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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Spider-Man (2002) — Ben Parker
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) — Ben Parker
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) — Ben Parker
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Uncle Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Escape from L.A. (1996) — President
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Three Days of the Condor (1975) — J. Higgins
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Christian Horn
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Batman (1966) — Shame
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
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Midway (1976) — Cmdr. Jessop
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Obsession (1976) — Michael Courtland
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Renaissance Man (1994) — Colonel James
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Brainstorm (1983) — Alex Terson
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The Outer Limits (1995) — Theodore Harris
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Riding the Bullet (2004) — Farmer
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Class (1983) — Mr. Burroughs
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The Outer Limits (1963) — Alan Maxwell
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Star 80 (1983) — Hugh Hefner
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Charly (1968) — Charlie Gordon
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Picnic (1955) — Alan Benson
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991) — Dr. W.F. Carver
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Underworld U.S.A. (1961) — Tolly Devlin
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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The Devil's Brigade (1968) — Major Alan Crown
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Too Late the Hero (1970) — Lt. Sam Lawson
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Malone (1987) — Charles Delaney
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633 Squadron (1964) — Wing Commander Roy Grant
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The Honey Pot (1967) — William McFly
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Falcon Crest (1981) — Michael Ranson
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Autumn Leaves (1956) — Burt Hanson
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) — Cole Younger
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Sunday in New York (1963) — Adam Tyler
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Gidget (1959) — The Big Kahuna
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Wind (1992) — Morgan Weld
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The Best Man (1964) — Joe Cantwell
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The Naked and the Dead (1958) — Robert Hearn
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
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PT 109 (1963) — Lt. John F, Kennedy
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Man on a Swing (1974) — Lee Tucker
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Dominique (1980) — David Ballard