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.
Filmography
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Spider-Man 3
as Ben Parker
Spider-Man 3
as Ben Parker
Riding the Bullet
as Farmer
Riding the Bullet
as Farmer
Spider-Man 2
as Ben Parker
Spider-Man 2
as Ben Parker
13th Child
as Mr. Shroud
13th Child
as Mr. Shroud
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actor
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actor
Spider-Man
as Ben Parker
Spider-Man
as Ben Parker
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
Falcon Down
as Buzz Thomas
Falcon Down
as Buzz Thomas
Mach 2
as Vice President Pike
Mach 2
as Vice President Pike
Family Tree
as Larry
Family Tree
as Larry
Assignment Berlin
as Colonel Cliff Garret
Assignment Berlin
as Colonel Cliff Garret
Race
as Jack Durmann
Race
as Jack Durmann
Lusitania
as Narrator
Lusitania
as Narrator
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self
Escape from L.A.
as President
Escape from L.A.
as President
Dazzle
as Mike Kilkullen
Dazzle
as Mike Kilkullen
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
as Narrator
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice
as Narrator
The Sunset Boys
as Ted Roth
The Sunset Boys
as Ted Roth
Renaissance Man
as Colonel James
Renaissance Man
as Colonel James
Lincoln
as Noah Brooks (voice)
Lincoln
as Noah Brooks (voice)
Wind
as Morgan Weld
Wind
as Morgan Weld
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
as Dr. W.F. Carver
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
as Dr. W.F. Carver
Dead Reckoning
as Daniel Barnard
Dead Reckoning
as Daniel Barnard
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
Ford: The Man and the Machine
as Henry Ford
Ford: The Man and the Machine
as Henry Ford
Malone
as Charles Delaney
Malone
as Charles Delaney
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Mel Fisher
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Mel Fisher
Galapagos: My Fragile World
as Narrator
Galapagos: My Fragile World
as Narrator
Shaker Run
as Judd Pierson
Shaker Run
as Judd Pierson
The Key to Rebecca
as Maj. William Vandam
The Key to Rebecca
as Maj. William Vandam
Brainstorm
as Alex Terson
Brainstorm
as Alex Terson
Class
as Mr. Burroughs
Class
as Mr. Burroughs
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
as Narrator
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
as Narrator
Two of a Kind
as Frank Minor
Two of a Kind
as Frank Minor
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Pilot
as Mike Hagan
The Pilot
as Mike Hagan
Dominique
as David Ballard
Dominique
as David Ballard
The Little Prince
as Narrator / Pilot
The Little Prince
as Narrator / Pilot
Overboard
as Mitch Garrison
Overboard
as Mitch Garrison
Fraternity Row
as Narrator (voice)
Fraternity Row
as Narrator (voice)
Obsession
as Michael Courtland
Obsession
as Michael Courtland
Midway
as Cmdr. Jessop
Midway
as Cmdr. Jessop
Shoot
as Rex
Shoot
as Rex
Return to Earth
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
Return to Earth
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
Kennedys Don't Cry
as Self - Narrator
Kennedys Don't Cry
as Self - Narrator
Three Days of the Condor
as J. Higgins
Three Days of the Condor
as J. Higgins
My Father's House
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
My Father's House
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
Out of Season
as Joe Tanner
Out of Season
as Joe Tanner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Johnny Nolan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Johnny Nolan
Man on a Swing
as Lee Tucker
Man on a Swing
as Lee Tucker
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as Narrator(voice)
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as Narrator(voice)
The Man Without a Country
as Philip Nolan
The Man Without a Country
as Philip Nolan
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
as Ace Eli Walford
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
as Ace Eli Walford
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
as Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
as Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
as Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
as Narrator
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Cole Younger
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Cole Younger
J.W. Coop
as J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
as J.W. Coop
Too Late the Hero
as Lt. Sam Lawson
Too Late the Hero
as Lt. Sam Lawson
The Sunshine Patriot
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
The Sunshine Patriot
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Charly
as Charlie Gordon
Charly
as Charlie Gordon
The Devil's Brigade
as Major Alan Crown
The Devil's Brigade
as Major Alan Crown
The Honey Pot
as William McFly
The Honey Pot
as William McFly
Up from the Beach
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
Up from the Beach
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
Masquerade
as David Frazer
Masquerade
as David Frazer
633 Squadron
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
633 Squadron
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
The Best Man
as Joe Cantwell
The Best Man
as Joe Cantwell
Sunday in New York
as Adam Tyler
Sunday in New York
as Adam Tyler
PT 109
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
PT 109
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
My Six Loves
as Jim Larkin
My Six Loves
as Jim Larkin
The Interns
as Dr. John Paul Otis
The Interns
as Dr. John Paul Otis
The Big Show
as Josef Everard
The Big Show
as Josef Everard
All in a Night's Work
as Warren Kingsley Jr.
All in a Night's Work
as Warren Kingsley Jr.
Underworld U.S.A.
as Tolly Devlin
Underworld U.S.A.
as Tolly Devlin
As the Sea Rages
as Clements
As the Sea Rages
as Clements
Battle of the Coral Sea
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Battle of the Coral Sea
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
Gidget
as The Big Kahuna
Gidget
as The Big Kahuna
Days of Wine and Roses
as Joe Clay
Days of Wine and Roses
as Joe Clay
The Naked and the Dead
as Robert Hearn
The Naked and the Dead
as Robert Hearn
Natchez
as Danny Carson
Natchez
as Danny Carson
The Girl Most Likely
as Pete
The Girl Most Likely
as Pete
Autumn Leaves
as Burt Hanson
Autumn Leaves
as Burt Hanson
Picnic
as Alan Benson
Picnic
as Alan Benson
Corvette K-225
as Lookout
Corvette K-225
as Lookout