Cliff Robertson
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-09-09 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2011-09-10
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Twilight Zone
as Christian Horn
The Twilight Zone
as Jerry Etherson
Batman
as Shame
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Falcon Crest
as Michael Ranson
The Outer Limits
as Theodore Harris
Spider-Man
as Ben Parker
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Outer Limits
as Alan Maxwell
Spider-Man 3
as Ben Parker
Spider-Man 2
as Ben Parker
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Danny Carson
Playhouse 90
as Lieutenant