Cliff Robertson

Acting

Cliff Robertson

Born September 9, 1923Los Angeles, California, USA113 credits

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

Filmography

Spider-Man 3
2007Spider-Man 3
as Ben ParkerMovie
Riding the Bullet
2004Riding the Bullet
as FarmerMovie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itself
as President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)Movie
Spider-Man 2
2004Spider-Man 2
as Ben ParkerMovie
13th Child
200213th Child
as Mr. ShroudMovie
Spider-Man
2002Spider-Man
as Ben ParkerMovie
Falcon Down
2001Falcon Down
as Buzz ThomasMovie
Mach 2
2001Mach 2
as Vice President PikeMovie
Family Tree
1999Family Tree
as LarryMovie
Assignment Berlin
1998Assignment Berlin
as Colonel Cliff GarretMovie
Race
1998Race
as Jack DurmannMovie
Lusitania
1998Lusitania
as NarratorMovie
Escape from L.A.
1996Escape from L.A.
as PresidentMovie
Dazzle
1995Dazzle
as Mike KilkullenMovie
Dazzle
1995Dazzle
as Mike KilkullenTV
The Sunset Boys
1995The Sunset Boys
as Ted RothMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Theodore HarrisTV
The American Revolution
1994The American Revolution
as George WashingtonTV
Renaissance Man
1994Renaissance Man
as Colonel JamesMovie
L
1992Lincoln
as Noah Brooks (voice)Movie
Wind
1992Wind
as Morgan WeldMovie
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
as Dr. W.F. CarverMovie
Dead Reckoning
1990Dead Reckoning
as Daniel BarnardMovie
Malone
1987Malone
as Charles DelaneyMovie
Shaker Run
1985Shaker Run
as Judd PiersonMovie
The Key to Rebecca
1985The Key to Rebecca
as Maj. William VandamMovie
Star 80
1983Star 80
as Hugh HefnerMovie
Brainstorm
1983Brainstorm
as Alex TersonMovie
Class
1983Class
as Mr. BurroughsMovie
Two of a Kind
1982Two of a Kind
as Frank MinorMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crest
as Michael RansonTV
The Pilot
1980The Pilot
as Mike HaganMovie
Dominique
1980Dominique
as David BallardMovie
The Little Prince
1979The Little Prince
as Narrator / PilotMovie
Overboard
1978Overboard
as Mitch GarrisonMovie
Fraternity Row
1977Fraternity Row
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Obsession
1976Obsession
as Michael CourtlandMovie
Midway
1976Midway
as Cmdr. JessopMovie
Shoot
1976Shoot
as RexMovie
Return to Earth
1976Return to Earth
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.Movie
K
1975Kennedys Don't Cry
as Self - NarratorMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)TV
My Father's House
1975My Father's House
as Tom Lindholm Jr.Movie
Out of Season
1975Out of Season
as Joe TannerMovie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1974A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Johnny NolanMovie
Man on a Swing
1974Man on a Swing
as Lee TuckerMovie
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as Narrator(voice)Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973The Men Who Made the Movies
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Man Without a Country
1973The Man Without a Country
as Philip NolanMovie
J.W. Coop
1972J.W. Coop
as J.W. CoopMovie
F
1971Film '72
as SelfTV
Too Late the Hero
1970Too Late the Hero
as Lt. Sam LawsonMovie
The Sunshine Patriot
1968The Sunshine Patriot
as Christopher Ross / Arthur SelbyMovie
Charly
1968Charly
as Charlie GordonMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
The Devil's Brigade
1968The Devil's Brigade
as Major Alan CrownMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)TV
The Honey Pot
1967The Honey Pot
as William McFlyMovie
Batman
1966Batman
as ShameTV
Up from the Beach
1965Up from the Beach
as Sgt. Edward BaxterMovie
Masquerade
1965Masquerade
as David FrazerMovie
Love Has Many Faces
1965Love Has Many Faces
as Pete JordonMovie
633 Squadron
1964633 Squadron
as Wing Commander Roy GrantMovie
The Best Man
1964The Best Man
as Joe CantwellMovie
Sunday in New York
1963Sunday in New York
as Adam TylerMovie
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limits
as Alan MaxwellTV
PT 109
1963PT 109
as Lt. John F, KennedyMovie
My Six Loves
1963My Six Loves
as Rev. Jim LarkinMovie
The Interns
1962The Interns
as Dr. John Paul OtisMovie
The Big Show
1961The Big Show
as Josef EverardMovie
All in a Night's Work
1961All in a Night's Work
as Warren Kingsley, Jr.Movie
Underworld U.S.A.
1961Underworld U.S.A.
as Tolly DevlinMovie
As the Sea Rages
1959As the Sea Rages
as ClementsMovie
Battle of the Coral Sea
1959Battle of the Coral Sea
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff ConwayMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as Christian HornTV
Gidget
1959Gidget
as The Big KahunaMovie
The Naked and the Dead
1958The Naked and the Dead
as Robert HearnMovie
Natchez
1958Natchez
as Danny CarsonMovie
Autumn Leaves
1956Autumn Leaves
as Burt HansonMovie
Picnic
1955Picnic
as Alan BensonMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Corvette K-225
1943Corvette K-225
as LookoutMovie
We've Never Been Licked
1943We've Never Been Licked
as Adams (uncredited)Movie