← Back to explore
Biography
Clifton Webb was an American actor, singer, and dancer. Originally trained as a ballroom dancer, he first achieved prominence on Broadway as a star of musicals and revues, and his appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit. He had his film breakthrough at the age of 55 in Otto Preminger's Laura (1944), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1947
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1945 · nominated
Filmography13 titles
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997as Self (archive footage)
1997as Self (archive footage)
Laura
1944as Waldo Lydecker
1944as Waldo Lydecker
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949as Lynn Belvedere
1949as Lynn Belvedere
Mister Scoutmaster
1953as Robert Jordan
1953as Robert Jordan
Sitting Pretty
1948as Lynn Belvedere
1948as Lynn Belvedere
The Razor's Edge
1946as Elliott Templeton
1946as Elliott Templeton
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
The Dark Corner
1946as Hardy Cathcart
1946as Hardy Cathcart
Titanic
1953as Richard Ward Sturges
1953as Richard Ward Sturges
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950as Frank Gilbreth
1950as Frank Gilbreth
Dreamboat
1952as Thornton Sayre
1952as Thornton Sayre
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954as John Frederick Shadwell
1954as John Frederick Shadwell
Boy on a Dolphin
1957as Victor Parmalee
1957as Victor Parmalee