Cliff Robertson obituary
The Oscar-winner for Charly in 1968 and a dogged challenger of studio malpracticeThe actor Cliff Robertson, who has died aged 88, had many claims to fame, among them being selected by President John F Kennedy to portray him in the 1963 film PT 109 and an Oscar-winning performance in the title role of Charly in 1968, plus a successful directorial debut with JW Coop in 1971. But it was his role at the centre of a Holly…