Clifton Webb

Born: 1889-11-19

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​


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Laura

as Waldo Lydecker
Released: 1944-10-11

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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Titanic

as Richard Ward Sturges
Released: 1953-04-11

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic....

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The Man Who Never Was

as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Released: 1956-04-03

The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before...

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Cheaper by the Dozen

as Frank Gilbreth
Released: 1950-03-31

"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from...

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The Dark Corner

as Hardy Cathcart
Released: 1946-04-09

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe...

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Three Coins in the Fountain

as John Frederick Shadwell
Released: 1954-05-01

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins...

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The Razor's Edge

as Elliott Templeton
Released: 1946-11-19

An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the...

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Sitting Pretty

as Lynn Belvedere
Released: 1948-03-10

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter....

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Belles on Their Toes

as Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-02

The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends...

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Woman's World

as Ernest Gifford
Released: 1954-09-30

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an...

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Boy on a Dolphin

as Victor Parmalee
Released: 1957-04-19

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an...

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Holiday for Lovers

as Robert Dean
Released: 1959-07-21

Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an...

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Satan Never Sleeps

as Father Bovard
Released: 1962-02-22

A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined...

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-11-01

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift...

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Dreamboat

as Thornton Sayre
Released: 1952-07-26

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action...

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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

as Mr. Horace Pennypacker
Released: 1959-02-20

In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a...

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Mister Scoutmaster

as Robert Jordan
Released: 1953-09-02

Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and...

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Stars and Stripes Forever

as John Philip Sousa
Released: 1952-12-22

A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band...

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-05-12

Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By...

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1961-05-24

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life,...

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1991-10-28

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie...

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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

as Lynn Belvedere
Released: 1949-04-15

A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.

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National Red Cross Pageant

as Dancer, The Pavane - French episode
Released: 1917-12-01

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to...

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Elopement

as Howard Osborne
Released: 1951-11-23

Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.

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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

as Mr.Belvedere
Released: 1951-08-01

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a...

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The Heart of a Siren

as Maxim
Released: 1925-03-15

This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.

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For Heaven's Sake

as Charles / Slim Charles
Released: 1950-12-15

An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate...

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New Toys

as Tom Lawrence
Released: 1925-02-16

A young husband is left at home looking after a new baby when his wife leaves him to return to...

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Polly with a Past

as Harry Richardson
Released: 1920-11-29

Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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