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"Since
Spiderman 1 and 2, I seem to have a whole new generation
of fans.
That in itself is a fine residual." |
 Cliff
Robertson—one of America’s foremost dramatic actors—is
the only actor to have won the Academy Award (Oscar),
the Emmy Award (Best Actor, T.V.), and the Theater World
Award (Stage), as well as the Advertising Age Award
(Best T.V. Commercial). A true renaissance man, Cliff’s
acting, writing, and directing skills have been
applauded on T.V., stage, and in over seventy motion
pictures.
Cliff was personally chosen by John F. Kennedy to
portray the president in the motion picture P.T. 109
—the story of Kennedy’s heroic World War II exploits as
a P.T. Boat skipper. It was followed by many
award-winning performances in motion pictures, T.V., and
Broadway. He supplemented his big screen work with roles
on television, including the lead male role in the
original prize-winning Days of Wine and Roses on
Playhouse 90.
Cliff showed his remarkable versatility as the star of
Samuel Fuller’s acclaimed Underworld U.S.A. He gave one
of his finest performances in Gore Vidal’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning The Best Man, opposite Henry Fonda. He
starred in the outstanding 633 Squadron; in the Devil’s
Brigade, opposite William Holden; and as a modern-day
Mosca, opposite Rex Harrision in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s
updated version of Jonson’s Volpone, The Honey Pot. His
brilliant performance as a mentally retarded man in
Charly earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. That
critical success was followed by the Emmy Award for Best
TV Actor in the drama, The Game.
Returning to films, he then starred in Too Late The Hero
opposite Michael Caine, The Great Northfield Minnesota
Raid opposite Robert Duval, Three Days of the Condor
opposite Robert Redford, and Obsession with Geneviève
Bujold.
He also starred in, directed and wrote the acclaimed
rodeo drama J.W. Coop, and directed and starred in The
Pilot. Other films include Star 80, Escape From L.A.,
Spiderman 1 and 2, and Stephen
King’s Riding the Bullet.
Cliff’s brave stand against corporate corruption in
Hollywood was honored by the late Congressman, Morris
Udall, in the Congressional Record.
A native of La Jolla, California, Cliff maintains homes
there and Water Mill, Long Island, New York. An obdurate
family man, he is close to his two daughters, Stephanie,
in Charleston, South Carolina, and Heather in New York
City.
 Cliff is a licensed commercial pilot. He maintains and
flies a stable of classic vintage aircraft, as well as
his record-setting glider. He has won many aviation
honors, including the Experimental Aircraft Association
Award, the Soaring Society of America Award, and the
A.O.P.A. William Sharples Award for Rescue Flying in
Africa.
An avid sportsman—tennis and skiing—Cliff appears in
many charity competitions. Although he maintains a busy
schedule of after-dinner speaking engagements between
his other activities, Cliff has devoted much time to
over fifty national charities.
He is currently writing his autobiography, scheduled to
be published in 2007. |
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