ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clifton Webb has received more than 1,517,940 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Clifton Webb is the 3,490th most popular actor (up from 4,090th in 2019), the 5,229th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,171st in 2019) and the 1,570th most popular American Actor.

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  • 50.26

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clifton Webb ranks 3,490 out of 13,578. Before him are Anita Page, Brian Krause, Evan Peters, Irán Eory, Lee Ji-ah, and Richard Burgi. After him are Jack Lord, Simon Helberg, Joseph Morgan, Denis Lavant, Sienna Guillory, and Isaiah Washington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Clifton Webb ranks 184. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh, Grigory Levenfish, Hans Felber, Sewall Wright, Nathan Altman, and Otto Tief. After him are Marcel Moyse, Elmo Lincoln, Julius Skutnabb, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Fairbairn, and János Garay. Among people deceased in 1966, Clifton Webb ranks 138. Before him are Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov, John Taylor, Arthur Waley, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Vladimir Veksler, and Reino Ragnar Lehto. After him are Ed Wynn, Yuri Shaporin, Anna Langfus, Dirk Brouwer, Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, and Stylianos Gonatas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifton Webb ranks 5,229 out of 20,380. Before him are Tad Williams (1957), Brian Krause (1969), Evan Peters (1987), Eddie Slovik (1920), Richard Burgi (1958), and Kendall Jenner (1995). After him are Jack Lord (1920), Simon Helberg (1980), Isaiah Washington (1963), Suge Knight (1965), Fats Navarro (1923), and Bonnie Raitt (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clifton Webb ranks 1,570. Before him are James Arness (1923), Kristen Wiig (1973), Anita Page (1910), Brian Krause (1969), Evan Peters (1987), and Richard Burgi (1958). After him are Jack Lord (1920), Simon Helberg (1980), Isaiah Washington (1963), Jeff Chandler (1918), Mark Rolston (1956), and Ann Dowd (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Titanic
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The Man Who Never Was
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