London, Sept 17 (ANI): Actor Cliff Robertson was remembered at his funeral by nearly 100 friends and relatives, who paid tribute to him for having been more than a movie star who won an Academy Award.
Robertson, who won an Oscar in 1968 for his performance in 'Charly', died of natural causes on September 10, a day after his 88th birthday.
His stepson, actor Christopher Lemmon, said during one of four eulogies at his funeral at St Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton, on Long Island, New York, that he "never lost sight of his humility".
"He was one of the greatest men I have ever known," the Daily Express quoted him as saying.
Robertson's Oscar-winning role came as a mentally disabled man who undergoes medical treatment that makes him a genius - until a poignant regression to his former state.
He was so determined that the big-screen role would not go to another actor, that he bought the movie rights.
He also is remembered for his portrayal of future President John F Kennedy in the Second World War film PT 109. More recently, he played Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man movies. (ANI)
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