Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

1923-09-09 Los Angeles, California, USA 93 Credits

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 Ric...

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Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

as Ben Parker

6.4
Acting

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers a...

Riding the Bullet

Riding the Bullet

2004

as Farmer

5.1
Acting

In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to...

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as Ben Parker

7.3
Acting

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

13th Child

13th Child

2002

as Mr. Shroud

2.6
Acting

People are being killed by someone or something using superhuman strength. A clever DA Assistant is sent to investigate. Is this just a way to commit ...

13th Child

13th Child

2002

Writer

2.6
Writing

People are being killed by someone or something using superhuman strength. A clever DA Assistant is sent to investigate. Is this just a way to commit ...

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002

as Self - Actor

6.6
Acting

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest....

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

as Ben Parker

7.3
Acting

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002

as Self

5.0
Acting

Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

'Obsession' Revisited

'Obsession' Revisited

2001

as Self

6.3
Acting

A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and...

Falcon Down

Falcon Down

2001

as Buzz Thomas

5.0
Acting

U.S. Air force officer Hank Thomas attempts to expose a military cover-up after a civiian airliner crashes.

Mach 2

Mach 2

2001

as Vice President Pike

4.1
Acting

A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hos...

Family Tree

Family Tree

1999

as Larry

8.0
Acting

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 com...

Assignment Berlin

Assignment Berlin

1998

as Colonel Cliff Garret

5.5
Acting

Tracy Garret's a cop and after an incident that left one person dead, she's invited by her father to spend sometime with him in Berlin. While they wer...

Race

Race

1998

as Jack Durmann

8.0
Acting

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.

Lusitania

Lusitania

1998

as Narrator

Acting

A documentary on the tragedy of the sinking of the Lusitania, and how it led indirectly to the United States entering World War I.

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996

as Self

7.5
Acting

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. D...

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

as President

5.9
Acting

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Dazzle

Dazzle

1995

as Mike Kilkullen

5.5
Acting

Beautiful successful photographer battles evil half-sisters and evil land developers to keep the family ranch intact, following her father's death. In...

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

1995

as Narrator

Acting

Narrated by Cliff Robertson The daughter of a fur wholesaler, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Eight years later, s...

The Sunset Boys

The Sunset Boys

1995

as Ted Roth

6.0
Acting

Ernest, Ted and August fulfill their friend Carl's dying wish and take him to Heidelberg, where they all first met 45 years ago, to see his old girlfr...

American Cinema

American Cinema

1995

as Narrator

Acting

The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that c...

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

1994

as Colonel James

6.1
Acting

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: te...

Lincoln

1992

as Noah Brooks (voice)

6.8
Acting

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Wind

Wind

1992

as Morgan Weld

6.3
Acting

In 1983, yacht sailor Will Parker leads an American crew financed by millionaire Morgan Weld to defeat during the America's Cup race against an Austra...

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991

as Dr. W.F. Carver

7.4
Acting

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-de...

Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1990

as Daniel Barnard

3.0
Acting

A doctor, his wife and her lover make a voyage on the yacht of the doctor. But when the weather turns very bad they have to stop the sea cruise and se...

William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989

as Self

Acting

It was said of him that in more than 70 films, he never once gave a bad performance.

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987

as Henry Ford

6.0
Acting

Adapted from a book by Robert Lacey, this biographical film chronicles both the private and public life of automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (Cliff R...

Malone

Malone

1987

as Charles Delaney

6.0
Acting

Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wi...

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

1986

as Mel Fisher

6.7
Acting

The true story of treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who spent much of his life--and his fortune--hunting for sunken Spanish treasure galleons off the coast ...

Galapagos: My Fragile World

1986

as Narrator

Acting

A look at the life on the Galápagos Islands.

Shaker Run

Shaker Run

1985

as Judd Pierson

5.4
Acting

With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by steali...

The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

1985

as Maj. William Vandam

5.0
Acting

From master storyteller and best-selling author, Ken Follett, comes the exotic spy-thriller based on true events. North Africa, Summer of 1942 — mast...

Star 80

Star 80

1983

as Hugh Hefner

6.4
Acting

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the...

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1983

as Alex Terson

6.2
Acting

Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results wh...

Class

Class

1983

as Mr. Burroughs

6.0
Acting

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the ...

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

1983

as Narrator

Acting

Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph is a 1983 American short documentary film narrated by Cliff Robertson and produced by Bob Eisenhardt about th...

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1982

as Frank Minor

Acting

Nolie has just turned 21 but is retarded and acts more like 8. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things tha...

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Pilot

The Pilot

1980

as Mike Hagan

6.7
Acting

Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year". Nobody knows that he's got private sorrows - he's an ...

The Pilot

The Pilot

1980

Director

6.7
Directing

Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year". Nobody knows that he's got private sorrows - he's an ...

Dominique

Dominique

1980

as David Ballard

5.0
Acting

The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1979

as Narrator / Pilot

6.8
Acting

The Little Prince questions the universe in this story of innocence and wonder.

Overboard

Overboard

1978

as Mitch Garrison

1.0
Acting

Attractive, affluent married couple Mitch and Lindy Garrison sail their yacht to Tahiti to recharge their relationship and add spice to their upper-mi...

Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row

1977

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Zac is an idealistic student who, after arriving at college, decides to pledge the Gamma Nu Pi fraternity. Unhappy with what he sees as the bigotry an...

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

The American Indian's Sacred Ground

1977

as Self - Host

Acting

For generations the American Indians have drawn their legendary strength from their sacred ancestral lands. Academy-Award winner Cliff Robertson takes...

Obsession

Obsession

1976

as Michael Courtland

6.6
Acting

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.

Midway

Midway

1976

as Cmdr. Jessop

6.6
Acting

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

Shoot

Shoot

1976

as Rex

5.4
Acting

When boredom, pride and a mad second of misjudgement leaves a hunter shot dead by one of five combat veterans also hunting in the Canadian hills, it i...

Return to Earth

Return to Earth

1976

as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.

Acting

The story of Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon, and the problems he had after his return to Earth, including the breakup of his ma...

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

1975

as J. Higgins

7.3
Acting

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those r...

My Father's House

My Father's House

1975

as Tom Lindholm Jr.

Acting

Recovering from a heart attack, a workaholic editor recalls the simple days of his youth. Robertson adds an emotional center to this messy, flashback-...

Out of Season

Out of Season

1975

as Joe Tanner

5.3
Acting

Middle-aged Ann and her teenage daughter Joanna manage a failing hotel on an island off the British coast. One day, the hotel receives an unexpected g...

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

as J.W. Coop

5.4
Acting

After losing eight years to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up ...

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

1974

Director, Producer, Writer

5.4
Directing Producing Writing

After losing eight years to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up ...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1974

as Johnny Nolan

Acting

The story of a family living in a New York City slum in 1912, headed by a loving but alcoholic father and a strong-willed mother.

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

1974

as Lee Tucker

5.8
Acting

When a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief Lee Tucker can find no clues pointing to her kill...

The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

1973

as Philip Nolan

6.5
Acting

At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is ordered to spend the rest of his life on a ship that sa...

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973

as Ace Eli Walford

4.7
Acting

The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from to...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

1973

as Narrator

7.0
Acting

In 1972 and '73, film critic Richard Schickel made an 8-part series for American public television: 'The Men Who Made the Movies'. Each episode featur...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock

1973

as Narrator

6.4
Acting

A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated fear...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

as Narrator (voice)

Acting
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

as Cole Younger

5.6
Acting

The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but things do not go as planned.

Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

as Lt. Sam Lawson

6.5
Acting

A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a m...

The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

1968

as Christopher Ross / Arthur Selby

6.0
Acting

An American spy tries desperately to get out from behind the Iron Curtain with some crucial microfilm with the Communist security police close on his ...

Charly

Charly

1968

as Charlie Gordon

6.4
Acting

An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to hi...

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Major Alan Crown

6.3
Acting

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite C...

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

as William McFly

6.5
Acting

A millionaire fakes a terminal illness to fleece his former girlfriends.

Up from the Beach

Up from the Beach

1965

as Sgt. Edward Baxter

8.0
Acting

After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US squadron liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.

Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

as David Frazer

5.0
Acting

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.

Love Has Many Faces

Love Has Many Faces

1965

as Pete Jordon

4.7
Acting

A woman lives in Acapulco with moochers and a husband who married her for her money.

633 Squadron

633 Squadron

1964

as Wing Commander Roy Grant

6.1
Acting

When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's 633 Squadron is...

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

as Joe Cantwell

7.3
Acting

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-ru...

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963

as Adam Tyler

6.6
Acting

An innocent upstarter visits her airline pilot brother and meets a stranger she tries to seduce.

PT 109

PT 109

1963

as Lt. John F, Kennedy

5.9
Acting

Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese...

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963

as Rev. Jim Larkin

5.6
Acting

A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property.

The Interns

The Interns

1962

as Dr. John Paul Otis

5.4
Acting

During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals.

The Big Show

The Big Show

1961

as Josef Everard

5.0
Acting

A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as Warren Kingsley, Jr.

5.9
Acting

After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a...

Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A.

1961

as Tolly Devlin

7.0
Acting

A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

1961

as Charlie Gordon

Acting

Teleplay adaptation of Daniel Keyes' noted short story “Flowers for Algernon,” about a gentle, disabled young man who undergoes a highly experimental ...

As the Sea Rages

As the Sea Rages

1959

as Clements

Acting

After five years of war, Clements, a professional seaman, has no ambitions other than to live in peace and carry out his activity. Having settled down...

Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

5.6
Acting

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Gidget

Gidget

1959

as The Big Kahuna

6.0
Acting

Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his cli...

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

1958

as Joe Clay

7.0
Acting

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958

as Robert Hearn

5.9
Acting

Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.

Natchez

Natchez

1958

as Danny Carson

Acting

A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.

The Girl Most Likely

The Girl Most Likely

1958

as Pete

3.7
Acting

Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing de...

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Burt Hanson

7.0
Acting

A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.

Picnic

Picnic

1955

as Alan Benson

6.3
Acting

Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a for...

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Lookout

6.1
Acting

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

We've Never Been Licked

We've Never Been Licked

1943

as Adams (uncredited)

Acting

Young Brad Craig enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with...