Cliff Robertson
Acting
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.
Born: September 9, 1923
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Race
An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure.
Up from the Beach
After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US squadron liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.
Family Tree
A lonely young boy, overshadowed by his older brother, picked on by other boys at school and ignored by his businessman father, finds strength and companionship from a stately old oak tree. When his father, a real-estate developer, plans to demolish the old tree in order to make way for a factory, the boy decides to stand up for his friend and stand up to his father.
American Cinema
13 episode series created by PBS to commemorate 100 years of movie-going. The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics. As seen on PBS, this series is the definitive chronicle of the American cinema, from its beginning to today. Includes interviews with Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, Gene Siskel, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and many more.
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
The Outer Limits
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Filmography
as Ben Parker
as Farmer
as President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
as Ben Parker
as Mr. Shroud
as Self - Actor
as Ben Parker
as Self
as Buzz Thomas
as Vice President Pike
as Larry
as Colonel Cliff Garret
as Jack Durmann
as Narrator
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as President
as Mike Kilkullen
as Ted Roth
as Theodore Harris
as George Washington
as Colonel James
as Self
as Morgan Weld
as Dr. W.F. Carver
as Daniel Barnard
as Henry Ford
as Charles Delaney
as Mel Fisher
as Judd Pierson
as Maj. William Vandam
as Hugh Hefner
as Alex Terson
as Mr. Burroughs
as Narrator
as Frank Minor
as Self
as Michael Ranson
as Mike Hagan
as David Ballard
as Narrator / Pilot
as Mitch Garrison
as William Martin
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Host
as Michael Courtland
as Cmdr. Jessop
as Rex
as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as J. Higgins
as Tom Lindholm Jr.
as Joe Tanner
as Johnny Nolan
as Lee Tucker
as Narrator(voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Philip Nolan
as Ace Eli Walford
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Cole Younger
as J.W. Coop
as Lt. Sam Lawson
as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby
as Charlie Gordon
as Self - Guest
as Major Alan Crown
as Self (uncredited)
as William McFly
as Shame
as Sgt. Edward Baxter
as David Frazer
as Pete Jordon
as Wing Commander Roy Grant
as Joe Cantwell
as Adam Tyler
as Alan Maxwell
as Lt. John F, Kennedy
as Rev. Jim Larkin
as Self
as Dr. John Paul Otis
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Josef Everard
as Warren Kingsley, Jr.
as Tolly Devlin
as Charlie Gordon
as Clements
as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
as Christian Horn
as Jerry Etherson
as The Big Kahuna
as Joe Clay
as Robert Hearn
as Danny Carson
as Pete
as Danny Carson
as Lieutenant
as Burt Hanson
as Alan Benson
as Self - Presenter
as Lookout
as Adams (uncredited)