Cliff Robertson
Born
September 9, 1923 (age 88)
Died
September 10, 2011
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
2010
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
2007 ★ 6.4
Ben Parker
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet
2004 ★ 5.1
Farmer
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 ★ 7.6
President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 ★ 7.3
Ben Parker
13th Child
13th Child
2002 ★ 2.5
Mr. Shroud
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 ★ 7.3
Ben Parker
Falcon Down
Falcon Down
2001 ★ 5.0
Buzz Thomas
Mach 2
Mach 2
2001 ★ 4.1
Vice President Pike
Family Tree
Family Tree
1999 ★ 8.0
Larry
Assignment Berlin
Assignment Berlin
1998 ★ 5.5
Colonel Cliff Garret
Race
Race
1998 ★ 8.0
Jack Durmann
Lusitania
Lusitania
1998
Narrator
Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.
1996 ★ 5.9
President
Dazzle
Dazzle
1995 ★ 5.5
Mike Kilkullen
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
1995
Narrator
The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys
1995 ★ 6.0
Ted Roth
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
1994 ★ 6.1
Colonel James
Lincoln
Lincoln
1992 ★ 6.8
Noah Brooks (voice)
Wind
Wind
1992 ★ 6.1
Morgan Weld
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991 ★ 7.4
Dr. W.F. Carver
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
1990 ★ 3.0
Daniel Barnard
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987 ★ 6.0
Henry Ford
Malone
Malone
1987 ★ 6.0
Charles Delaney
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986 ★ 6.7
Mel Fisher
Galapagos: My Fragile World
Galapagos: My Fragile World
1986
Narrator
Shaker Run
Shaker Run
1985 ★ 5.4
Judd Pierson
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
1985 ★ 5.0
Maj. William Vandam
Star 80
Star 80
1983 ★ 6.4
Hugh Hefner
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1983 ★ 6.2
Alex Terson
Class
Class
1983 ★ 6.0
Mr. Burroughs
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
1983
Narrator
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1982
Frank Minor
The Pilot
The Pilot
1980 ★ 6.7
Mike Hagan
Dominique
Dominique
1980 ★ 4.9
David Ballard
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
1979 ★ 6.8
Narrator / Pilot
Overboard
Overboard
1978 ★ 1.0
Mitch Garrison
Fraternity Row
Fraternity Row
1977
Narrator (voice)
Obsession
Obsession
1976 ★ 6.6
Michael Courtland
Midway
Midway
1976 ★ 6.6
Cmdr. Jessop
Shoot
Shoot
1976 ★ 5.4
Rex
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
1976
Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
1975 ★ 7.3
J. Higgins
My Father's House
My Father's House
1975
Tom Lindholm Jr.
Out of Season
Out of Season
1975 ★ 5.0
Joe Tanner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1974
Johnny Nolan
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
1974 ★ 5.8
Lee Tucker
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
Narrator(voice)
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
1973 ★ 6.5
Philip Nolan
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973 ★ 4.7
Ace Eli Walford
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
1973 ★ 7.0
Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
1973 ★ 6.4
Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
Narrator (voice)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 ★ 5.5
Cole Younger
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
1972 ★ 5.1
J.W. Coop
Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
1970 ★ 6.4
Lt. Sam Lawson
The Sunshine Patriot
The Sunshine Patriot
1968 ★ 6.0
Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Charly
Charly
1968 ★ 6.5
Charlie Gordon
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
1968 ★ 6.3
Major Alan Crown
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
1967 ★ 6.4
William McFly
Up from the Beach
Up from the Beach
1965 ★ 8.0
Sgt. Edward Baxter
Masquerade
Masquerade
1965 ★ 5.0
David Frazer
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces
1965 ★ 4.7
Pete Jordon
633 Squadron
633 Squadron
1964 ★ 6.1
Wing Commander Roy Grant
The Best Man
The Best Man
1964 ★ 7.2
Joe Cantwell
Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York
1963 ★ 6.7
Adam Tyler
PT 109
PT 109
1963 ★ 6.0
Lt. John F, Kennedy
My Six Loves
My Six Loves
1963 ★ 5.6
Rev. Jim Larkin
The Interns
The Interns
1962 ★ 5.4
Dr. John Paul Otis
The Big Show
The Big Show
1961 ★ 5.0
Josef Everard
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
1961 ★ 5.9
Warren Kingsley, Jr.
Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
1961 ★ 6.9
Tolly Devlin
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
1961
Charlie Gordon
As the Sea Rages
As the Sea Rages
1959
Clements
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea
1959 ★ 5.6
Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Gidget
Gidget
1959 ★ 5.9
The Big Kahuna
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
1958 ★ 7.0
Joe Clay
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
1958 ★ 5.8
Robert Hearn
Natchez
Natchez
1958
Danny Carson
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely
1958 ★ 2.6
Pete
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
1956 ★ 7.0
Burt Hanson
Picnic
Picnic
1955 ★ 6.3
Alan Benson
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 ★ 6.1
Lookout
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked
1943
Adams (uncredited)

TV Series