Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-09-09

Day of Death

2011-09-10 (88 years old)

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

کلیف رابرتسون

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

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

The Best Man

The Best Man

Race

Race

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Up from the Beach

Up from the Beach

Family Tree

Family Tree

Acting

Spider-Man 3

2007

Spider-Man 3

as

Ben Parker

Spider-Man 2

2004

Spider-Man 2

as

Ben Parker

Spider-Man

2002

Spider-Man

as

Ben Parker

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

1983

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

as

Narrator

Escape from L.A.

1996

Escape from L.A.

as

President

Masquerade

1965

Masquerade

as

David Frazer

Obsession

1976

Obsession

as

Michael Courtland

Love Has Many Faces

1965

Love Has Many Faces

as

Pete Jordon

Class

1983

Class

as

Mr. Burroughs

1983

Star 80

as

Hugh Hefner

Midway

1976

Midway

as

Cmdr. Jessop

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

as

Dr. W.F. Carver

Renaissance Man

1994

Renaissance Man

as

Colonel James

Three Days of the Condor

1975

Three Days of the Condor

as

J. Higgins

Too Late the Hero

1970

Too Late the Hero

as

Lt. Sam Lawson

The Devil's Brigade

1968

The Devil's Brigade

as

Major Alan Crown

Riding the Bullet

2004

Riding the Bullet

as

Farmer

Malone

1987

Malone

as

Charles Delaney

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

as

Cole Younger

PT 109

1963

PT 109

as

Lt. John F, Kennedy

Underworld U.S.A.

1961

Underworld U.S.A.

as

Tolly Devlin

Charly

1968

Charly

as

Charlie Gordon

Falcon Down

2001

Falcon Down

as

Buzz Thomas

13th Child

2002

13th Child

as

Mr. Shroud

Autumn Leaves

1956

Autumn Leaves

as

Burt Hanson

The Best Man

1964

The Best Man

as

Joe Cantwell

Gidget

1959

Gidget

as

The Big Kahuna

The Naked and the Dead

1958

The Naked and the Dead

as

Robert Hearn

Brainstorm

1983

Brainstorm

as

Alex Terson

The Honey Pot

1967

The Honey Pot

as

William McFly

The Sunshine Patriot

1968

The Sunshine Patriot

as

Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

633 Squadron

1964

633 Squadron

as

Wing Commander Roy Grant

Sunday in New York

1963

Sunday in New York

as

Adam Tyler

Picnic

1955

Picnic

as

Alan Benson

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

Battle of the Coral Sea

as

Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

Race

1998

Race

as

Jack Durmann

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

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

Shaker Run

1985

Shaker Run

as

Judd Pierson

Shoot

1976

Shoot

as

Rex

The Pilot

1980

The Pilot

as

Mike Hagan

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

as

Narrator

Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987

Ford: The Man and the Machine

as

Henry Ford

All in a Night's Work

1961

All in a Night's Work

as

Warren Kingsley, Jr.

Galapagos: My Fragile World

1986

Galapagos: My Fragile World

as

Narrator

J.W. Coop

1974

J.W. Coop

as

J.W. Coop

Natchez

1958

Natchez

as

Danny Carson

Man on a Swing

1974

Man on a Swing

as

Lee Tucker

The Girl Most Likely

1958

The Girl Most Likely

as

Pete

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

as

Narrator

The Key to Rebecca

1985

The Key to Rebecca

as

Maj. William Vandam

Out of Season

1975

Out of Season

as

Joe Tanner

Dominique

1980

Dominique

as

David Ballard

The Big Show

1961

The Big Show

as

Josef Everard

Fraternity Row

1977

Fraternity Row

as

Narrator (voice)

My Six Loves

1963

My Six Loves

as

Rev. Jim Larkin

The Interns

1962

The Interns

as

Dr. John Paul Otis

Dead Reckoning

1990

Dead Reckoning

as

Daniel Barnard

The Man Without a Country

1973

The Man Without a Country

as

Philip Nolan

Two of a Kind

1982

Two of a Kind

as

Frank Minor

Assignment Berlin

1998

Assignment Berlin

as

Colonel Cliff Garret

Wind

1992

Wind

as

Morgan Weld

The Little Prince

1979

The Little Prince

as

Narrator / Pilot

Dazzle

1995

Dazzle

as

Mike Kilkullen

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

1961

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

as

Charlie Gordon

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

as

Ace Eli Walford

The Sunset Boys

1995

The Sunset Boys

as

Ted Roth

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as

Self - Actor

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as

Self

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy

as

Self

Mach 2

2001

Mach 2

as

Vice President Pike

As the Sea Rages

1959

As the Sea Rages

as

Clements

Up from the Beach

1965

Up from the Beach

as

Sgt. Edward Baxter

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

1977

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

as

Self - Host

'Obsession' Revisited

2001

'Obsession' Revisited

as

Self

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

1986

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

as

Mel Fisher

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

Lookout

Family Tree

1999

Family Tree

as

Larry

My Father's House

1975

My Father's House

as

Tom Lindholm Jr.

We've Never Been Licked

1943

We've Never Been Licked

as

Adams (uncredited)

Days of Wine and Roses

1958

Days of Wine and Roses

as

Joe Clay

Return to Earth

1976

Return to Earth

as

Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.

Overboard

1978

Overboard

as

Mitch Garrison

American Cinema

1995

American Cinema

as

Narrator

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1974

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as

Johnny Nolan

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

2002

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

as

Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as

Narrator (voice)

Lincoln

1992

Lincoln

as

Noah Brooks (voice)

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

Lusitania

1998

Lusitania

as

Narrator

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

1995

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

as

Narrator

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Michael Ranson

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Christian Horn

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

as

George Washington

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Jerry Etherson

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Theodore Harris

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Alan Maxwell

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as

William Martin

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Men Who Made the Movies

The Men Who Made the Movies

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Danny Carson

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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

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

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Batman

Batman

as

Shame

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Lieutenant

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Production

J.W. Coop

1974

J.W. Coop

as

Crew

Directing

The Pilot

1980

The Pilot

as

J.W. Coop

1974

J.W. Coop

as