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Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 09, 1923
Died Sep 10, 2011 (88)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

as Ben Parker

Riding the Bullet

Riding the Bullet

2004

as Farmer

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as Ben Parker

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

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

13th Child

13th Child

2002

as Mr. Shroud

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

as Ben Parker

Mach 2

Mach 2

2001

as Vice President Pike

Falcon Down

Falcon Down

2001

as Buzz Thomas

Family Tree

Family Tree

1999

as Larry

Assignment Berlin

Assignment Berlin

1998

as Colonel Cliff Garret

Race

Race

1998

as Jack Durmann

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

as President

Dazzle

Dazzle

1995

as Mike Kilkullen

American Cinema

American Cinema

1995

as Narrator

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

1994

as Colonel James

Wind

Wind

1992

as Morgan Weld

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as Noah Brooks (voice)

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991

as Dr. W.F. Carver

Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1990

as Daniel Barnard

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987

as Henry Ford

Malone

Malone

1987

as Charles Delaney

Galapagos: My Fragile World

Galapagos: My Fragile World

1986

as Narrator

The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

1985

as Maj. William Vandam

Shaker Run

Shaker Run

1985

as Judd Pierson

Star 80

Star 80

1983

as Hugh Hefner

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1983

as Alex Terson

Class

Class

1983

as Mr. Burroughs

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1982

as Frank Minor

Dominique

Dominique

1980

as David Ballard

The Pilot

The Pilot

1980

as Mike Hagan

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1979

as Narrator / Pilot

Overboard

Overboard

1978

as Mitch Garrison

Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row

1977

as Narrator (voice)

Return to Earth

Return to Earth

1976

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

Obsession

Obsession

1976

as Michael Courtland

Shoot

Shoot

1976

as Rex

Midway

Midway

1976

as Cmdr. Jessop

My Father's House

My Father's House

1975

as Tom Lindholm Jr.

Out of Season

Out of Season

1975

as Joe Tanner

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

1975

as J. Higgins

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1974

as Johnny Nolan

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

as J.W. Coop

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

1974

as Lee Tucker

The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

1973

as Philip Nolan

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973

as Ace Eli Walford

Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

as Lt. Sam Lawson

The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

1968

as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

Charly

Charly

1968

as Charlie Gordon

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Major Alan Crown

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

as William McFly

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

as David Frazer

Up from the Beach

Up from the Beach

1965

as Sgt. Edward Baxter

Love Has Many Faces

Love Has Many Faces

1965

as Pete Jordon

633 Squadron

633 Squadron

1964

as Wing Commander Roy Grant

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

as Joe Cantwell

PT 109

PT 109

1963

as Lt. John F, Kennedy

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963

as Rev. Jim Larkin

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963

as Adam Tyler

The Interns

The Interns

1962

as Dr. John Paul Otis

Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A.

1961

as Tolly Devlin

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

1961

as Charlie Gordon

The Big Show

The Big Show

1961

as Josef Everard

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as Warren Kingsley, Jr.

Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

Gidget

Gidget

1959

as The Big Kahuna

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

1958

as Joe Clay

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958

as Robert Hearn

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Burt Hanson

Picnic

Picnic

1955

as Alan Benson

We've Never Been Licked

We've Never Been Licked

1943

as Adams (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Lookout

13th Child

13th Child

2002

Writer

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

Writer

The Pilot

The Pilot

1980

Director

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

Director

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Falcon Crest

as Michael Ranson

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

The American Revolution

as George Washington

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 27, 1994

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as William Martin

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 06, 1977

Batman

as Shame

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

The Twilight Zone

as Christian Horn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Twilight Zone

as Jerry Etherson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Outer Limits

as Theodore Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

The Outer Limits

as Alan Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Playhouse 90

as Danny Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

The Men Who Made the Movies

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Nov 04, 1973

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

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The United States Steel Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1953

Playhouse 90

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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2025 1 14 25 7
2025 2 8 12 2
2025 3 5 13 1
2025 4 1 1 1
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2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
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