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Cliff Robertson. Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Charly.
Uncle Ben. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, was a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man (Peter Parker). He was the husband of May Parker and the paternal uncle and father figure of Peter Parker.
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. [1] Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. [2] [3] Throughout his five-decade career he received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Steve McQueen. Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) [4] was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 1970s. He was nicknamed the " King of Cool " and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races.
In November 2010, Sheen was cast as Uncle Ben in Sony's 2012 reboot of the Spider-Man film series, The Amazing Spider-Man, directed by Marc Webb. [27] In 2010 the company released The Way, written and directed by Sheen's son Emilio Estevez, who also stars in the film. (Martin’s daughter Renée also has a part in the film.)
The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Army. The academy was founded in 1802 and is the oldest of the United States' five service academies. [1] [2] It is also referred to as West Point (the name of the military ...
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. In a career spanning over 70 decades on stage, screen and television, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden ...
Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as "cadets" or collectively as the "United States Corps of Cadets" (USCC). The Army fully funds tuition for cadets in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation. About 1,300 cadets enter the academy each July, with about 1,000 cadets graduating.