R.I.P. Cliff Robertson

The rugged leading man and 1968 Best Actor Oscar winner for Charly passed away today after acareer that began as a handsome youngthesp and continuedwell into his dotage. He was 88.ButCliff Robertson may well be remembered for bringing downoneof the most powerful Hollywood moguls, David Begelman.In 1977, Robertson discovered that his name had been forged on a $10,000 check which he realized he had not earned.He soon discovered it was a forgery carried out of Begelman andtriggered one of the biggeststudio scandals of the 1970s. Begelman resigned, and Robertsoncouldn’t get acting work until the early 1980s.Robertsons long movie career began with Picnic in 1955 and continued through Spider-Man and its first two sequels as Uncle Ben Parker.But he may be best remembered for playingJohn F Kennedyin the biopicPT 109 andwas chosen personally by the president.He was also a familiar face in television dramas from the earliest days of the small screen.

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