Cliff Robertson
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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 Ric...
Known For
Filmography
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
2010
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Ben Parker
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Ben Parker
Riding the Bullet
2004
as Farmer
Spider-Man
2002
as Ben Parker
13th Child
2002
as Mr. Shroud
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
as Self - Actor
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
as Self
Falcon Down
2001
as Buzz Thomas
Mach 2
2001
as Vice President Pike
'Obsession' Revisited
2001
as Self
Family Tree
1999
as Larry
Race
1998
as Jack Durmann
Assignment Berlin
1998
as Colonel Cliff Garret
Lusitania
1998
as Narrator
Escape from L.A.
1996
as President
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self
With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dazzle
1995
as Mike Kilkullen
The Sunset Boys
1995
as Ted Roth
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
1995
as Narrator
The Outer Limits
1995
as Theodore Harris
Dazzle
1995
as Mike Kilkullen
Renaissance Man
1994
as Colonel James
The American Revolution
1994
as George Washington
American Cinema
1994
as Self
Wind
1992
as Morgan Weld
Lincoln
1992
as Noah Brooks (voice)
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991
as Dr. W.F. Carver
Dead Reckoning
1990
as Daniel Barnard
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989
as Self
Malone
1987
as Charles Delaney
Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987
as Henry Ford
Galapagos: My Fragile World
1986
as Narrator
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986
as Mel Fisher
Shaker Run
1985
as Judd Pierson
The Key to Rebecca
1985
as Maj. William Vandam
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
1983
as Narrator
Class
1983
as Mr. Burroughs
Star 80
1983
as Hugh Hefner
Brainstorm
1983
as Alex Terson
Two of a Kind
1982
as Frank Minor
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Falcon Crest
1981
as Michael Ranson
The Pilot
1980
as Mike Hagan
Dominique
1980
as David Ballard
The Little Prince
1979
as Narrator / Pilot
Overboard
1978
as Mitch Garrison
Fraternity Row
1977
as Narrator (voice)
The American Indian's Sacred Ground
1977
as Self - Host
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as William Martin
Obsession
1976
as Michael Courtland
Midway
1976
as Cmdr. Jessop
Shoot
1976
as Rex
Return to Earth
1976
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as J. Higgins
Out of Season
1975
as Joe Tanner
My Father's House
1975
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
Kennedys Don't Cry
1975
as Self - Narrator
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Man on a Swing
1974
as Lee Tucker
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1974
as Johnny Nolan
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
as Narrator(voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
1973
as Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
1973
as Narrator
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Philip Nolan
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973
as Ace Eli Walford
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Cole Younger
J.W. Coop
1972
as J.W. Coop
Film '72
1971
as Self
Too Late the Hero
1970
as Lt. Sam Lawson
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Major Alan Crown
Charly
1968
as Charlie Gordon
The Sunshine Patriot
1968
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Honey Pot
1967
as William McFly
Batman
1966
as Shame
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
Masquerade
1965
as David Frazer
Love Has Many Faces
1965
as Pete Jordon
Up from the Beach
1965
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
The Best Man
1964
as Joe Cantwell
633 Squadron
1964
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
PT 109
1963
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
Sunday in New York
1963
as Adam Tyler
My Six Loves
1963
as Jim Larkin
The Outer Limits
1963
as Alan Maxwell
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as District Attorney Benjamin Reynolds
The Interns
1962
as Dr. John Paul Otis
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Underworld U.S.A.
1961
as Tolly Devlin
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Warren Kingsley Jr.
The Big Show
1961
as Josef Everard
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
1961
as Charlie Gordon
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Gidget
1959
as The Big Kahuna
Battle of the Coral Sea
1959
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
As the Sea Rages
1959
as Clements
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Christian Horn
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jerry Etherson
The Naked and the Dead
1958
as Robert Hearn
Natchez
1958
as Danny Carson
The Girl Most Likely
1958
as Pete
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Joe Clay
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Burt Hanson
Playhouse 90
1956
Playhouse 90
1956
as Danny Carson
Playhouse 90
1956
as Lieutenant
Picnic
1955
as Alan Benson
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Corvette K-225
1943
as Lookout
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Adams (uncredited)