He's down to earth, high intelligence, but down to earth, and he conveys a great concern for not only the film but the people.
He's rather enigmatic, as you would imagine. He's kind of hard to figure out, and I'm not sure I figured it out. He's interesting.
He's the seminal uncle so he can't be different. He has to maintain his integrity.
Cliff was originally considered for the role of Sam Loomis in Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock, but was passed over in favor of John Gavin.
Cliff co-starred with Joan Crawford portraying her character's much younger husband in Autumn Leaves (1956). According to Cliff, he was scared in showing up to meet Crawford, thinking that Joan would treat him unprofessionally because of his age, and was surprised when Joan greeted him wearing only a bathrobe and acting seductive when he entered the set.
Cliff was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the United States Steel Hour episode "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon" in 1962 and won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama for his role in the Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre episode "The Game" in 1966.
Cliff was nominated for that Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama for Charly (1969).
Cliff portrayed Lieutenant John F. Kennedy in P.T. 109 after President Kennedy himself asked that he be cast in the role.
Cliff portrayed Playboy Magazine founder Hugh M. Hefner in Star 80 (1983).
Cliff was accidentally presumed dead after the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, where he was serving on a merchant rather than a naval vessel in the area at the time.
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