Cliff Robertson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1923
- Died
- September 10, 2011
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story 2010
Actor
Spider-Man 3 2007
as Ben Parker
Riding the Bullet 2004
as Farmer
Spider-Man 2 2004
as Ben Parker
13th Child 2002
as Mr. Shroud, Writer
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 2002
as Self - Actor
Spider-Man 2002
as Ben Parker
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man 2002
as Self
'Obsession' Revisited 2001
as Self
Falcon Down 2001
as Buzz Thomas
Mach 2 2001
as Vice President Pike
Family Tree 1999
as Larry
Assignment Berlin 1998
as Colonel Cliff Garret
Race 1998
as Jack Durmann
Lusitania 1998
as Narrator
Joan Crawford: Always the Star 1996
as Self
Escape from L.A. 1996
as President
Dazzle 1995
as Mike Kilkullen
- Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice 1995
as Narrator
The Sunset Boys 1995
as Ted Roth
Renaissance Man 1994
as Colonel James
- Lincoln
Lincoln 1992
as Noah Brooks (voice)
Wind 1992
as Morgan Weld
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
Ford: The Man and the Machine 1987
as Henry Ford
Malone 1987
as Charles Delaney
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story 1986
as Mel Fisher
- Galapagos: My Fragile World
Galapagos: My Fragile World 1986
as Narrator
Shaker Run 1985
as Judd Pierson
The Key to Rebecca 1985
as Maj. William Vandam
Star 80 1983
as Hugh Hefner
Brainstorm 1983
as Alex Terson
Class 1983
as Mr. Burroughs
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph 1983
as Narrator
Two of a Kind 1982
as Frank Minor
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
The Pilot 1980
as Mike Hagan, Director
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
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.
- Kennedys Don't Cry
Kennedys Don't Cry 1975
as Self - Narrator
Three Days of the Condor 1975
as J. Higgins
My Father's House 1975
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
Out of Season 1975
as Joe Tanner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1974
as Johnny Nolan
Man on a Swing 1974
as Lee Tucker
Lincoln: Trial by Fire 1974
as Narrator(voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli 1973
as Narrator (voice)
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: Alfred Hitchcock 1973
as Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh 1973
as Narrator
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972
as Cole Younger
J.W. Coop 1972
as J.W. Coop, Director, Producer, Writer
Too Late the Hero 1970
as Lt. Sam Lawson
The Sunshine Patriot 1968
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Charly 1968
as Charlie Gordon
The Devil's Brigade 1968
as Major Alan Crown
The Honey Pot 1967
as William McFly
Up from the Beach 1965
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
Masquerade 1965
as David Frazer
Love Has Many Faces 1965
as Pete Jordon
633 Squadron 1964
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
The Best Man 1964
as Joe Cantwell
Sunday in New York 1963
as Adam Tyler
PT 109 1963
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
My Six Loves 1963
as Jim Larkin
The Interns 1962
as Dr. John Paul Otis
The Big Show 1961
as Josef Everard
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Warren Kingsley Jr.
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon 1961
as Charlie Gordon
Underworld U.S.A. 1961
as Tolly Devlin
As the Sea Rages 1959
as Clements
Battle of the Coral Sea 1959
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Gidget 1959
as The Big Kahuna
Days of Wine and Roses 1958
as Joe Clay
The Naked and the Dead 1958
as Robert Hearn
Natchez 1958
as Danny Carson
The Girl Most Likely 1958
as Pete
Autumn Leaves 1956
as Burt Hanson
Picnic 1955
as Alan Benson
Corvette K-225 1943
as Lookout
We've Never Been Licked 1943
as Adams (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.