F. Carver

1991
Too Late the Hero 6.4

Too Late the Hero

as Lt. Sam Lawson

1970
Charly 6.4

Charly

as Charlie Gordon

1968
PT 109 6.1

PT 109

as Lt. John F, Kennedy

1963
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man 5.8

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man

as Self

2002
Autumn Leaves 7.0

Autumn Leaves

as Burt Hanson

1956
Gidget 6.0

Gidget

as The Big Kahuna

1959
All in a Night's Work 5.9

All in a Night's Work

as Warren Kingsley Jr.

1961
Renaissance Man 6.1

Renaissance Man

as Colonel James

1994
Malone 6.0

Malone

as Charles Delaney

1987
Wind 6.2

Wind

as Morgan Weld

1992
The Best Man 7.3

The Best Man

as Joe Cantwell

1964
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 5.1

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

as Ace Eli Walford

1973
Battle of the Coral Sea 5.9

Battle of the Coral Sea

as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

1959
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Falcon Down 5.0

Falcon Down

as Buzz Thomas

2001
The Naked and the Dead 5.7

The Naked and the Dead

as Robert Hearn

1958
Up from the Beach 8.0

Up from the Beach

as Sgt. Edward Baxter

1965
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story 7.4

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

as Mel Fisher

1986
Masquerade 5.0

Masquerade

as David Frazer

1965
Underworld U.S.A. 7.1

Underworld U.S.A.

as Tolly Devlin

1961
Man on a Swing 5.9

Man on a Swing

as Lee Tucker

1974
Days of Wine and Roses 7.2

Days of Wine and Roses

as Joe Clay

1958
Love Has Many Faces 5.2

Love Has Many Faces

as Pete Jordon

1965
The Honey Pot 6.5

The Honey Pot

as William McFly

1967
Dominique 4.9

Dominique

as David Ballard

1980
The Interns 6.0

The Interns

as Dr. John Paul Otis

1962
The Man Without a Country 6.5

The Man Without a Country

as Philip Nolan

1973
Corvette K-225 6.2

Corvette K-225

as Lookout

1943
My Six Loves 5.7

My Six Loves

as Jim Larkin

1963
Race 8.0

Race

as Jack Durmann

1998
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

as Self

1989
Mach 2 4.6

Mach 2

as Vice President Pike

2001
Joan Crawford: Always the Star 7.5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self

1996
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 6.9

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as Self - Actor

2002
13th Child 2.7

13th Child

as Mr. Shroud

2002
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

as Charlie Gordon

1961
We've Never Been Licked 6.5

We've Never Been Licked

as Adams (uncredited)

1943
The Sunset Boys 7.0

The Sunset Boys

as Ted Roth

1995
Return to Earth 10.0

Return to Earth

as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.

1976
Dazzle 6.0

Dazzle

as Mike Kilkullen

1995
Ford: The Man and the Machine 7.3

Ford: The Man and the Machine

as Henry Ford

1987
J.W. Coop 5.5

J.W. Coop

as J.W. Coop

1972
The Girl Most Likely 3.3

The Girl Most Likely

as Pete

1958
The Pilot 6.9

The Pilot

as Mike Hagan

1980
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock 6.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

as Narrator

1973
Shoot 6.0

Shoot

as Rex

1976
Out of Season 5.5

Out of Season

as Joe Tanner

1975
Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

as Narrator(voice)

1974
My Father's House 9.0

My Father's House

as Tom Lindholm Jr.

1975
Family Tree 9.0

Family Tree

as Larry

1999
The Big Show 5.8

The Big Show

as Josef Everard

1961
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

as Frank Minor

1982
Overboard 3.0

Overboard

as Mitch Garrison

1978
As the Sea Rages 8.0

As the Sea Rages

as Clements

1959
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh 7.3

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

as Narrator

1973
Kennedys Don't Cry

Kennedys Don't Cry

as Self - Narrator

1975
Fraternity Row 7.0

Fraternity Row

as Narrator (voice)

1977
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli 7.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Narrator (voice)

1973
The Little Prince 6.6

The Little Prince

as Narrator / Pilot

1979
Lincoln 7.3

Lincoln

as Noah Brooks (voice)

1992
The Sunshine Patriot 7.5

The Sunshine Patriot

as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

1968
Dead Reckoning 4.3

Dead Reckoning

as Daniel Barnard

1990
Shaker Run 5.6

Shaker Run

as Judd Pierson

1985
'Obsession' Revisited 7.2

'Obsession' Revisited

as Self

2001
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 10.0

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Johnny Nolan

1974
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

2010
Lusitania 9.0

Lusitania

as Narrator

1998
Assignment Berlin 6.1

Assignment Berlin

as Colonel Cliff Garret

1998
Natchez

Natchez

as Danny Carson

1958
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice 9.0

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

as Narrator

1995
The American Indian's Sacred Ground

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

as Self - Host

1977
Galapagos: My Fragile World

Galapagos: My Fragile World

as Narrator

1986
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph 9.0

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

as Narrator

1983

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