Cliff Robertson, who died of natural causes on Saturday, a day after his 88th birthday, won a best-actor Oscar for “Charly,” receded from Hollywood in the wake of the David Begelman-Columbia scandal ...

Actor also won an Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally disabled man in “Charly.” Actor Cliff Robertson, shown in 1986, who won an Oscar for ‘Charly,’ died Saturday. He was 88. AP file photo NEW YORK ...

NEW YORK -- President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama. The year was 1963 and actor Cliff Robertson looked convincing in ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in "Charly" and worked in movies ranging from "PT 109" to "Spider-Man 3," died in New York Saturday, ...

The year was 1963 and actor Cliff Robertson looked convincing in his costume for "PT-109," the first film to portray a sitting president. Kennedy had favored Robertson for the role, but one detail was ...

Charly is an odd little movie about mental retardation and the dangers of all-conquering science, done with a dash of whimsy. It sounds like an impossible combination, and in fact it is. Cliff ...

Robertson, who went on to win an Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally disabled man in "Charly", died of natural causes Saturday afternoon in Stony Brook, a day after his 88th birthday, according to ...

For much of his early career, Cliff Robertson created roles on TV and the stage–like Joe Clay in The Days of Wine and Roses and Val Xavier in Orpheus Descending–only to find himself passed over when ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Cliff Robertson, who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in "Charly" and worked in movies ranging from "PT 109" to "Spider-Man 3," died in New York Saturday, ...

Actor Cliff Robertson will be on hand for a screening of his Academy Award winning film, "Charley" at St. Helena's Cameo Cinema Sunday, Oct. 5. A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception at the Cameo will be ...