Portrait of Clifton Webb

Acting

Clifton Webb

Career

Active from 1920 to 1962, with a break from 1931 to 1943, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Laura
Laura
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clifton Webb Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 48
Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Father Bovard

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 67
Holiday for Lovers
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Robert Dean

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Horace Pennypacker

Boy on a Dolphin
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

as Victor Parmalee

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Frederick Shadwell

Woman's World
Woman's World (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ernest Gifford

Titanic
Titanic (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Richard Ward Sturges

Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

as John Philip Sousa

Dreamboat
Dreamboat (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Thornton Sayre

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr.Belvedere

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Frank Gilbreth

For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charles / Slim Charles

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 73
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lynn Belvedere

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lynn Belvedere

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hardy Cathcart

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Elliott Templeton

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Waldo Lydecker

1930s

1 title
The Still Alarm
The Still Alarm (1930)

as Bob Barclay

1920s

3 titles
New Toys
New Toys (1925)

as Tom Lawrence

The Heart of a Siren
The Heart of a Siren (1925)

as Maxim

Polly with a Past
Polly with a Past (1920)

as Harry Richardson

1910s

1 title
National Red Cross Pageant
National Red Cross Pageant (1917)

as Dancer, The Pavane - French episode