Cliff Robertson Biography

Fast Facts

• Sat as a member of the jury at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival
• Co-founded the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program in 1992
• Attended Antioch College in Ohio
• Worked as a journalist before acting
• Quote: "This isn't exactly a stable business․ It's like trying to stand up in a canoe with your pants down․"
• Gained simultaneous recognition while appearing on both film and television during the earliest part of his career during the 1950s
• Well known for starring in several biographical films about President John F․ Kennedy, industrialist Henry Ford and other figures
• Personally chosen by President John F․ Kennedy to play him in the film "PT 109" after actor Warren Beatty turned down the role
• Discovered that Columbia Pictures head David Begelman had been embezzling money from the company in 1977
• Flew over New York City on Sept․ 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was struck
• Raised by his maternal grandmother following his parents' divorce and the subsequent death of his mother
• Served as a U․S․ Merchant Marine during World War II
• Was the spokesperson for AT&T for 10 years