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Cliff Robertson Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1923-09-09

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits:
117 Total Roles

Cliff Robertson

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2010 Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story MOVIE Self
2007 Spider-Man 3 MOVIE Ben Parker
2004 Riding the Bullet MOVIE Farmer
2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself MOVIE President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
2004 Spider-Man 2 MOVIE Ben Parker
2002 13th Child MOVIE Mr. Shroud
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star MOVIE Self - Actor
2002 Spider-Man MOVIE Ben Parker
2002 Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' MOVIE Self
2001 'Obsession' Revisited MOVIE Self

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