Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Known for
Acting
Born
September 9, 1923
Died
September 10, 2011 (aged 88)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story poster

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

Movie

2007
Spider-Man 3 poster

Spider-Man 3

Movie · as Ben Parker

2004
Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2

Movie · as Ben Parker

2004
Riding the Bullet poster

Riding the Bullet

Movie · as Farmer

2002
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man

Movie · as Ben Parker

2002
13th Child poster

13th Child

Movie · as Mr. Shroud

2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star poster

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Movie · as Self - Actor

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

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man

Movie · as Self

2001
Falcon Down poster

Falcon Down

Movie · as Buzz Thomas

2001
Mach 2 poster

Mach 2

Movie · as Vice President Pike

2001
'Obsession' Revisited poster

'Obsession' Revisited

Movie · as Self

1999
Family Tree poster

Family Tree

Movie · as Larry

1998
Race poster

Race

Movie · as Jack Durmann

1998
Assignment Berlin poster

Assignment Berlin

Movie · as Colonel Cliff Garret

1998
Lusitania poster

Lusitania

Movie · as Narrator

1996
Escape from L.A. poster

Escape from L.A.

Movie · as President

1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star poster

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Movie · as Self

1996
With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America poster

With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

1995
Dazzle poster

Dazzle

Movie · as Mike Kilkullen

1995
The Sunset Boys poster

The Sunset Boys

Movie · as Ted Roth

1995
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

Movie · as Narrator

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Theodore Harris · 1 ep

1995
Dazzle poster

Dazzle

TV · as Mike Kilkullen · 2 eps

1994
Renaissance Man poster

Renaissance Man

Movie · as Colonel James

1994
The American Revolution poster

The American Revolution

TV · as George Washington · 6 eps

1994
American Cinema poster

American Cinema

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Wind poster

Wind

Movie · as Morgan Weld

1992
Lincoln

Lincoln

Movie · as Noah Brooks (voice)

1991
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken poster

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Movie · as Dr. W.F. Carver

1990
Dead Reckoning poster

Dead Reckoning

Movie · as Daniel Barnard

1989
William Holden: The Golden Boy poster

William Holden: The Golden Boy

Movie · as Self

1987
Malone poster

Malone

Movie · as Charles Delaney

1987
Ford: The Man and the Machine poster

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Movie · as Henry Ford

1986
Galapagos: My Fragile World

Galapagos: My Fragile World

Movie · as Narrator

1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story poster

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Movie · as Mel Fisher

1985
Shaker Run poster

Shaker Run

Movie · as Judd Pierson

1985
The Key to Rebecca poster

The Key to Rebecca

Movie · as Maj. William Vandam

1983
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph poster

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

Movie · as Narrator

1983
Class poster

Class

Movie · as Mr. Burroughs

1983
Star 80 poster

Star 80

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

1983
Brainstorm poster

Brainstorm

Movie · as Alex Terson

1982
Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind

Movie · as Frank Minor

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Michael Ranson · 28 eps

1980
The Pilot poster

The Pilot

Movie · as Mike Hagan

1980
Dominique poster

Dominique

Movie · as David Ballard

1979
The Little Prince poster

The Little Prince

Movie · as Narrator / Pilot

1978
Overboard poster

Overboard

Movie · as Mitch Garrison

1977
Fraternity Row poster

Fraternity Row

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1977
The American Indian's Sacred Ground poster

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

Movie · as Self - Host

1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors poster

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

TV · as William Martin · 6 eps

1976
Obsession poster

Obsession

Movie · as Michael Courtland

1976
Midway poster

Midway

Movie · as Cmdr. Jessop

1976
Shoot poster

Shoot

Movie · as Rex

1976
Return to Earth poster

Return to Earth

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

1975
Three Days of the Condor poster

Three Days of the Condor

Movie · as J. Higgins

1975
Out of Season poster

Out of Season

Movie · as Joe Tanner

1975
My Father's House poster

My Father's House

Movie · as Tom Lindholm Jr.

1975
Kennedys Don't Cry

Kennedys Don't Cry

Movie · as Self - Narrator

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1974
Man on a Swing poster

Man on a Swing

Movie · as Lee Tucker

1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Movie · as Johnny Nolan

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire poster

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Movie · as Narrator(voice)

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

Movie · as Narrator

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

Movie · as Narrator

1973
The Man Without a Country poster

The Man Without a Country

Movie · as Philip Nolan

1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies poster

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Movie · as Ace Eli Walford

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies poster

The Men Who Made the Movies

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 9 eps

1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid poster

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Movie · as Cole Younger

1972
J.W. Coop poster

J.W. Coop

Movie · as J.W. Coop

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Too Late the Hero poster

Too Late the Hero

Movie · as Lt. Sam Lawson

1968
The Devil's Brigade poster

The Devil's Brigade

Movie · as Major Alan Crown

1968
Charly poster

Charly

Movie · as Charlie Gordon

1968
The Sunshine Patriot poster

The Sunshine Patriot

Movie · as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps

1967
The Honey Pot poster

The Honey Pot

Movie · as William McFly

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Shame · 5 eps

1966
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1965
Masquerade poster

Masquerade

Movie · as David Frazer

1965
Love Has Many Faces poster

Love Has Many Faces

Movie · as Pete Jordon

1965
Up from the Beach poster

Up from the Beach

Movie · as Sgt. Edward Baxter

1964
The Best Man poster

The Best Man

Movie · as Joe Cantwell

1964
633 Squadron poster

633 Squadron

Movie · as Wing Commander Roy Grant

1963
PT 109 poster

PT 109

Movie · as Lt. John F, Kennedy

1963
Sunday in New York poster

Sunday in New York

Movie · as Adam Tyler

1963
My Six Loves poster

My Six Loves

Movie · as Jim Larkin

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Alan Maxwell · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as District Attorney Benjamin Reynolds, Eddie Finneran · 1 ep

1962
The Interns poster

The Interns

Movie · as Dr. John Paul Otis

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1961
Underworld U.S.A. poster

Underworld U.S.A.

Movie · as Tolly Devlin

1961
All in a Night's Work poster

All in a Night's Work

Movie · as Warren Kingsley Jr.

1961
The Big Show poster

The Big Show

Movie · as Josef Everard

1961
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon poster

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

Movie · as Charlie Gordon

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 4 eps

1959
Gidget poster

Gidget

Movie · as The Big Kahuna

1959
Battle of the Coral Sea poster

Battle of the Coral Sea

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

1959
As the Sea Rages poster

As the Sea Rages

Movie · as Clements

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Christian Horn, Jerry Etherson · 1 ep

1958
The Naked and the Dead poster

The Naked and the Dead

Movie · as Robert Hearn

1958
Natchez poster

Natchez

Movie · as Danny Carson

1958
The Girl Most Likely poster

The Girl Most Likely

Movie · as Pete

1958
Days of Wine and Roses poster

Days of Wine and Roses

Movie · as Joe Clay

1956
Autumn Leaves poster

Autumn Leaves

Movie · as Burt Hanson

1956
Playhouse 90 poster

Playhouse 90

TV · as Danny Carson, Lieutenant · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1955
Picnic poster

Picnic

Movie · as Alan Benson

1953
The United States Steel Hour poster

The United States Steel Hour

TV · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1943
Corvette K-225 poster

Corvette K-225

Movie · as Lookout

1943
We've Never Been Licked poster

We've Never Been Licked

Movie · as Adams (uncredited)