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Cecil Parker
Actor

Cecil Parker

2 Sep 1897Born
20 Apr 1971Died
73Age at death
91Credits

Biography

Cecil Parker (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969.

Born Cecil Schwabe in Hastings, Sussex, he began his theatrical career in London in 1922 after serving in World War I. He made his first film appearance in 1928 and subsequently became a familiar face in British, and occasionally American films, until his death. He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.

He acted in two adaptations of A. J.

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Cronin's novels, The Citadel (1938) and The Stars Look Down (1940), in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Under Capricorn (1949), both of the later films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other roles were in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and I Was Monty's Double (1958), as well as the comedies A French Mistress (1960), The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Court Jester (1955), Indiscreet (1958) and I Believe in You (1952). Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, a role subsequently played on Broadway by Clifton Webb and in the 1945 film by Rex Harrison.

He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper-class character, and his last two films were true to form: The Magnificent Two (1967) with the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise and Richard Attenborough's version of Oh! What A Lovely War (1969).

He played an evil, scheming butler on one episode of The Avengers ("The £50,000 Breakfast").

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 91 credits.

  1. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarFilm: Sir John
  2. 1967The Magnificent TwoFilm: Sir John
  3. 1966Circus of FearFilm: Sir John
  4. 1966A Man Could Get KilledFilm: Sir Huntley Frazier
  5. 1965Lady LFilm: Sir Percy
  6. 1965A Study in TerrorFilm: Prime Minister
  7. 1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersFilm: The Mayor
  8. 1964Guns at BatasiFilm: Fletcher
  9. 1964The Comedy ManFilm: Thomas Rutherford
  10. 1964Sherlock HolmesSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1964Carry On JackFilm: First Sea Lord
  12. 1963The Iron MaidenFilm: Sir Giles Thompson
  13. 1963Heavens Above!Film: Archdeacon Aspinall
  14. 1962The Amorous PrawnFilm: Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
  15. 1962The SaintSeries: Lord Gillingham (1 episode)
  16. 1962The BrainFilm: Stevenson
  17. 1961Petticoat PiratesFilm: C-in-C
  18. 1961On the FiddleFilm: Group Capt. Bascombe, Gr/Cpt Bascombe
  19. 1961The AvengersSeries: Glover (1 episode)
  20. 1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sFilm: Professor Canford
  21. 1960Swiss Family RobinsonFilm: Captain Moreland
  22. 1960Under Ten FlagsFilm: Colonel Howard
  23. 1960The AquanautsSeries: Dr. Cattermole (1 episode)
  24. 1960A French MistressFilm: John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
  25. 1960Follow That Horse!Film
  26. 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareFilm: Inquiry Chairman
  27. 1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerFilm: Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
  28. 1959The Navy LarkFilm: Cmdr. Stanton
  29. 1958I Was Monty's DoubleFilm: Colonel E.F. Logan
  30. 1958IndiscreetFilm: Alfred Munson
  31. 1958Happy Is the BrideFilm: Arthur Royd
  32. 1958A Tale of Two CitiesFilm: Jarvis Lorry
  33. 1957The Admirable CrichtonFilm: Lord Henry Loam
  34. 1957True as a TurtleFilm: Dudley Partridge
  35. 1956It's Great to be Young!Film: Frome, Headmaster
  36. 195623 Paces to Baker StreetFilm: Bob Matthews
  37. 1955The Court JesterFilm: King Roderick I
  38. 1955The LadykillersFilm: Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
  39. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: The Lawyer (1 episode)
  40. 1955The Constant HusbandFilm: Llewellyn
  41. 1954For Better, for WorseFilm: John Purves
  42. 1954Father BrownFilm: The Bishop
  43. 1953Isn't Life Wonderful!Film: Charles, the boy's father
  44. 1952I Believe in YouFilm: Henry Phipps
  45. 1952His ExcellencyFilm: Sir James Kirkman
  46. 1952The Magic BoxFilm: 1st Platform Man
  47. 1951The Man in the White SuitFilm: Alan Birnley
  48. 1950Tony Draws a HorseFilm
  49. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries: Sir Simon de Canterville (1 episode)
  50. 1949Under CapricornFilm: The Governor
  51. 1949The Chiltern HundredsFilm: Benjamin Beecham
  52. 1949Dear Mr. ProhackFilm: Arthur Prohack
  53. 1948Studio OneSeries: Dr. Hans Hojda, A newspaper publisher (1 episode)
  54. 1948QuartetFilm: Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
  55. 1948The Weaker SexFilm: Geoffrey Radcliffe
  56. 1948The First GentlemanFilm: The Prince Regent
  57. 1947The Woman in the HallFilm: Sir Halmar Barnard
  58. 1947Captain BoycottFilm: Capt. Charles C. Boycott
  59. 1947Hungry HillFilm: Copper John
  60. 1946The Magic BowFilm: Luigi Germi
  61. 1945Caesar and CleopatraFilm: Britannus
  62. 1941Ships with WingsFilm: German Air Marshal
  63. 1941Dangerous MoonlightFilm: Specialist
  64. 1941The Saint's VacationFilm: Rudolph Hauser
  65. 1940Under Your HatFilm: Sir Jeffrey Arlington
  66. 1940The Stars Look DownFilm: Stanley Millington
  67. 1939Sons of the SeaFilm: Cmdr. Herbert
  68. 1938Old IronFilm: Barnett
  69. 1938It Might Be YouFilm: Dr. Smith
  70. 1938The CitadelFilm: Dr. Charles Every
  71. 1938The Lady VanishesFilm: Eric Todhunter
  72. 1938HousemasterFilm: Sir Berkeley Nightingale
  73. 1937Dark JourneyFilm: Captain Of Q-Boat
  74. 1937Storm in a TeacupFilm: Provost William Gow
  75. 1936Jack of All TradesFilm: Sir Chas. Darrington
  76. 1936Dishonour BrightFilm: Vincent Crane
  77. 1936The Man Who Changed His MindFilm: Dr. Gratton
  78. 1936Men of YesterdayFilm
  79. 1935Foreign AffairesFilm: Lord Wormington
  80. 1935Her Last AffaireFilm: Sir Arthur Harding

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