Clifton Webb

Biography

Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty. In the theatrical world he was known for his appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, notably Blithe Spirit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifton Webb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Career Overview

Clifton Webb has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1917. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Titanic, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Man Who Never Was. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1889-11-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Known For

• 

  Titanic
• 

  Cheaper by the Dozen
• 

  The Man Who Never Was
• 

  Three Coins in the Fountain
• 

  Woman's World
• 

  Mister Scoutmaster

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Collection (2 titles)
• Mr. Belvedere Collection (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bert Stevens (2 collaborations)
• David Hoffman (2 collaborations)
• Barbara Stanwyck (1 collaborations)
• Robert Wagner (1 collaborations)
• Audrey Dalton (1 collaborations)
• Thelma Ritter (1 collaborations)
• Brian Aherne (1 collaborations)
• Richard Basehart (1 collaborations)
• Allyn Joslyn (1 collaborations)
• James Todd (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (30 credits)

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Satan Never Sleeps

    Father Bovard

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Holiday for Lovers

    Robert Dean

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    Mr. Horace Pennypacker

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Boy on a Dolphin

    Victor Parmalee

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Man Who Never Was

    Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Woman's World

    Ernest Gifford

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Three Coins in the Fountain

    John Frederick Shadwell

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Mister Scoutmaster

    Robert Jordan

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Titanic

    Richard Ward Sturges

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Stars and Stripes Forever

    John Philip Sousa

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Dreamboat

    Thornton Sayre

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Belles on Their Toes

    Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Elopement

    Howard Osborne

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

    Mr.Belvedere

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • For Heaven's Sake

    Charles / Slim Charles

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Frank Gilbreth

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

    Lynn Belvedere

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Sitting Pretty

    Lynn Belvedere

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Razor's Edge

    Elliott Templeton

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Dark Corner

    Hardy Cathcart

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Laura

    Waldo Lydecker

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Still Alarm

    Bob Barclay

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Heart of a Siren

    Maxim

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • New Toys

    Tom Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Polly with a Past

    Harry Richardson

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • National Red Cross Pageant

    Dancer, The Pavane - French episode

    actor

    actors
    1917