Clifton Webb
American actor, singer, dancer (1889-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful musical revues.
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The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoFilm1959
Holiday for LoversFilm, Robert Dean1956
The Man Who Never WasFilm, Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu1954
Three Coins in the FountainFilm, John Frederick Shadwell1952
Belles on Their ToesFilm, Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)1951
ElopementFilm, Howard Osborne1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeFilm, Lynn Belvedere1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Sitting PrettyFilm, 1948Lynn Belvedere1947Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward1944
LauraFilm, Waldo Lydecker1930The Still AlarmFilm, Bob Barclay1920
Polly with a PastFilm, Harry Richardson1917
National Red Cross PageantFilm, Dancer, The Pavane - French episode1889Born19 November 1889Known for
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Laura 1944
The Man Who Never Was 1956
The Razor's Edge 1946
Titanic 1953
The Dark Corner 1946
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Jean Negulesco Directed Titanic and Three Coins in the Fountain- Cyril J. Mockridge Wrote Cheaper by the Dozen and The Dark Corner
- Henry Levin Directed Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Samuel G. Engel Produced Sitting Pretty and Boy on a Dolphin
Alfred Newman Wrote The Razor's Edge and Sitting Pretty
Henry Koster Directed Stars and Stripes Forever and Elopement
Charles Brackett Produced Titanic and Woman's World
Lamar Trotti Produced Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Walter Lang Directed Sitting Pretty and Cheaper by the Dozen
Fred Kohlmar Produced The Dark Corner and Elopement
Mario Siletti Clifton produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Dorothy McGuire Produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Claude Binyon Wrote Woman's World and Satan Never Sleeps
Sol C. Siegel Produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Louis Jourdan Produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Jill St. John Also in Holiday for Lovers (1959)
George Seaton Directed For Heaven's Sake (1950)
J. Stuart Blackton Produced Let Not Man Put Asunder (1924)
Elliott Nugent Directed Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1950)
Leigh Harline Wrote Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Christy Cabanne Directed National Red Cross Pageant (1917)- John Patrick Produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Harry T. Morey Also in Heart of a Siren (1925)
Carlo Giustini Clifton produced Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
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Television 1
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As a film actor, he was nominated for three Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Laura (1944) and The Razor's Edge (1946), and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sitting Pretty (1948).
