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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, dancer, and singer remembered for his roles in such films as Laura (1944), The Razor's Edge (1946), and Sitting Pretty (1948). Webb was Oscar-nominated for all three. He 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.
Birth Name
Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck
Born
Tuesday, 19 November 1889
Died
Thursday, 13 October 1966
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | Self | 2001 |
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Laura' | 1991 |
| Biography | Richard Ward Sturges | 1987 |
| Satan Never Sleeps | Father Bovard | 1962 |
| The Story on Page One | Waldo Lydecker | 1959 |
| Holiday for Lovers | Robert Dean | 1959 |
| The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Mr. Horace Pennypacker | 1959 |
| Boy on a Dolphin | Victor Parmalee | 1957 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | Self | 2001 |
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Laura' | 1991 |
| Biography | Richard Ward Sturges | 1987 |
| Satan Never Sleeps | Father Bovard | 1962 |
| The Story on Page One | Waldo Lydecker | 1959 |
| Holiday for Lovers | Robert Dean | 1959 |
| The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Mr. Horace Pennypacker | 1959 |
| Boy on a Dolphin | Victor Parmalee | 1957 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu | 1956 |
| Woman's World | Ernest Gifford | 1954 |
| Three Coins in the Fountain | John Frederick Shadwell | 1954 |
| Mister Scoutmaster | Robert Jordan | 1953 |
| Titanic | Richard Ward Sturges | 1953 |
| Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa | 1952 |
| Dreamboat | Bruce Blair / Thornton Sayre / Dreamboat | 1952 |
| Belles on Their Toes | Frank Bunker Gilbreth | 1952 |
| Elopement | Howard Osborne | 1951 |
| Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell | Mr.Belvedere / Lynn Belvedere | 1951 |
| For Heaven's Sake | Slim Charles / Charles | 1950 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Frank Bunker Gilbreth / Frank Gilbreth | 1950 |
| Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Lynn Belvedere | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Guest | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Lynn Belvedere | 1948 |
| The Razor's Edge | Elliott Templeton | 1946 |
| The Dark Corner | Hardy Cathcart | 1946 |
| Laura | Waldo Lydecker | 1944 |
| New Toys | Tom Lawrence | 1925 |
| Let Not Man Put Asunder | Maj. Bertie | 1924 |
| Polly with a Past | Harry Richardson | 1920 |
| National Red Cross Pageant | Dancer, The Pavane - French episode | 1917 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1949 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1947 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
