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Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Acting·1923–2011·88 films

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:

As Actor

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)Ben Parker
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)Ben Parker
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007)Ben Parker
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A. (1996)President
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor (1975)J. Higgins
Midway
Midway (1976)Cmdr. Jessop
Obsession
Obsession (1976)Michael Courtland
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man (1994)Colonel James
Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1983)Alex Terson
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet (2004)Farmer
Class
Class (1983)Mr. Burroughs
Star 80
Star 80 (1983)Hugh Hefner
Charly
Charly (1968)Charlie Gordon
Picnic
Picnic (1955)Alan Benson
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)Dr. W.F. Carver
Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)Tolly Devlin
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade (1968)Major Alan Crown
Malone
Malone (1987)Charles Delaney
Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero (1970)Lt. Sam Lawson
633 Squadron
633 Squadron (1964)Wing Commander Roy Grant
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot (1967)William McFly
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves (1956)Burt Hanson
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)Cole Younger
Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York (1963)Adam Tyler
Gidget
Gidget (1959)The Big Kahuna
Wind
Wind (1992)Morgan Weld
The Best Man
The Best Man (1964)Joe Cantwell
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead (1958)Robert Hearn
PT 109
PT 109 (1963)Lt. John F, Kennedy
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing (1974)Lee Tucker
Dominique
Dominique (1980)David Ballard
13th Child
13th Child (2002)Mr. Shroud
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work (1961)Warren Kingsley, Jr.
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Masquerade
Masquerade (1965)David Frazer
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 (1943)Lookout
Out of Season
Out of Season (1975)Joe Tanner
Falcon Down
Falcon Down (2001)Buzz Thomas
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)Self - Actor
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop (1972)J.W. Coop
My Six Loves
My Six Loves (1963)Rev. Jim Larkin
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces (1965)Pete Jordon
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002)Self
Shaker Run
Shaker Run (1985)Judd Pierson
Mach 2
Mach 2 (2001)Vice President Pike
The Interns
The Interns (1962)Dr. John Paul Otis
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)Joe Clay
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973)Narrator
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca (1985)Maj. William Vandam
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1979)Narrator / Pilot
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)Ace Eli Walford
The Pilot
The Pilot (1980)Mike Hagan
Shoot
Shoot (1976)Rex
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely (1958)Pete
The Big Show
The Big Show (1961)Josef Everard
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986)Mel Fisher
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
'Obsession' Revisited
'Obsession' Revisited (2001)Self
Assignment Berlin
Assignment Berlin (1998)Colonel Cliff Garret
Dazzle
Dazzle (1995)Mike Kilkullen
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987)Henry Ford
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (1990)Daniel Barnard
Overboard
Overboard (1978)Mitch Garrison
Up from the Beach
Up from the Beach (1965)Sgt. Edward Baxter
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973)Narrator
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)Self
Family Tree
Family Tree (1999)Larry
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country (1973)Philip Nolan
The Sunshine Patriot
The Sunshine Patriot (1968)Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Race
Race (1998)Jack Durmann
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked (1943)Adams (uncredited)
The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys (1995)Ted Roth
Return to Earth
Return to Earth (1976)Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)Narrator (voice)
My Father's House
My Father's House (1975)Tom Lindholm Jr.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)Johnny Nolan
Fraternity Row
Fraternity Row (1977)Narrator (voice)
Lusitania
Lusitania (1998)Narrator
As the Sea Rages
As the Sea Rages (1959)Clements
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph (1983)Narrator
William Holden: The Golden Boy
William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989)Self
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind (1982)Frank Minor
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon (1961)Charlie Gordon
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Lincoln: Trial by Fire (1974)Narrator(voice)
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story (2010)
The American Indian's Sacred Ground
The American Indian's Sacred Ground (1977)Self - Host
Natchez
Natchez (1958)Danny Carson

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