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Clifton Webb

Acting Born Nov 19, 1889 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Laura

as Waldo Lydecker

Full filmography

  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Titanic (1953) as Richard Ward Sturges
  • Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) as Frank Gilbreth
  • Laura (1944) as Waldo Lydecker
  • The Razor's Edge (1946) as Elliott Templeton
  • The Man Who Never Was (1956) as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
  • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) as John Frederick Shadwell
  • The Dark Corner (1946) as Hardy Cathcart
  • Boy on a Dolphin (1957) as Victor Parmalee
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dreamboat (1952) as Thornton Sayre
  • Satan Never Sleeps (1962) as Father Bovard
  • Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) as Mr.Belvedere
  • Woman's World (1954) as Ernest Gifford
  • Sitting Pretty (1948) as Lynn Belvedere
  • Belles on Their Toes (1952) as Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)
  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) as Self (archive footage)
  • Holiday for Lovers (1959) as Robert Dean
  • Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) as Lynn Belvedere
  • New Toys (1925) as Tom Lawrence
  • Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) as John Philip Sousa
  • The Heart of a Siren (1925) as Maxim