"The year you win an Oscar is the fastest year in a Hollywood actor's life. Twelve months later they ask, 'Who won the Oscar last year?'"
-The often overlooked, but never forgotten, Cliff Robertson, Oscar
winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Charly (1968)
winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Charly (1968)
Recommended Films - Picnic, Gidget, Underworld U.S.A., PT 109, Sunday in New York, Charly, J.W. Coop, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, Three Days of the Condor, Obsession, Star 80, Brainstorm, Spider-Man
Recommended TV - The Twilight Zone: "A Hundred Yards over the Rim" and "The Dummy," Batman: "Come Back, Shame" and "It's How You Play the Game,"
RIP Uncle Ben, you will be missed.
ReplyDeleteTruly a loss. A great actor...and don't sell him short in the writer/director category either.
ReplyDeleteYou put together a fine list of the man's work, Tony. That's as a fine tribute that any performer could ask for. We'll miss Cliff Robertson. He and his work stand the test of time. May he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteI read about and commented upon Robertson's death on another blog, but wanted to acknowledge your tribute as well. I always loved Cliff Robertson, and thought it a shameful thing that he was robbed of prime career years because he was an honest man who incurred the wrath of a dishonest man backed by an equally liable system.
ReplyDeleteIf only for his incredible performance in "Charlie" Robertson has a place in movie history. However, your list reminds all of us that he did excellent work. A well-deserved tribute, Tony.