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Cliff Robertson is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 9 september 1923 at La Jolla (USA)
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor with a film and television career that 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 movie 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 the 1987 Ford: The Man and the Machine. His last well-known film appearances were in 2002 through 2007 as Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man film trilogy.
Aviation
One of Robertson's main hobbies was flying and, among other aircraft, he owned several de Havilland Tiger Moths, a Messerschmitt Bf 108, and a genuine World War II - era Mk.IX Supermarine Spitfire MK923. His piloting skills helped him get the part as the squadron leader in the British war film 633 Squadron. He entered balloon races, including one in 1964 from the mainland to Catalina Island that ended with him being rescued from the Pacific Ocean. Robertson's first plane ride was in a Lockheed Model 9 Orion. As a 13-year-old he would clean hangars for airplane rides. He met Paul Mantz, Art Scholl, and Charles Lindbergh while flying at local California airports.
A certified private pilot, Robertson was a longtime member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, working his way through the ranks in prominence and eventually co-founding the EAA's Young Eagles program, which he chaired from its 1992 inception to 1994 (succeeded by former test pilot Gen. Chuck Yeager). The initial goal of the program was to fly one million children (many of them never having flown before) prior to the 100th Anniversary of Flight celebration on Dec. 17, 2003. That goal was achieved on November 13, 2003.
Robertson was flying a private Beechcraft Baron directly over New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was directly over the World Trade Center, climbing through 7,500 feet, when the first Boeing 767 struck. He was ordered by air traffic control to land immediately at the nearest airport following a nationwide order to ground all civilian and commercial aircraft following the attacks.
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Cliff Robertson
Birth name Clifford Parker Robertson III
Nationality USA
Birth 9 september 1923 at La Jolla (USA)
Death 10 september 2011 (at 88 years) at Stony Brook (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor
Nationality USA
Birth 9 september 1923 at La Jolla (USA)
Death 10 september 2011 (at 88 years) at Stony Brook (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor with a film and television career that 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 movie 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 the 1987 Ford: The Man and the Machine. His last well-known film appearances were in 2002 through 2007 as Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man film trilogy.
Biography
In 1957, Robertson married actress Cynthia Stone, the former wife of actor Jack Lemmon. They had a daughter, Stephanie, before divorcing in 1959; he also had a stepson by this marriage, Chris Lemmon. In 1966, he married actress and Post Cereals heiress Dina Merrill, the former wife of Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.; they had a daughter, Heather (1969-2007), before divorcing in 1989. By this marriage, he also had stepchildren Stanley Hutton Rumbough, David Post Rumbough, and Nedenia (Nina) Colgate Rumbough.Aviation
One of Robertson's main hobbies was flying and, among other aircraft, he owned several de Havilland Tiger Moths, a Messerschmitt Bf 108, and a genuine World War II - era Mk.IX Supermarine Spitfire MK923. His piloting skills helped him get the part as the squadron leader in the British war film 633 Squadron. He entered balloon races, including one in 1964 from the mainland to Catalina Island that ended with him being rescued from the Pacific Ocean. Robertson's first plane ride was in a Lockheed Model 9 Orion. As a 13-year-old he would clean hangars for airplane rides. He met Paul Mantz, Art Scholl, and Charles Lindbergh while flying at local California airports.
A certified private pilot, Robertson was a longtime member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, working his way through the ranks in prominence and eventually co-founding the EAA's Young Eagles program, which he chaired from its 1992 inception to 1994 (succeeded by former test pilot Gen. Chuck Yeager). The initial goal of the program was to fly one million children (many of them never having flown before) prior to the 100th Anniversary of Flight celebration on Dec. 17, 2003. That goal was achieved on November 13, 2003.
Robertson was flying a private Beechcraft Baron directly over New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was directly over the World Trade Center, climbing through 7,500 feet, when the first Boeing 767 struck. He was ordered by air traffic control to land immediately at the nearest airport following a nationwide order to ground all civilian and commercial aircraft following the attacks.
Best films
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Filmography of Cliff Robertson (60 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Actor | Ben Parker (archive audio) (uncredited) |
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Actor | Ben Parker |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Actor | Ben Parker |
| 2004 | Riding the Bullet | Actor | Farmer |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Actor | Ben Parker |
| 2002 | 13th Child | Actor, Writer | Mr. Shroud |
| 2001 | Mach 2 | Actor | Vice President Pike |
| 2001 | Falcon Down | Actor | Buzz Thomas |
| 1998 | Race | Actor | Jack Durmann |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Actor | President |
| 1995 | The Sunset Boys | Actor | Ted Roth |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | Actor | Colonel James |
| 1992 | Wind | Actor | Morgan Weld |
| 1991 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | Actor | Dr. W.F. Carver |
| 1987 | Malone | Actor | Charles Delaney |
| 1985 | Shaker Run | Actor | Judd Pierson |
| 1984 | Star 80 | Actor | Hugh Hefner |
| 1983 | Class | Actor | Mr. Burroughs |
| 1983 | Brainstorm | Actor | Alex Terson |
| 1983 | Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph | Actor | Narrator |
| 1980 | Dominique | Actor | David Ballard |
| 1980 | The Pilot | Actor, Director | Mike Hagan |
| 1980 | Dominique | Actor | David Ballard |
| 1977 | Fraternity Row | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Obsession | Actor | Michael Courtland |
| 1976 | Midway | Actor | Cmdr. Jessop |
| 1976 | Shoot | Actor | Rex |
| 1976 | Return to Earth | Actor | Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr. |
| 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | Actor | J. Higgins |
| 1975 | Out of Season | Actor | Joe Tanner |
| 1974 | Man on a Swing | Actor | Lee Tucker |
| 1974 | Man on a Swing | Actor | Lee Tucker |
| 1973 | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Actor | Ace Eli Walford |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Actor, Producer | Cole Younger |
| 1972 | J.W. Coop | Actor, Director, Writer, Producer | J.W. Coop |
| 1970 | Too Late the Hero | Actor | Lt. Sam Lawson |
| 1968 | Charly | Actor | Charlie Gordon |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Actor | Major Alan Crown |
| 1967 | The Honey Pot | Actor | William McFly |
| 1965 | Love Has Many Faces | Actor | Pete Jordon |
| 1965 | Masquerade | Actor | David Frazer |
| 1965 | Up from the Beach | Actor | Sgt. Edward Baxter |
| 1964 | Sunday in New York | Actor | Adam Tyler |
| 1964 | 633 Squadron | Actor | Wing Commander Roy Grant |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Actor | Joe Cantwell |
| 1963 | My Six Loves | Actor | Rev. Jim Larkin |
| 1963 | PT 109 | Actor | Lt. John F, Kennedy |
| 1962 | The Interns | Actor | Dr. John Paul Otis |
| 1961 | Underworld U.S.A. | Actor | Tolly Devlin |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Actor | Warren Kingsley, Jr. |
| 1961 | The Big Show | Actor | Josef Everard |
| 1959 | Battle of the Coral Sea | Actor | Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway |
| 1959 | Gidget | Actor | The Big Kahuna |
| 1958 | The Girl Most Likely | Actor | Pete |
| 1958 | The Naked and the Dead | Actor | Robert Hearn |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves | Actor | Burt Hanson |
| 1955 | Picnic | Actor | Alan Benson |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Actor | Lookout |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Actor | Adams (uncredited) |