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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.

Known for

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
2010
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
2007 • Ben Parker
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet
2004 • Farmer
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 • Ben Parker
13th Child
13th Child
2002 • Mr. Shroud
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 • Self - Actor
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 • Ben Parker

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Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
2007 • Ben Parker
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
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Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 • Ben Parker
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13th Child
13th Child
2002 • Mr. Shroud
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 • Ben Parker
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Falcon Down
Falcon Down
2001 • Buzz Thomas
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Mach 2
Mach 2
2001 • Vice President Pike
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Family Tree
Family Tree
1999 • Larry
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Assignment Berlin
Assignment Berlin
1998 • Colonel Cliff Garret
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Race
Race
1998 • Jack Durmann
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Lusitania
Lusitania
1998 • Narrator
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Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.
1996 • President
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Dazzle
Dazzle
1995 • Mike Kilkullen
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The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys
1995 • Ted Roth
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Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
1994 • Colonel James
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Lincoln
1992 • Noah Brooks (voice)
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Wind
Wind
1992 • Morgan Weld
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Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
1990 • Daniel Barnard
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Malone
Malone
1987 • Charles Delaney
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Shaker Run
Shaker Run
1985 • Judd Pierson
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The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
1985 • Maj. William Vandam
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Star 80
Star 80
1983 • Hugh Hefner
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Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1983 • Alex Terson
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Class
Class
1983 • Mr. Burroughs
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Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1982 • Frank Minor
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The Pilot
The Pilot
1980 • Mike Hagan
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Dominique
Dominique
1980 • David Ballard
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The Little Prince
The Little Prince
1979 • Narrator / Pilot
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Overboard
Overboard
1978 • Mitch Garrison
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Fraternity Row
Fraternity Row
1977 • Narrator (voice)
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Obsession
Obsession
1976 • Michael Courtland
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Midway
Midway
1976 • Cmdr. Jessop
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Shoot
Shoot
1976 • Rex
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Return to Earth
Return to Earth
1976 • Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
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Kennedys Don't Cry
1975 • Self - Narrator
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My Father's House
My Father's House
1975 • Tom Lindholm Jr.
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Out of Season
Out of Season
1975 • Joe Tanner
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Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
1974 • Lee Tucker
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Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974 • Narrator(voice)
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J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
1972 • J.W. Coop
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Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
1970 • Lt. Sam Lawson
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The Sunshine Patriot
The Sunshine Patriot
1968 • Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
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Charly
Charly
1968 • Charlie Gordon
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The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
1968 • Major Alan Crown
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The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
1967 • William McFly
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Up from the Beach
Up from the Beach
1965 • Sgt. Edward Baxter
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Masquerade
Masquerade
1965 • David Frazer
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Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces
1965 • Pete Jordon
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633 Squadron
633 Squadron
1964 • Wing Commander Roy Grant
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The Best Man
The Best Man
1964 • Joe Cantwell
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Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York
1963 • Adam Tyler
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PT 109
PT 109
1963 • Lt. John F, Kennedy
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My Six Loves
My Six Loves
1963 • Rev. Jim Larkin
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The Interns
The Interns
1962 • Dr. John Paul Otis
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The Big Show
The Big Show
1961 • Josef Everard
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All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
1961 • Warren Kingsley, Jr.
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Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
1961 • Tolly Devlin
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Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea
1959 • Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
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Gidget
Gidget
1959 • The Big Kahuna
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Natchez
Natchez
1958 • Danny Carson
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Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
1956 • Burt Hanson
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Picnic
Picnic
1955 • Alan Benson
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Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • Lookout
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We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked
1943 • Adams (uncredited)
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