Cliff Robertson

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Falcon Crest

Golden Globe Awards

Batman

The Twilight Zone

All Movies (92)

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 · as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story2010
• Spider-Man 32007 · as Ben Parker
• Riding the Bullet2004 · as Farmer
• Spider-Man 22004 · as Ben Parker
• 13th Child2002 · as Mr. Shroud
• Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star2002 · as Self - Actor
• Spider-Man2002 · as Ben Parker
• Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · as Self
• 'Obsession' Revisited2001 · as Self
• Falcon Down2001 · as Buzz Thomas
• Mach 22001 · as Vice President Pike
• Family Tree1999 · as Larry
• Assignment Berlin1998 · as Colonel Cliff Garret
• Race1998 · as Jack Durmann
• Lusitania1998 · as Narrator
• Joan Crawford: Always the Star1996 · as Self
• Escape from L.A.1996 · as President
• Dazzle1995 · as Mike Kilkullen
• Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice1995 · as Narrator
• The Sunset Boys1995 · as Ted Roth
• Renaissance Man1994 · as Colonel James
• Lincoln1992 · as Noah Brooks (voice)
• Wind1992 · as Morgan Weld
• Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken1991 · as Dr. W.F. Carver
• Dead Reckoning1990 · as Daniel Barnard
• William Holden: The Golden Boy1989 · as Self
• Ford: The Man and the Machine1987 · as Henry Ford
• Malone1987 · as Charles Delaney
• Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story1986 · as Mel Fisher
• Galapagos: My Fragile World1986 · as Narrator
• Shaker Run1985 · as Judd Pierson
• The Key to Rebecca1985 · as Maj. William Vandam
• Star 801983 · as Hugh Hefner
• Brainstorm1983 · as Alex Terson
• Class1983 · as Mr. Burroughs
• Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph1983 · as Narrator
• Two of a Kind1982 · as Frank Minor
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• The Pilot1980 · as Mike Hagan
• Dominique1980 · as David Ballard
• The Little Prince1979 · as Narrator / Pilot
• Overboard1978 · as Mitch Garrison
• Fraternity Row1977 · as Narrator (voice)
• The American Indian's Sacred Ground1977 · as Self - Host
• Obsession1976 · as Michael Courtland
• Midway1976 · as Cmdr. Jessop
• Shoot1976 · as Rex
• Return to Earth1976 · as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
• Kennedys Don't Cry1975 · as Self - Narrator
• Three Days of the Condor1975 · as J. Higgins
• My Father's House1975 · as Tom Lindholm Jr.
• Out of Season1975 · as Joe Tanner
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1974 · as Johnny Nolan
• Man on a Swing1974 · as Lee Tucker
• Lincoln: Trial by Fire1974 · as Narrator(voice)
• The Man Without a Country1973 · as Philip Nolan
• Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies1973 · as Ace Eli Walford
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh1973 · as Narrator
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock1973 · as Narrator
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid1972 · as Cole Younger
• J.W. Coop1972 · as J.W. Coop
• Too Late the Hero1970 · as Lt. Sam Lawson
• The Sunshine Patriot1968 · as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
• Charly1968 · as Charlie Gordon
• The Devil's Brigade1968 · as Major Alan Crown
• The Honey Pot1967 · as William McFly
• Up from the Beach1965 · as Sgt. Edward Baxter
• Masquerade1965 · as David Frazer
• Love Has Many Faces1965 · as Pete Jordon
• 633 Squadron1964 · as Wing Commander Roy Grant
• The Best Man1964 · as Joe Cantwell
• Sunday in New York1963 · as Adam Tyler
• PT 1091963 · as Lt. John F, Kennedy
• My Six Loves1963 · as Rev. Jim Larkin
• The Interns1962 · as Dr. John Paul Otis
• The Big Show1961 · as Josef Everard
• All in a Night's Work1961 · as Warren Kingsley, Jr.
• Underworld U.S.A.1961 · as Tolly Devlin
• The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon1961 · as Charlie Gordon
• As the Sea Rages1959 · as Clements
• Battle of the Coral Sea1959 · as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
• Gidget1959 · as The Big Kahuna
• Days of Wine and Roses1958 · as Joe Clay
• The Naked and the Dead1958 · as Robert Hearn
• Natchez1958 · as Danny Carson
• The Girl Most Likely1958 · as Pete
• Autumn Leaves1956 · as Burt Hanson
• Picnic1955 · as Alan Benson
• Corvette K-2251943 · as Lookout
• We've Never Been Licked1943 · as Adams (uncredited)

All TV Shows (25)

• With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America1996 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Dazzle1995 · as Mike Kilkullen
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Theodore Harris
• The American Revolution1994 · as George Washington
• American Cinema1994 · as Self
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Michael Ranson
• Washington: Behind Closed Doors1977 · as William Martin
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Men Who Made the Movies1973 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Film '721971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Batman1966 · as Shame
• The Outer Limits1963 · as Alan Maxwell
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Christian Horn
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Jerry Etherson
• Playhouse 901956
• Playhouse 901956 · as Danny Carson
• Playhouse 901956 · as Lieutenant
• The United States Steel Hour1953
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter