Cliff Robertson

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: PT 109 (1963); Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966); Star 80 (1983); Spider-Man (franchise).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Lenny (1974): 1 line

  1. craft (structure) · through Star 80 (1983), which they acted in: Lenny ⇒ Star 80 (the host's read). Star 80's interview framing/superstructure echoes Lenny's, and Lenny is the origin of the Chevy-Chase-style voice.
    “This movie, you have the interview, this sort of superstructure that he loves so much”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Star 80 with Julie Klausner · 0:32:03 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Sweet Charity (1969): 1 line

  1. unmapped (technique) · through Star 80 (1983), which they acted in: Sweet Charity ⇒ Star 80 (the host's read). Fosse's choreographic insert/isolation technique reappears in Star 80, applied to ugly material.
    “There's even the, I mean, the whole fossy isolation of the body parts thing, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Star 80 with Julie Klausner · 0:33:58 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

The Munsters (TV series) (1964): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966), which they acted in: Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Munsters (TV series) (the host's read). Batman premiering and eating the Munsters' timeslot is why that show tanked.
    “And it was because Batman premiered and immediately Munsters like tank.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

The Simpsons (1989): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966), which they acted in: Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Simpsons (the host's read). The Radioactive Man parody mirrors the fate of old Batman actors doing car-dealership appearances in costume.
    “that's the kind of thing that the Simpsons parodies, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (4) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Cliff Robertson → PT 109. Robertson plays JFK in PT 109, and was also the TV show's parody of Shane.
    “Cliff Robertson plays him.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:30:47 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.