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Clifton Webb

1889 - 1966

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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and 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. As a film actor, he was nominated for three Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Laura (1944) and The Razor's Edge (1946), and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sitting Pretty (1948). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 36 in 2024). Clifton Webb is the 3,925th most popular actor (down from 3,490th in 2024), the 6,364th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,228th in 2019) and the 1,830th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Clifton Webb ranks 3,925 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Ewell, Lukas Haas, Sunil Dutt, Charmian Carr, Denis Lavant, and Park Shin-hye. After him are Edith Evans, Jack Albertson, Bradley Whitford, Ilse Steppat, Ossie Davis, and Susanne Lothar.

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Among people born in 1889, Clifton Webb ranks 203. Before him are Willi Baumeister, Kōichi Kido, János Garay, Pearl White, Richard O'Connor, and Albert Hill. After him are Anita Malfatti, G. D. H. Cole, Erwin Stresemann, Vladimir Sokoloff, Ostap Vyshnya, and James L. Peters. Among people deceased in 1966, Clifton Webb ranks 153. Before him are Jan Brzechwa, Vladimir Veksler, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Ed Wynn, and Yuri Shaporin. After him are Emil Julius Gumbel, Hilde Schrader, Sofya Yanovskaya, Pablo Birger, Erwin Komenda, and Gösta Olson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifton Webb ranks 6,365 out of 20,380. Before him are David Curtiss Munson (1884), Mary Browne (1891), Salmon P. Chase (1808), Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879), Charmian Carr (1942), and Billy Cox (1939). After him are Bryce DeWitt (1923), Jack Albertson (1907), Bradley Whitford (1959), Frank Frazetta (1928), Ossie Davis (1917), and Alice Coachman (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clifton Webb ranks 1,830. Before him are Sharon Gless (1943), Rainn Wilson (1966), Thomas Lennon (1970), Tom Ewell (1909), Lukas Haas (1976), and Charmian Carr (1942). After him are Jack Albertson (1907), Bradley Whitford (1959), Ossie Davis (1917), Jim Cummings (1952), Brian G. Hutton (1935), and Kevin Dunn (1956).

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