Cliff Robertson

Acting

Cliff Robertson

Born
Died
(aged 88)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
115 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 115

YearTitleRole
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Film Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010 Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story Film
2007 Spider-Man 3 Film Ben Parker
2004 Riding the Bullet Film Farmer
2004 Spider-Man 2 Film Ben Parker
2002 13th Child Film Mr. Shroud
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Film Self - Actor
2002 Spider-Man Film Ben Parker
2002 Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' Film Self
2001 'Obsession' Revisited Film Self
2001 Falcon Down Film Buzz Thomas
2001 Mach 2 Film Vice President Pike
1999 Family Tree Film Larry
1998 Assignment Berlin Film Colonel Cliff Garret
1998 Race Film Jack Durmann
1998 Lusitania Film Narrator
1996 Joan Crawford: Always the Star Film Self
1996 With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America TV Self - Narrator (voice) (6 ep)
1996 Escape from L.A. Film President
1995 Dazzle Film Mike Kilkullen
1995 Dazzle TV Mike Kilkullen (2 ep)
1995 Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice Film Narrator
1995 The Sunset Boys Film Ted Roth
1995 The Outer Limits TV Theodore Harris (1 ep)
1994 The American Revolution TV George Washington (6 ep)
1994 Renaissance Man Film Colonel James
1994 American Cinema TV Self (1 ep)
1992 Lincoln Film Noah Brooks (voice)
1992 Wind Film Morgan Weld
1991 Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Film Dr. W.F. Carver
1990 Dead Reckoning Film Daniel Barnard
1989 William Holden: The Golden Boy Film Self
1987 Ford: The Man and the Machine Film Henry Ford
1987 Malone Film Charles Delaney
1986 Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story Film Mel Fisher
1986 Galapagos: My Fragile World Film Narrator
1985 Shaker Run Film Judd Pierson
1985 The Key to Rebecca Film Maj. William Vandam
1983 Star 80 Film Hugh Hefner
1983 Brainstorm Film Alex Terson
1983 Class Film Mr. Burroughs
1983 Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph Film Narrator
1982 Two of a Kind Film Frank Minor
1982 Night of 100 Stars Film Self
1981 Falcon Crest TV Michael Ranson (28 ep)
1980 The Pilot Film Mike Hagan
1980 Dominique Film David Ballard
1979 The Little Prince Film Narrator / Pilot
1978 Overboard Film Mitch Garrison
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors TV William Martin (6 ep)
1977 Fraternity Row Film Narrator (voice)
1977 The American Indian's Sacred Ground Film Self - Host
1976 Obsession Film Michael Courtland
1976 Midway Film Cmdr. Jessop
1976 Shoot Film Rex
1976 Return to Earth Film Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
1975 Kennedys Don't Cry Film Self - Narrator
1975 Saturday Night Live TV Self (uncredited) (1 ep)
1975 Three Days of the Condor Film J. Higgins
1975 My Father's House Film Tom Lindholm Jr.

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
2002 13th Child Film Writer
1980 The Pilot Film Director
1972 J.W. Coop Film Director, Producer, Writer
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