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
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one ti...
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellen...
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...
Satan Never Sleeps
1962
as Father Bovard
A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing pr...
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Robert Dean
Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by H...
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
as Mr. Horace Pennypacker
In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisb...
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
as Victor Parmalee
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolph...
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a Britis...
Woman's World
1954
as Ernest Gifford
Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto indus...
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
as John Frederick Shadwell
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a sec...
Mister Scoutmaster
1953
as Robert Jordan
Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Sco...
Titanic
1953
as Richard Ward Sturges
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxu...
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952
as John Philip Sousa
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Dreamboat
1952
as Thornton Sayre
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been vio...
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, ...
Elopement
1951
as Howard Osborne
Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951
as Mr.Belvedere
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.
For Heaven's Sake
1950
as Charles / Slim Charles
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Frank Gilbreth
"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and...
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Lynn Belvedere
A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Lynn Belvedere
Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter,...
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Elliott Templeton
An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at...
The Dark Corner
1946
as Hardy Cathcart
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunk...
Laura
1944
as Waldo Lydecker
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
The Still Alarm
1930
as Bob Barclay
Two hotel guests are told the hotel is on fire, but the other guests and firefighters seem unconcerned.
The Heart of a Siren
1925
as Maxim
This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.
New Toys
1925
as Tom Lawrence
A young husband is left at home looking after a new baby when his wife leaves him to return to her career as a dancer.
Polly with a Past
1920
as Harry Richardson
Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help their...
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
as Dancer, The Pavane - French episode
The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and p...