Cliff Robertson: Oscar-Winning Actor of Charly Dies at 88

Cliff Robertson was an American actor. Born on September 9, 1923, in La Jolla, California, he served in the merchant marine in World War II.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Charly (1968), in which he played a man with an intellectual disability who gains genius intelligence. He played John F. Kennedy in PT 109 and Uncle Ben in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films.

He blew the whistle on a Hollywood embezzlement scandal at Columbia Pictures in the 1970s, which got him blacklisted for years. Robertson died of natural causes in Stony Brook, New York, on September 10, 2011, at age 88.

Achievements: Academy Award for Charly (1968).

Birth: September 9, 1923 - La Jolla, California.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He played Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man films.