Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

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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Filmography

2007

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
as Ben Parker
Movie - Released: 5/1/2007

2004

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
as Ben Parker
Movie - Released: 6/25/2004
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet
as Farmer
Movie - Released: 10/15/2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/28/2004

2002

Spider-Man
Spider-Man
as Ben Parker
Movie - Released: 5/1/2002
13th Child
13th Child
as Mr. Shroud
Movie - Released: 10/25/2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 8/1/2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/20/2002

2001

Falcon Down
Falcon Down
as Buzz Thomas
Movie - Released: 4/17/2001
Mach 2
Mach 2
as Vice President Pike
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
'Obsession' Revisited
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/26/2001

1999

Family Tree
Family Tree
as Larry
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

Race
Race
as Jack Durmann
Movie - Released: 9/17/1998
Assignment Berlin
Assignment Berlin
as Colonel Cliff Garret
Movie - Released: 9/30/1998
Lusitania
Lusitania
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1996

Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.
as President
Movie - Released: 8/9/1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/1996
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)
TV - Released: 9/27/1996

1995

Dazzle
Dazzle
as Mike Kilkullen
Movie - Released: 10/15/1995
The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys
as Ted Roth
Movie - Released: 8/4/1995
American Cinema
American Cinema
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/23/1995
Movie
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/31/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Theodore Harris
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
as Colonel James
Movie - Released: 6/3/1994
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
as George Washington
TV - Released: 11/27/1994

1992

Wind
Wind
as Morgan Weld
Movie - Released: 9/11/1992
Movie
Lincoln
as Noah Brooks (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992

1991

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
as Dr. W.F. Carver
Movie - Released: 5/24/1991

1990

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
as Daniel Barnard
Movie - Released: 5/23/1990

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/13/1989

1987

Malone
Malone
as Charles Delaney
Movie - Released: 5/1/1987
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Ford: The Man and the Machine
as Henry Ford
Movie - Released: 5/11/1987

1986

Movie
Galapagos: My Fragile World
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/3/1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Mel Fisher
Movie - Released: 11/15/1986

1985

Shaker Run
Shaker Run
as Judd Pierson
Movie - Released: 5/10/1985
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
as Maj. William Vandam
Movie - Released: 4/29/1985

1983

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Class
Class
as Mr. Burroughs
Movie - Released: 7/22/1983
Star 80
Star 80
as Hugh Hefner
Movie - Released: 11/10/1983
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
as Alex Terson
Movie - Released: 9/30/1983

1982

Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
as Frank Minor
Movie - Released: 10/8/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982

1981

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Michael Ranson
TV - Released: 12/4/1981

1980

The Pilot
The Pilot
as Mike Hagan
Movie - Released: 11/26/1980
Dominique
Dominique
as David Ballard
Movie - Released: 3/6/1980

1979

The Little Prince
The Little Prince
as Narrator / Pilot
Movie - Released: 5/7/1979

1978

Overboard
Overboard
as Mitch Garrison
Movie - Released: 9/25/1978

1977

Fraternity Row
Fraternity Row
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/3/1977
The American Indian's Sacred Ground
The American Indian's Sacred Ground
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
as William Martin
TV - Released: 9/6/1977

1976

Obsession
Obsession
as Michael Courtland
Movie - Released: 8/1/1976
Midway
Midway
as Cmdr. Jessop
Movie - Released: 6/18/1976
Shoot
Shoot
as Rex
Movie - Released: 5/28/1976
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
Movie - Released: 5/14/1976

1975

Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
as J. Higgins
Movie - Released: 9/24/1975
Out of Season
Out of Season
as Joe Tanner
Movie - Released: 5/31/1975
My Father's House
My Father's House
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
Movie - Released: 6/1/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
as J.W. Coop
Movie - Released: 8/23/1974
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
as Lee Tucker
Movie - Released: 2/24/1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Johnny Nolan
Movie - Released: 3/27/1974

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
as Philip Nolan
Movie - Released: 4/24/1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
as Ace Eli Walford
Movie - Released: 3/31/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/4/1973

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Cole Younger
Movie - Released: 5/12/1972

1970

Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
as Lt. Sam Lawson
Movie - Released: 5/20/1970

1968

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
as Major Alan Crown
Movie - Released: 5/15/1968
Charly
Charly
as Charlie Gordon
Movie - Released: 9/23/1968
The Sunshine Patriot
The Sunshine Patriot
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Movie - Released: 12/16/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
as William McFly
Movie - Released: 5/21/1967

1966

Batman
Batman
as Shame
TV - Released: 1/12/1966

1965

Masquerade
Masquerade
as David Frazer
Movie - Released: 4/13/1965
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces
as Pete Jordon
Movie - Released: 2/24/1965
Up from the Beach
Up from the Beach
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
Movie - Released: 5/25/1965

1964

The Best Man
The Best Man
as Joe Cantwell
Movie - Released: 4/5/1964
633 Squadron
633 Squadron
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
Movie - Released: 4/6/1964

1963

PT 109
PT 109
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
Movie - Released: 6/26/1963
Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York
as Adam Tyler
Movie - Released: 11/13/1963
My Six Loves
My Six Loves
as Rev. Jim Larkin
Movie - Released: 4/3/1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Alan Maxwell
TV - Released: 9/16/1963

1962

The Interns
The Interns
as Dr. John Paul Otis
Movie - Released: 8/8/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
as Tolly Devlin
Movie - Released: 2/22/1961
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
as Warren Kingsley, Jr.
Movie - Released: 3/15/1961
The Big Show
The Big Show
as Josef Everard
Movie - Released: 5/10/1961
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
as Charlie Gordon
Movie - Released: 2/22/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

Gidget
Gidget
as The Big Kahuna
Movie - Released: 4/9/1959
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Movie - Released: 11/1/1959
As the Sea Rages
As the Sea Rages
as Clements
Movie - Released: 11/10/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Christian Horn
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Jerry Etherson
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
as Robert Hearn
Movie - Released: 8/6/1958
Natchez
Natchez
as Danny Carson
Movie - Released: 5/29/1958
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely
as Pete
Movie - Released: 2/5/1958
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
as Joe Clay
Movie - Released: 10/2/1958

1956

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
as Burt Hanson
Movie - Released: 8/1/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Danny Carson
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Lieutenant
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Picnic
Picnic
as Alan Benson
Movie - Released: 11/18/1955

1953

The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
TV - Released: 10/27/1953

1943

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
as Lookout
Movie - Released: 9/29/1943
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked
as Adams (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/29/1943