SHANE - CLIFF ROBERTSON
Shane was a criminal
cowpoke. He
stole cars and lost the
respect of little kids. He was a parody of all that was the Old West. In the series
Shane was played by Cliff Robertson.
and when they get through
stompin, there wont be
enough of you to put in a thimble ! - Shame on you Shame.
Cliff started out on Broadway and then in 1955 landed a role in the role Picnic.
He then went on to his first big role, opposite Joan Crawford in
Autumn Leaves (56).
He went onto be in numerous movies. In 1959 he was in Gidget
with, by the way, Yvonne Craig. In 1963 He was picked by then President John F
Kennedy to portray him in the movie PT 109. In
1966 Batman !!
Cliff on his role, "
I Think I do remember the producers making several phone calls ahead of time,
saying, ' What kind of character would you like to play? ' I said it might be
fun to play a very, very, very dumb cowboy, who took himself very, very seriously.
Then they decided to do a takeoff of Shane. That is how they came up with the
name Shame. I recall they kind of let me pick my own costume, and I did a lot
of my own stunts." Cliff appeared as Shame for a total
of four episodes. After his role in Batman, Cliff went on to numerous film and
T.V. roles and is still very active . His latest role was in the movie Assignment
Berlin in 1997.
One more interview with Cliff: "
I recall taking my daughter to see Adam West. She was then five years old and,
mind you, I was only starring in movies at the time which didn't make much of
an impression with her. But when she met Adam, she said 'Daddy I didn't know you
knew such important people.'"
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