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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.
Acted in 83
2010s
- 2010
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Movie
2000s
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
Falcon Down
Buzz Thomas
1990s
- 1999
Family Tree
Larry
- 1998
Assignment Berlin
Colonel Cliff Garret
- 1996
- 1995
Dazzle
Mike Kilkullen
Dazzle
Mike Kilkullen · 2 episodes
The Sunset Boys
Ted Roth
- 1994
The American Revolution
George Washington · 6 episodes
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Dead Reckoning
Daniel Barnard
1980s
- 1987
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Henry Ford
- 1986
- 1985
Shaker Run
Judd Pierson
The Key to Rebecca
Maj. William Vandam
- 1983
Star 80
Hugh Hefner
- 1982
Two of a Kind
Frank Minor
- 1981
- 1980
The Pilot
Mike Hagan
Dominique
David Ballard
1970s
- 1978
Overboard
Mitch Garrison
- 1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
William Martin · 6 episodes
- 1976
Shoot
Rex
Return to Earth
Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
- 1975
My Father's House
Tom Lindholm Jr.
Out of Season
Joe Tanner
- 1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Johnny Nolan
Man on a Swing
Lee Tucker
- 1973
The Man Without a Country
Philip Nolan
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli Walford
- 1972
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
The Sunshine Patriot
Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
Charly
Charlie Gordon
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
Up from the Beach
Sgt. Edward Baxter
Love Has Many Faces
Pete Jordon
- 1964
- 1963
Sunday in New York
Adam Tyler
PT 109
Lt. John F, Kennedy
My Six Loves
Jim Larkin
- 1962
The Interns
Dr. John Paul Otis
- 1961
The Big Show
Josef Everard
All in a Night's Work
Warren Kingsley Jr.
Underworld U.S.A.
Tolly Devlin
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
Charlie Gordon
1950s
- 1959
As the Sea Rages
Clements
Battle of the Coral Sea
Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
- 1958
The Naked and the Dead
Robert Hearn
Natchez
Danny Carson
The Girl Most Likely
Pete
- 1956
Autumn Leaves
Burt Hanson
- 1955
- 1953
1940s
- 1943
Corvette K-225
Lookout
We've Never Been Licked
Adams (uncredited)
Wrote 2
2000s
- 2002
1970s
- 1972
J.W. Coop
Writer
Directed 2
1980s
- 1980
The Pilot
Director
1970s
- 1972
J.W. Coop
Director
Produced 1
1970s
- 1972
J.W. Coop
Producer
Appearances27
2000s
- 2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Actor
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
Self
- 2001
'Obsession' Revisited
Self
1990s
- 1998
Lusitania
Narrator
- 1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self
With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
- 1994
American Cinema
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
- 1983
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Narrator
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1970s
- 1979
The Little Prince
Narrator / Pilot
- 1977
Fraternity Row
Narrator (voice)
The American Indian's Sacred Ground
Self - Host
- 1975
- 1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Narrator(voice)
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies
Self - Narrator (voice) · 9 episodes
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
Narrator
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
Narrator
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
- 1962
- 1961
