Oscar Winner and Stage Vet Cliff Robertson Dies

Stage vet and Oscar winner Cliff Robertson, who starred in "Charly," died on Saturday, one day after his birthday according to reports. He was 88. 

Robertson also won an Emmy Award for his performance in "the Game" on "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater" and was nominated for Emmys for "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Two Worlds of Charly Gordon."

Other film credits include: "The Naked and the Dead," "Gidget," "The Interns," "Sunday in New York," "633 Squadron," "The Devil's Brigade," "Underworld U.S.A.," "Three Days of the Condor," "Shoot," and many more.

On TV, Robertson starred in "The Man Without a County," "Two of a Kind," and more.
On Broadway, he appeared in THE WISTERIS TREES with Helen Hayes, THE LADY AND THE TIGER, LATE LOVE and ORPHEUS DESCENDING.

Robertson was married to actress Dina Merrill from 1966-1989. Previously he was married to Cynthia Stone Lemmon. He had one daughter from each marriage.

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